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Russian Tycoon Loses $5.8 Billion Case Against Ex-Partner - New York Times

In an epic battle between two Russian billionaires that became a riveting window on the murky and sometimes murderous business culture of post-Soviet Russia, a High Court judge rejected a $5.8 billion claim on Friday that pitted Boris A. Berezovsky, a London-based émigré, against Roman A. Abramovich, owner of London’s Chelsea football club.

Mass killer Breivik ruled sane, gets 21-year sentence

A Norwegian court ruled Friday that far-right gunman Anders Behring Breivik was sane, deciding he was criminally responsible for the massacre of 77 people last summer.

Judge orders JPMorgan to explain withholding emails

A U.S. judge has ordered JPMorgan Chase & Co to explain why the court should not force the bank to turn over 25 internal emails demanded as part of an investigation into whether it manipulated electricity markets in California and the Midwest.

Twitter ordered to hand over Occupy protester's tweets

A New York judge has ordered Twitter to give prosecutors tweets and account information from an Occupy Wall Street protester who was among 700 people arrested during a march on the Brooklyn Bridge in October.

Megaupload warrants ruled illegal by New Zealand court

A court in New Zealand has ruled that the search warrants used by New Zealand police when they raided the home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom were invalid. Reuters reported that a High Court judge said the search warrants were “too vague” and “did not adequately describe the offences to which they related.” The judge also ruled that the FBI acted unlawfully when it took copies of data from Dotcom’s computer offshore.

Game-changer in water war?

About a hundred volunteers armed with picks and shovels hiked uphill to help Tombstone -- the town too tough to die -- bury its makeshift water line. Forest rangers pitched in too, though their agency is on the opposite side of an ongoing court battle. But what people saw on the mountain could change everything.