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    Mar 7, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Hawaii's Senate Passes Steven Tyler Act Celebrity Privacy Bill

    <span style=&quot;color: #292727; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.5px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fafafa; display: inline !important; float: none;">HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii state Senate has approved legislation named for Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler that would make it easier for celebrities to sue paparazzi and others they see as invading their privacy.</span>
    HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii state Senate has approved legislation named for Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler that would make it easier for celebrities to sue paparazzi and others they see as invading their privacy. Tyler, 64, who lives part-time on...

    Tags: Aerosmith (music group), Fleetwood Mac (music group), Neil A. Abercrombie, Celebrities, People (magazine)

    2. Jun 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance programs. The Privacy and...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, National Security Agency, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sports

    3. Jun 20, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. Robin Abcarian: Abortion foes — mainly men — keeping up the attack

    The House Judiciary Committee, dominated by Republican men who still have not learned to avoid the subject of rape and pregnancy, took up the issue of abortion last week. Normally, the news about abortion focuses on the machinations of conservative...

    Tags: Abortion, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Kermit Gosnell, Social Issues, Trent Franks

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Can FBI shooting probe be objective?

    There's little chance that the FBI will be found at fault in the fatal shooting in Orlando of a Chechen man with ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, according to statistics cited in a report published Wednesday.
    There's little chance that the FBI will be found at fault in the fatal shooting in Orlando of a Chechen man with ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, according to statistics cited in a report published Wednesday. The New York Times...

    Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Department of Justice, Religion and Belief, The New York Times, Police Investigations

    5. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions

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    By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 19 (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has allowed death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence if they could prove...

    Tags: Death Penalty, Executive Branch, National Government, Africa, Regional Authority

    6. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. ACLU sues over Indiana gay youth plates

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, seeking the reinstatement of specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian youth.</span>
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, seeking the reinstatement of specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian...

    Tags: Litigation, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

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

  7. 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: Jihad, Laws, Trials, National Security Agency, Justice and Rights

    8. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. What we think: State owes answers for breach in pill database

    Florida's pill mill database has sprung an embarrassing leak, a data breach of confidential information that threatens to undermine the public's already shaken confidence in a law enforcement tool that tracks prescriptions for painkillers and other...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines, Health, OxyContin (drug)

    9. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Supreme Court blocks Arizona's voter ID law

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of their citizenship.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of...

    Tags: Elena Kagan, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Laws, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    10. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. NSA surveillance: What's one more Big Brother?

    In principle, the National Security Agency's vast data collection operation is troubling, but in the age of Google and Facebook, it feels like having just one more Big Brother in a growing family of Big Brothers.
    In principle, the National Security Agency's vast data collection operation is troubling, but in the age of Google and Facebook, it feels like having just one more Big Brother in a growing family of Big Brothers. In response to the revelation that the...

    Tags: Verizon Communications, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Google Inc., National Security Agency

    11. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Arizona law denying bail for some immigrants wins appeal

    SAN FRANCISCO — An Arizona law that denies immigrants who are in the country without legal permission the right to post bail for a wide array of felonies won approval Tuesday from a divided federal appeals court. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of...

    Tags: Lawyers, Laws, Trials, Drug Trafficking, Labor Legislation

    12. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. New York police sued over surveillance of Muslims

    Reuters
    By Chris Francescani NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the New York Police Department over its surveillance of Muslim communities, accusing the police of trampling on religious freedoms...

    Tags: Laws, Michael Bloomberg, Trials, New York City, Justice and Rights

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