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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: Mick Fleetwood, Aerosmith (music group), People (magazine), Politics, U.S. Senate

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

  2. 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: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), National Security Agency, Politics, Raymond W. Kelly, Career and Workplace

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

  3. 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: Justice System, Trials, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice

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

  4. 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: Prosecution, Politics, Lawyers, Judges, Career and Workplace

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. New York police sued over surveillance of Muslims

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    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: Brooklyn (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice, New York City, Civil Rights, Vietnam War (1955-1975)

    6. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  6. Ind. agency sued over cuts to program for disabled

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit says Indiana's social services agency has made changes to Medicaid waiver programs that threaten to deprive thousands of developmentally disabled people of income they need to survive outside of institutions....

    Tags: Justice System, Parkinson's Disease, Trials, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. 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, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, OxyContin (drug)

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

  8. 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: Samuel A. Alito, Politics, Judges, Court Administration, Clarence Thomas

    9. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. 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: Amazon.com Inc., Pulitzer Prize Awards, National Security Agency, Politics, Verizon Communications

    10. Jun 16, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Legalizing marijuana in Florida

    The comprehensive June 12 op-ed by Howard Simon of the ACLU on the drug war debacle exposes the ugly truth of this issue. Instead of a new approach, our legislators did not have the decency to provide even one committee hearing for the medical...

    Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Rick Scott, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Marijuana Therapy

    11. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Judge sets deadline in 'America's toughest sheriff' Arizona profiling case

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    By David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 14 (Reuters) - A judge who found Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio racially profiled Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration gave attorneys on Friday an August deadline to agree to steps to correct the abuse and...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Lawyers, Politics, Judges, U.S. Department of Justice

    12. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Security vs. privacy

    The latest open debate over security and privacy is a welcome pivot from the irksome father-knows-best attitude that has prevailed too long regarding the government's contention of superior judgment in the realm of national security. As with most...

    Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Politics, Dwayne Johnson, FBI, National Government

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