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    Apr 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Man Arrested For Taking Too Many Free Samples

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Is gluttony against the law? A 68-year-old Minnesota man who was arrested for taking too many free samples from a supermarket has filed a civil rights lawsuit. Retiree Erwin Lingitz says the 2010 arrest violated his civil rights. Responding to the suit, Supervalu Inc. says Lingitz was a serial offender with a habit of helping himself lavishly to trays of free cookies put out for children. On the day of his arrest, he was found to have almost a pound of beef stick and more than half a pound of summer sausage in his pockets. Supervalu&rsquo;s lawyer, Robyn Johnson, says the store manager &ldquo;observed plaintiff filling plastic produce bags with the samples or with 10-20 cookies from the kids' cookie club tray, which specifically limits the offer to one free cookie per child." In 2011 a judge said the charges against Lingitz would be dropped if he avoided further legal trouble for a year. The case was dismissed in 2012. But not being one to let his meat loaf, Lingitz is now suing, claiming the food offered was free and as his wife told a local newspaper &ldquo;you can&rsquo;t arrest somebody for thievery if it&rsquo;s free.&rdquo;</span>
    Is gluttony against the law? A 68-year-old Minnesota man who was arrested for taking too many free samples from a supermarket has filed a civil rights lawsuit. Retiree Erwin Lingitz says the 2010 arrest violated his civil rights. Responding to the suit,...

    Tags: Supervalu Inc., Justice System, Police Arrests, Justice and Rights, Judges

    2. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  2. Brad Pitt's Marriage Equality Donation Of $100,000

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Actor Brad Pitt has jumped into the political fray in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, the four states whose voters will go to the polls next week to vote not only in elections but also on same-sex marriage issues. </span>
    Actor Brad Pitt has jumped into the political fray in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, the four states whose voters will go to the polls next week to vote not only in elections but also on same-sex marriage issues. Pitt writes in an email to...

    Tags: Brad Pitt, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians

    3. Nov 19, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  3. Animal wranglers say The Hobbit production company responsible for deaths of 27 animals

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Wranglers in New Zealand have complained that as many as 27 animals have died as a result of conditions on the set of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," according to the Associated Press. </span>
    Wranglers in New Zealand have complained that as many as 27 animals have died as a result of conditions on the set of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," according to the Associated Press. A spokesman for director Peter Jackson has confirmed an...

    Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson, Entertainment, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. CORRECTED-UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran

    Reuters
    (Corrects first bullet point to show ruling came in January 2013, not 2010) * Echoes EU General Court's ruling in January * Fifty similar court cases pending at EU court * Washington fears for key EU support in isolating Iran * Iran hard hit by...

    Tags: Economic Sanctions, Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Tehran (Iran)

    5. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. EU Parliament in push to limit U.S. data access

    Reuters
    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers want to forbid the United States from accessing European citizens' data without the approval of a judge or equivalent authority, a response to the revelations about the Prism spy program. Lawmakers from the...

    Tags: Media Industry, PRISM (surveillance program), Lawyers, Justice System, International Organizations

    6. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. In The Newtown Clerk's Office, A Dishonorable End To Six Months Of Lawlessness

    The Hartford Courant
    If you were a government official, how far would you go to push back against a law you disagreed with? Would you openly defy the law? Would you be willing to violate your oath of office? Would you go so far as to badger those who favored enforcement...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Government, Freedom of Information Laws, Career and Workplace

    7. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. UK says soldier deaths' court ruling will hit combat missions

    Reuters
    * Soldiers in action covered by UK law, says top court * Defence secretary says concerned by ruling * Families intend to sue military for negligence By Michael Holden LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The British government warned on Wednesday that future...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, National Government, Justice and Rights, Explosions

    8. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Obama defends NSA digital surveillance programs

    BERLIN -- President Obama tried to reassure skeptical Europeans about sweeping U.S. digital surveillance programs expanded under his watch, arguing that the programs are circumscribed, overseen by a court and effective.
    BERLIN -- President Obama tried to reassure skeptical Europeans about sweeping U.S. digital surveillance programs expanded under his watch, arguing that the programs are circumscribed, overseen by a court and effective. "What I can say to everybody in...

    Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, National Security Agency, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, G8

    9. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Muslims sue NYPD over monitoring of mosques, congregants

    New York Muslims have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York Police Department <strong> </strong>over the department's surveillance of Muslims, which they called invasive and unconstitutional.
    New York Muslims have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York Police Department over the department's surveillance of Muslims, which they called invasive and unconstitutional. The public debate over government surveillance has crescendoed over...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Religion and Belief, Raymond W. Kelly, National Security Agency

    10. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. RPT-After U.S. court rules, California gay marriage fight may go on

    Reuters
    (Repeats with no changes to text) By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 (Reuters) - The fight over legalizing gay marriage in the most populous U.S. state may go back to the ballot box in 2014 with California voters asked once again to settle the...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Marriage, Gay Rights, Social Issues

    11. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Catholic faith surrounded by threats

    Archbishop's William Lori's commentary ("Religious freedom under threat in U.S.," June) reminds me of verses from Lamentations: "my children have become desolate, for the enemy is victorious" (1:16). On Friday, as the Archbishop enters the Basilica to say...

    Tags: Christianity, Havre de Grace, Religion and Belief, Freedom of Religion, Same-Sex Marriage

    12. Jun 19, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. 'God and Gays' can open eyes, Lisa Ling says

    Lisa Ling says she is &quot;incredibly proud" of her report "God and Gays." "If anyone thinks a person can be changed from gay to straight, they need to watch it," she says.
    Staff writer
    Lisa Ling says she is "incredibly proud" of her report "God and Gays." "If anyone thinks a person can be changed from gay to straight, they need to watch it," she says. When she's told that statement is more political than anything in the hour, she...

    Tags: Lisa Ling, OWN (tv network), Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Social Issues

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