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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: People (magazine), Steven Tyler, U.S. Senate, Mick Fleetwood, Neil A. Abercrombie

    2. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. 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: Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Religion and Belief, Shootings, U.S. Department of Justice

    3. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

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

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    By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, June 19 (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...

    Tags: Sports, Lawyers, Barack Obama, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Department of Justice

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. 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: Prisons, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Punishment, Racism

    5. Jun 7, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  5. ACLU files asks feds to investigate Illinois State Police searches

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    Posted by Monique Garcia at 4:36 p.m. The Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint today asking the federal Department of Justice to investigate the Illinois State Police’s use of consent searches, arguing officers...
    6. Jun 11, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. ACLU files lawsuit over NSA surveillance

    Recent documents from the Los Angeles Times
    The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would file a lawsuit against the key members of President Obama's national security team over the National Security Agency's telephone surveillance practices....
    7. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. 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: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice, John Adams, Justice and Rights, FBI

    8. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. 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: Litigation, Justice System, Laws, Trials, Parkinson's Disease

    9. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. 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, OxyContin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Health

    10. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Katy Sorenson, president, CEO The Good Government Initiative, University of Miami

    <strong>Last Week:</strong> The NSA leak by the employee of a government contractor and the revelation that so many of our day-to-day communications are being collected, if not monitored, gave pause to everyone paying attention.&nbsp; While I have prided myself on being a card-carrying member of the ACLU, I was also forced to reckon with my staunch belief in the rule of law and the role of our government.&nbsp; No activities that whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed were illegal; our 535 member of Congress in our post-911 country took responsibility for allowing this policy.&nbsp; Snowden committed a crime by violating his contract requiring confidentiality.
    Last Week: The NSA leak by the employee of a government contractor and the revelation that so many of our day-to-day communications are being collected, if not monitored, gave pause to everyone paying attention.  While I have prided myself on being a...

    Tags: Tea Party Movement, Arts and Culture, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Literature

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

  11. 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: John G. Roberts, Jr., Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Immigration, Justice System

    12. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. 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: Citigroup Incorporated, Amazon.com Inc., David Horsey, Google Inc., Verizon Communications

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