Conflict minerals, the FTC’s cybersecurity crackdown, and a reckless SWAT raid.

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Conflict minerals: http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/7677C9E435244EC985257EA50054F3D4/$file/13-5252-1568402.pdf
FTC cybersecurity: http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/143514p.pdf?mc_cid=0f524477c3&mc_eid=f37e88430a
Flash bombs: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D07-31/C:15-1207:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1597456:S:0&mc_cid=81e8b80bc6&mc_eid=f37e88430a

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