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Smell of marijuana: Who needs a search warrant when police use their nose?
Who needs a search warrant when you've got a nose? It's a common phrase in South Florida arrest reports: the scent of marijuana wafting from a suspect's vehicle. And while the detail may seem amusing, it's actually a serious legal requirement that...Tags: Judges, Theft, Broward County, Social Sciences, Police Arrests
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Chicago's gun registry on the ropes
Chicago's 3-year-old gun registry could go away as part of the concealed carry law state lawmakers recently passed, but few are publicly mourning the loss of a database once heralded as a key part of the city's gun control laws. The registry, put in...
Tags: Politics, Chicago Police Department, Personal Weapon Control, Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel
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News media clashes: Columnist swims against the tide on some issues
It goes against the grain to go against the grain, especially when government authorities are slapping journalists around. I have spent my entire adult life nurturing an adversarial relationship, often bitterly adversarial, with government. It is the...
Tags: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Politics, Television Industry, Cheshire, The Washington Post
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Voice of the People, Jun. 09
Pension debt Isn't it amazing and disturbing that the Illinois General Assembly could pass medical marijuana, concealed carry and a whole bunch of other bills, all while leaving unresolved the nearly $100-billion-dollar pension deficit? Pension reform...Tags: Politics, Rick Perry, Michael Madigan, Minority Groups, Public Officials
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Way past time to change tax code
During the early years of the Republic, Chief Justice John Marshall noted that, "The power to tax is the power to destroy." He might have added that it's also the power to manipulate behavior, punish political enemies and reward political friends. Indeed,...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Environmental Issues, John F. Kennedy, White House
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Reducing prison crowding is up to Legislature, Brown says
Laywers for Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday argued that he should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with federal court orders to reduce prison crowding, saying it is now up to the Legislature to act. Brown in April offered the federal court...
Tags: Politics, Judges, Justin Bieber, Justice System, Lawyers
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My Word: Scouting sinking into cultural irrelevance
Fourteen years ago, I wrote a My Word column about a looming U.S. Supreme Court case involving Scouting and homosexuality. The court at that time supported Scouting's right to set and keep standards for leaders and boys. These standards existed for more...Tags: Winter Park, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, AIDS
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New Waukegan chief's claim of Navy SEAL training called into question
The longtime Waukegan police officer named the department's chief last month wrote on his job application to the agency in 1987 that he had trained to be a Navy SEAL, linking himself to an elite, celebrated combat force. But Chief Robert Kerkorian never...
Tags: Judges, Suicide, U.S. Navy, Justice System, Employment Opportunities
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Supreme Court backs Sears in washing machine case
ReutersThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down an appeals court ruling that favored consumers who bought Sears Roebuck and Co. front-loading washing machines. The lawsuit claimed Kenmore-brand high-efficiency washers, manufactured for the Sears Holding Co....Tags: Trials, Satellite and Cable Service, Comcast Corporation, Whirlpool Corp.
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What we think: Time for Boy Scouts to take next inclusive step
As the saying goes, you must crawl before you walk. It certainly applies to the Boy Scouts of America. It was a long crawl before the organization, prodded by surveys and votes, decided to consider officially joining the 21st century. Then, last week,...Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Youth Organizations, Same-Sex Marriage
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Legislators Vary Sharply In Assessing Successes, Failures Of Session That Just Ended
The Hartford CourantStill tired after finishing the legislative session only hours earlier, legislators differed sharply Thursday over the successes and failures of their work over the past five months. Numerous bills were passed on major issues, including raising the...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Martin M Looney, Republican Party, Judges, Politics
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