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No longer justified
The Supreme Court should overturn at least part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Once a civil rights landmark, the law is outdated. The legal burdens on the nine states are no longer justified. The question at the heart of the arguments before the...Tags: Politics, Elections, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Voter suppression alive and well in the South (and elsewhere)
Mary SanchezThe U.S. views itself as a nation progressing ever toward the ideals of justice and liberty. In many ways it's true. The egregious violations of civil rights that kept so many from voting are sins of another era. Long gone are poll taxes and forcing...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Personal Data Collection
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Bond set for two Hagerstown residents charged with attempted murder in stabbing case
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comBond has been set for two Hagerstown residents who were charged with stabbing a woman Thursday in the 900 block of Security Road in Hagerstown. Lauren Bradley Dixon, 22, and Sabrina Michelle Thomas, 27, both of 12820 Little Elliott Drive, Apt. 9, are...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Lawyers
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Protection Of Voting Rights Remains Vital
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. views itself as a nation progressing ever toward the ideals of justice and liberty. In many ways it's true. The egregious violations of civil rights that kept so many from voting are sins of another era. Long gone are poll taxes and forcing...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Personal Data Collection
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Americans risk losing our most sacred right
It suddenly hit me this week: I don't live in the real world. I live in Washington, D.C. In the real world, nobody would argue about renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It's a no-brainer. Violence against women, all women, is wrong. Only...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Sonia Sotomayor, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Mayo: Latest Goodman DUI appeal a real stretch
Sun SentinelIn football it's known as a Hail Mary, a desperate long throw for a winning touchdown that faces tall odds. In the Wellington polo magnate John Goodman DUI manslaughter case, the Hail Marys keep coming. With other appeals still pending -- including ...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Punishment, Lawyers
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Audio delayed is audio denied -- high court should enter the 21st century and broadcast its arguments live
Change of SubjectFriday's print column I'm such a news geek that not only did I listen to both sets of the arguments on gay marriage this week at the U.S. Supreme Court, I was annoyed that the audio wasn't posted until several...... -
A ruling on racial progress
I can only hope that the scourge of racism is finally purged from Stewartstown and Pinkham's Grant. These are two of 10 New Hampshire towns covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which requires local officials to get permission, or...
Tags: Politics, Bronx (New York City), Brooklyn (New York City), Elections, Racism
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A Justice league of their own
WASHINGTON -- For a quarter-century, Antonin Scalia has been the reigning bully of the Supreme Court, but finally a couple of justices are willing to face him down. As it happens, the two manning up to take on Nino the Terrible are women: the court's...Tags: Politics, Elections, Sonia Sotomayor, Social Issues, Laws
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Two Martinsburg residents indicted on counts stemming from burglary spree
richardb@herald-mail.comTwo Martinsburg, W.Va., residents have each been indicted on 39 felony counts by a Jefferson County grand jury in a case stemming from a burglary spree at more than a dozen homes in the county last summer. Court records show that Matthew Wayne Killian,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Child Abuse, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supreme Court questions sides in challenge of Md. DNA law
Maryland's practice of collecting genetic information from people arrested — but not convicted — on serious charges took the national stage Tuesday, as the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on what Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. called "perhaps the...
Tags: Chemical Industry, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, Ray King, Lawyers
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Voting Rights Act isn't obsolete
Much has changed in America since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was first approved, and we can't blame those living in the 16 states that must get approval from the Justice Department or a federal court in order to revise their election laws for feeling...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Social Issues, Laws
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