Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie

Awesome news for ridiculous one sided EULA that call for arbitration and say class action lawsuits are forfeited.
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Anyone who has even a cursory familiarity with modern technology is undoubtedly familiar with one-sided terms of service agreements. Everything from bank accounts to phone service now requires consumers to accept that any contract disputes will be handled on the service provider's terms, which typically specify arbitration in a venue of the corporation's choosing. But the Supreme Court of Washington has now provided consumers in that state with some relief, ruling that the state's Consumer Protection Act makes lopsided service agreements void.

A federal judge has ruled that the First Amendment protects the right of Virginia privacy activist Betty Ostergren to publish the Social Security numbers of public officials on her website.