We span the globe (relative to other editions) in this week’s Detours and Frolics:
- President Obama announced support for classification of the Internet as a public utility (The Atlantic)
- India’s Supreme Court ended a ban on female makeup artists in the movie industry (Al Jazeera)
- An Italian appeals court overturned the manslaughter conviction of six scientists and a government official who failed to predict an earthquake (Reuters)
- A New Mexico judge lost an election, but that’s okay. She found a reason to ignore the results (Above the Law)
- The maker of Four Loko is not immune from suit, as its brand of alcoholic energy drink is not a “common consumer product” (Abnormal Use)
