Tag Archives: US Supreme Court

March 17, 1995

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1995, a Federal judge allowed the lawsuit to continue that claimed that US tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and the tobacco companies manipulated the nicotine levels to keep smokers hooked. US tobacco makers had claimed that the millions of dollars spent on research was solely for the purpose … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2014

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2014 the US Supreme Court ruled that the whistleblower protection provided by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act extended to private employees who worked for public companies which were under contract to the federal government. They also ruled that “Snitches get Stitches” was not a legal remedy that could be used against … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1998

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1998 the U.S. Supreme Court said that federal law banned on-the-job sexual harassment even when both parties are the same sex. And that just proves that a horny bastard or bastardette is a horny bastard or bastardette.

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June 26, 1997

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that made it illegal to distribute indecent material on the ‘Internet’ and once again, the ‘Porn’ flowed like water through the internet, although it had never really stopped as Porn has been the most downloaded and … Continue reading →

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