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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Judge to rule within weeks on bid to dismiss Corbett suit over Penn State sanctions

    HARRISBURG — A federal judge said Monday she would decide within weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit alleging NCAA sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge...

    Tags: Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Judges, Government, College Sports

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared

    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down.
    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....

    Tags: Willie Cochran, University of Chicago, Students, Judges, Chicago City Hall

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Prayers in public offices

    Ideally, governmental bodies would refrain from including prayers — even ecumenical, "lowest-common-denominator" ones — in their public proceedings. But if prayers are to be offered, they certainly shouldn't be monopolized by a single religious tradition. That is how the Supreme Court should rule in a case involving a town in New York state.
    Ideally, governmental bodies would refrain from including prayers — even ecumenical, "lowest-common-denominator" ones — in their public proceedings. But if prayers are to be offered, they certainly shouldn't be monopolized by a single...

    Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives, Christianity, Religion and Belief

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...

    Tags: Trials, Punishment, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Church and State Relations

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest

    Reuters
    By Renita D. Young CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the...

    Tags: Lobbying, Police Arrests, Rahm Emanuel, Teachers, Chicago City Hall

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. FACTBOX-U.S. climate change litigation highlights

    Reuters
    May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. courts have become a battleground in the ongoing public debate over how to address climate change. Some of the significant cases include: - Massachusetts v. EPA: In a landmark 2007 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against...

    Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Environmental Issues, Global Change, Global Warming

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 24 Al Cesky Scholarship Fund nominees ready for banquet

    Twenty-four graduating high school student-athletes, representing Harford County's 12 senior classes, will be honored at the 28th Annual Al Cesky Scholarship Fund's (ACSF) awards banquet Wednesday at the Richlin Ballroom, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are...

    Tags: Students, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Education, Schools

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. U.S. high court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York endorsed religion by allowing members of the public to open meetings with a prayer. Two residents sued Greece, New York, in 2008, saying it...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court

    9. May 20, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. New Pew study finds rise in Muslim and Hindu immigrants to the U.S.

    A new study by Pew found an increase in Muslim and Hindu immigrants to the United States
    A new Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life study of immigration data found a rise in the numbers of Muslims and Hindus coming to the United States legally, while undocumented immigrants are overwhelmingly Christian: The study...

    Tags: Islam, Immigration, Migration, Hinduism, Religion and Belief

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. School facilities bill grew from grass roots

    <a href=&quot;http://bio.tribune.com/MichaelDresser">Michael Dresser</a> got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the legislation to passage ("City schools bill a political showpiece," May 17).
    Michael Dresser got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the...

    Tags: Government, Elections, American Civil Liberties Union, Annapolis, Politics

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. CTU files lawsuits to stop school closings

    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy.
    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...

    Tags: University of Chicago, Autism, Judges, Students, Chicago Teachers Union

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Supreme Court to hear prayer case

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature’s...

    Tags: Trials, Belief and Faith, Litigation, Christianity, Religion and Belief

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