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Supreme Court Rejects Ohio Libertarians, EU Says Apples Owes Billions, U.N. Calls Burkini Bans 'Stupid': A.M. Links

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.30.2016 9:00 AM


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    The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request from Ohio libertarians to list Gary Johnson and Bill Weld on the Buckeye-State ballot as Libertarian Party candidates this November, rather than Independents.

  • The European Union says Apple owes $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland.
  • Washington, D.C., meanwhile, is fighting with Donald Trump over taxes on the luxury hotel he's set to open here.
  • California has updated its rape laws in response to the case involving Standord University swimmer Brock Turner. The state also just passed four new bills related to prostitution and human-trafficking.
  • The United Nations office of human rights called French bans on "burkini" swimsuits a "stupid reaction" that is "highly discriminatory" and should be repealed.
  • Why we need more women in U.S. police forces.
  • Millennials can't handle "dealing with people."

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.