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ACLU condemns prosecution of girl facing charges in same-sex relationship
ACLU of Florida has condemned the prosecution of Kaitlyn Hunt, a high-school student who is facing felony charges in connection with her same-sex relationship with a younger student. "While effective laws are certainly needed to protect Florida's...Tags: Prosecution, Trials
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Assembly Votes to Indefinitely Postpone Public Testimony Reform Ordinance
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to indefinitely postpone Ordinance 63, a proposal to reform public testimony policy, shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dozens lined up at Assembly chambers to take a stand on taking the stand, which was...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Gay Fla. teen facing charges of having sexual contact with 14-year-old girlfriend
Associated PressMIAMI (AP) — An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Court Preliminary
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Florist challenges demand to provide flowers for same-sex wedding
A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse. In an...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Politics, Weddings, Trials
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Voice of the People, May. 21
Care options I appreciate the Chicago Tribune for paying attention to an issue that my family has been faced with for quite some time: caring for the mentally ill. My brother has been dealt a bad hand in life. He has wild mood swings that without the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Judaism, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Diabetes
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L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Lee Baca, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, U.S. Supreme Court, Mastectomy, Medical Specialization
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School facilities bill grew from grass roots
Michael Dresser got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the...
Tags: Politics, Separation of Church and State, Government, Public Officials, Elections
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Charleston city leaders consider putting limits on panhandling
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston leaders are eyeing a crackdown on panhandling in the city. City Attorney Paul Ellis said he is working on an ordinance that would prohibit panhandlers from soliciting money in an "aggressive" fashion but said the...Tags: Powerball Lottery, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ramsey County deputy took his camera, and he wants charges dropped
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe attorney for a Little Canada man whose camera was taken by Ramsey County deputies after he filmed them has filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying Andrew Henderson's civil rights were violated. Henderson, 29, was charged with interfering with...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Is county jail large enough?
The Record, Stockton, Calif.In the years since San Joaquin County headed on a tack to expand the jail, crime rates in the county and booking rates at the jail have been on the decline, according to a report released last week. Those trends and recommended changes to incarcerate...Tags: Trials, Criminals, Punishment, Prisons, Jerry Brown
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EDITORIAL: Upgrade protections of digital records
Seattle TimesTHE last time the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was significantly revised, brick-sized cellphones cost $3,000, email was mostly limited to academics and the military. The World Wide Web was still just a gleam in the eye of Tim Berners-Lee....Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Electronics, Tim Berners-Lee, Eric Holder, Justice System
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