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Lawyer Cliff Sloan faces tough assignment: Closing Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cliff Sloan has represented Jon Bon Jovi's band in legal matters and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, he has perhaps his toughest assignment: Helping to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The...Tags: Elections, Mitch McConnell, Yemen, U.S. Military, Barack Obama
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Pa. Supreme Court throws out judges' retirement suit
Judges who challenged the Pennsylvania Constitution's mandatory retirement age should pursue an amendment to eliminate it, the state Supreme Court said Monday in throwing out their case. The decision ends a lawsuit in state court by a group of county...Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Litigation, Retirement
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Diversity has many meanings
After teaching diversity-related classes for the past 11 years, my views on the subject have changed. Initially, I sought to change the biased views and opinions of students taking my class. Today, my revelation is that, although I would still like to...Tags: Discrimination, Religion and Belief, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Philosophy
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INSIGHT-FBI relies on secret U.S. surveillance law, records show
ReutersBy John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters...Tags: Lawyers, Police Arrests, U.S. Department of Justice, Litigation, Prosecution
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - June 18
ReutersJune 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin clashed openly over Syria...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, John Malone, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Barack Obama, Sony Corp.
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POLL-Support for gay marriage high in developed nations
Reuters* Sweden, Norway, Spain most in favor of gay union * Opposition highest in Japan, Hungary By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples...Tags: Elections, South Korea, Hungary, Family, Japan
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Special Report: For top U.S. lawyers, case in Guam is rare prize
ReutersHAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - Steven Levin lives alone on a boat docked off the coast of the Pacific island of Guam, about as far away from the U.S. mainland as an American resident can get. He has no wife or kids, no job, no phone or Internet service. But...Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Barack Obama, New Zealand, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Nancy Sarowski: Questions on same sex marriage
Some in the media and in politics are pitting us against each other for their own purposes. They characterize conservatives as heartless and mean spirited; only caring for the rich and having no compassion for those in need. Hopefully, these columns can...Tags: AIDS, Elections, Family, Marriage, Politics
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Justices agree to hear airline defamation case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether an airline had legal immunity from a defamation claim after employees reported a disgruntled colleague to federal authorities as a possible security risk. Air Wisconsin...Tags: Trials, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Ind. woman condemned for killing at 15 going free
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman whose death sentence for a killing when she was 15 years old helped change the way juveniles are treated by courts across the country is being released from prison. Forty-three-year-old Paula Cooper is...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Punishment
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U.S. justices say FTC can challenge deals to keep generic drugs off market
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission can challenge deals that brand-name drug companies make with generic rivals to keep cheaper products off the market. On a 5-3 vote, with Justice...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Samuel A. Alito
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Mother finally feels free after charges dismissed in death of son
Even when she was released from prison, Nicole Harris wasn't free. Not until Monday, that is, when her lawyer sent a four-word text message that changed the course of her life: "All good. Charges dismissed." "I was ecstatic," said Harris, 31, who...
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