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Michigan Legislature OKs changes to fireworks law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A year-and-a-half after legalizing louder, more powerful fireworks in Michigan, lawmakers are giving local governments the power to restrict their use around holidays after a slew of complaints were lodged by the public. A...
Tags: Michigan Legislature, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, New Year's Day, Rick Snyder
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Rifle in Santa Monica shooting was pieced together, sources say
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state’s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. Although...
Tags: Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Newspaper and Magazine, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Trayvon Martin murder case jury selection drags into third day
ReutersSANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Florida searched for a third day on Wednesday for potential jurors unaffected by blanket media coverage of last year's killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Six jurors in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Murder, George Zimmerman, Legal Services
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CORRECTED-Trayvon Martin murder case jury selection drags into third day
Reuters(Corrects reference to eyewitnesses in paragraph five to make clear there were several) By Barbara Liston SANFORD, Fla., June 12 (Reuters) - Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Florida searched for a third day on Wednesday for potential jurors unaffected...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Lawyers, George Zimmerman, Judges
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South Africa's path to marriage equality
I can't say, of course, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the same-sex marriage cases before it. But I can talk about how South African courts grappled with the issue in 2005, after a case was brought by a lesbian couple who had been denied the...
Tags: Feminism, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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ANALYSIS-U.S. top court's gay marriage ruling won't be last word
ReutersBy Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides this month, gay marriage appears destined to face several more years of legal debate and at least one more round of argument at the high court. That's because a...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense of Marriage Act
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General-education taxes going down for ag property
As a whole, owners of farm and ranch land in South Dakota will be paying slightly less in general-education taxes in 2014 than they did this year, the state task force on agricultural land assessments learned Wednesday. Meanwhile, the general-...Tags: Jim Peterson, Productivity, Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Larry Rhoden
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Analysis: Top court's gay marriage ruling won't be last word
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides this month, gay marriage appears destined to face several more years of legal debate and at least one more round of argument at the high court. That's because a majority of the court's nine...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Bulger Trial Could Shed Light On Shameful Period For FBI
— Almost two decades after a corrupt FBI agent helped him avoid capture, reputed crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is facing a trial starting this week that may shed new light on a shameful period for the FBI. Bulger, 83, is accused of 19 murders...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Punishment, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement
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Lawsuit Seeks To End $50 State Police Fee For Gun Permits
The Hartford CourantA Torrington business owner who claims he was wrongly charged $50 by state police to apply for a pistol permit is the plaintiff in a lawsuit that seeks to become a class action suit for all pistol permit applicants charged the fee since Oct. 1, 2009....Tags: Gun Control, Justice and Rights, Safety of Citizens, Crime, Law and Justice, Torrington
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Lawyers Say Rape Victim's Lawsuit Should Disclose Her Name
The Hartford CourantLawyers for a Wesleyan University fraternity argue in court papers filed this week that a Maryland woman accusing the school of failing to protect her from being raped at the frat house should not be granted anonymity in her federal lawsuit. Lawyers for...Tags: Sex Crimes, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Sexual Assault
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Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
Tags: Harry Reid, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, John Boehner
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