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Plan B restrictions — better, but not best
In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...Tags: Ibuprofen (drug), Plan B (drug), Pain, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Justice System
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9th Circuit allows wrongly convicted man to sue L.A. County
A man convicted of murder largely on the basis of a jailhouse informant’s perjured testimony may attempt to hold Los Angeles County liable for his 24 years in prison, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Judges, Jimmy Carter
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Another way on California's prisons
Gov. Jerry Brown has made it clear how unhappy he is about having to produce a plan to reduce the inmate population of California's prisons by another 9,000. Under the 2011 realignment law, the state has already lowered the prisoner count by 43,000 by...
Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Darrell Steinberg, Safety of Citizens
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Court tosses NLRB rule on union rights posters
A federal appeals court has ruled that employers shouldn't be forced to display posters informing employees of their right to form a union, a victory for a group of business plaintiffs that includes Lehigh Valley fitness club chain owner John Brinson....Tags: Work Relations, Barack Obama, Employment, U.S. Congress, Small Businesses
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Court: Police need warrant to look at cell phone pictures
TALLAHASSEE – Police officers need a warrant if they want to search through photos on a cell phone in possession of a defendant at the time of arrest, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The ruling, which overturns an opinion from the...Tags: Crimes, Electronics, Theft, Justice System, Police Arrests
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate's 12-9 vote sends the...
Tags: Marriage, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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Colorado Theater Shooting: James Holmes to Plead Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
ReutersMay 07 (TheWrap.com) - James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others at a July 2012 screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., will plead not guilty by reason of insanity, according to court papers obtained...Tags: James Holmes, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Punishment, Prosecution
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Don't single out the Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts' long-standing refusal to admit gay members is deplorable and offensive. But it's also legal. Just because we — or California legislators — might disagree with the discriminatory path the Boy Scouts has taken doesn't mean the...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Supreme Court to consider adoption case of American Indian girl
ReutersCHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in an adoption fight between a South Carolina couple who raised a girl for more than two years after her birth and the child's biological father who won custody of her...Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil Rights, Family, Justice System, Politics
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Leaders of Boy Scouts endorse allowing gay boys but not adults
Top officials of the Boy Scouts of America have unanimously recommended allowing gay boys into the ranks of one of the nation's oldest and most traditional youth groups while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as leaders. Scouting's executive...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Intel Corp., Social Organizations, Barack Obama, Belief and Faith
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GOP rejects gay marriage, asks Supreme Court to uphold Prop. 8
Republican leaders unanimously approved a resolution Friday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8, the measure under court review that forbids same-sex marriage in California. The Republican National Committee “affirms its...
Tags: Marriage, Barack Obama, Mark Kirk, Family, Ron Paul
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Harris and Newsom highlight opposition to Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO -- California’s top prosecutor used her refusal to defend Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, as an example of Democratic values as she spoke to party activists on Saturday. “When I...Tags: Marriage, Kamala D. Harris, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System
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