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Arizona faces challenges after legalizing medical marijuana

Jun 3, 2011
Although the state has legalized medical marijuana, a recent lawsuit against the federal government is complicating the situation.

'Expert networking' trial set to open

Jun 2, 2011
Bloomberg reporter Patricia Hurtado explains the insider-trading case that is set to open today investigating alleged "expert networking."

Sports organizations try to tackle match fixing

Jun 1, 2011
Big sports organizations like the IOC, FIFA, and UEFA are grappling with how to tackle corruption as it becomes more widespread.

Freakonomics: The legality of online poker

May 31, 2011
Debating the legality and morality of online poker. Does it pass the "daughter test"? And does the government play a personal role in the decision of whether to outlaw it?

Number of roll-your-own cigarette shops billows

May 25, 2011
It's cheaper to roll your own cigarettes. But regulators say roll-your-own shops are really cigarette manufacturers, subject to all applicable laws and taxes.

SEC to vote on paying tipsters

May 25, 2011
As part of financial reform, the Securities and Exchange Commission is about to formalize a bounty system for whistleblowers on corporate fraud.

Supreme Court rules California must alleviate overcrowding in prisons

May 23, 2011
California's prisons are far overcrowded, but the state's budget crisis makes many of the solutions difficult.

For public good, not for profit.

Freakonomics: Why bounty hunters catch more fugitives than police officers

May 17, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses the difference between bounty hunters and police officers that really matters when it comes to catching fugitives.

In the U.K., Big Brother has a driver's license

May 10, 2011
A growing fleet of surveillance cars are plying the streets of London and other British cities looking for scofflaws. But a group of citizens on motorcycles is looking to thwart them.

ACLU questioning Michigan police officers' use of extraction devices

Apr 20, 2011
Sounds like something out of Total Recall - extraction devices. The devices can download info - text messages, photos, videos, GPS data from most...