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3 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.com | David Houston
Billionaire businessman Stephen J. Cloobeck threatened to fight former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to the U.S. Supreme Court in their trademark dispute over the slogan "proven problem solver," according to a filing Wednesday. Cloobeck, the founder and CEO of Diamond Resorts International, sued Villaraigosa personally and his campaign organization on April 29 in the Central District of California.
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1 month ago | 
beat.com.au | David Houston
No Hoper are set to release their debut album through Undunn Records with one hell of a lineup! Spacerhead (W.A) and Enclave from Sydney are flying in plus local legends Linen, Waxman, Affordable Repayments, and Wriding! Kicking off at 4pm. All happening at our favourite prickly pear The Cactus Room! Vinyl will be available and getting down early is advised as this will likely sell out. XTickets : $20+bf
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1 month ago | 
beat.com.au | David Houston
SANDS album launch will see the Melbourne-based trio perform their debut album in full. Special support from GULL and Slik Nita on the night will take listeners through a journey of post-rock chasms, duelling hypnotic arrhythmia, metal, meditative soundscapes and lush textural crescendos.
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1 month ago | 
beat.com.au | David Houston
Meanjin Garage/Psych punks Arugula are returning to Melbourne! The band play Cactus Room in support of their debut album “Roquette Music” set for release May 29. Their signature reverb tinged, lofi sound will showcase never before heard songs, tunes from their previous EPs and more!The band are stoked to share the stage with Girlatones and Mature Themes. Listen to “Like That (I’m Not Going To Be Spoken To) and Pre-Order Roquette Music on vinyl belowhttps://linktr.ee/ArugulaMusic
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1 month ago | 
beat.com.au | David Houston
— We’d like to acknowledge the original custodians of the land in which this event will be held on—the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. Always was, always will be. —Cassells is the musical moniker of Jordan James Cassells—an introspective artist whose work has been described by those close to him as a journey through sincerity. Hailing from the wintry streets of Ballarat, VIC, Cassells crafts a sound rooted in the textures of alt-rock and indie-folk.
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1 month ago | 
beat.com.au | David Houston
COMETS are an instrumental psych band hailing from Melbourne/ Naarm. Fast friends for life, members of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Boomgates and Trial Kennedyteamed up together in 2021 to record what became ‘Rain Faces‘, their first LP, short-listed for the Australian Music Prize and described by Strangeworld Records as ‘Reminiscent of Chicago’s CAVE…This ain’t no jam band nonsense, they never lose sense of where they’re at’. With special guests Dopplerhaus + Bass MeadowsTix: $15+bf
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1 month ago | 
beat.com.au | David Houston
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2 months ago | 
dailyjournal.com | David Houston
Ares Management Corp's acquisition of a 70% stake in an Omni Bridgeway litigation fund could mark a turning point in how institutional capital flows into the legal industry, some industry observers say. "It's a back door into the highly profitable world of Big Law, which PE has been eyeing for years," said Peter Zeughauser of the consultancy Zeughauser Group. "Lets them get into the business of law with a diversified portfolio of litigation investments as opposed to buying a law firm.
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2 months ago | 
dailyjournal.com | David Houston |David Carrillo |Brandon V. Stracener
A federal judge in Riverside issued a nationwide injunction of the Trump administration's attempt to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly referred to as the "Remain in Mexico" policy that requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they await decisions on their application to enter the United States. "DHS neither has the discretionary authority nor legitimate reasons to enforce programs that violate the constitution or federal law," U.S. District Judge Jesus J.
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2 months ago | 
dailyjournal.com | David Houston
Five years ago, an angry litigant showed up at New Jersey federal Judge Esther Salas' home and shot to death her 20-year-old son Daniel. On Tuesday, another federal judge received an unordered pizza delivery, and the sender was listed as Salas' son.
"They are using my son's name to send threatening pizza deliveries," Salas said in an interview a few minutes after she heard the news.
