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Unblinking Red-Light Cameras Just The Ticket
The Hartford CourantWhen was the last time you were caught red-handed? The phrase, which originated in medieval Scotland, refers to having been caught with blood on your hands after committing a murder or poaching game. Since then, it's become a popular allusion for...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Minority Groups, Photography and Video, Justice System, Connecticut General Assembly
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Furloughs begin for federal public defenders
Federal public defenders will begin taking furloughs this week because of forced spending cuts, raising concerns that reduced schedules will strain an already overburdened court system and compromise rights to adequate counsel and speedy trial. In one of...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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NRA-backed panel offers school safety gun measures
WASHINGTON— A National Rifle Assn.-backed task force unveiled a sweeping set of proposed school safety measures Tuesday, a counter to gun control bills introduced after the Connecticut mass shooting. The most attention-getting recommendation: to...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Councilman pulls bill that sought to ban protests at Baltimore County schools
A Baltimore County Council member has withdrawn a controversial bill that sought to bar protests near public and private schools in the county — a measure that drew wide criticism from organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union,...
Tags: Todd Huff, Politics, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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Judge refuses to dismiss Mich. right-to-work lawsuit
MASON, Mich. (AP) — An Ingham County judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that says Michigan's right-to-work law should be struck down because people were locked out of the Capitol for hours while the measure was debated in December. Circuit...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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NRA-backed task force unveils sweeping school safety proposal
WASHINGTON — A National Rifle Assn.-backed task force unveiled a sweeping set of proposed school safety measures Tuesday, the gun rights group’s counterproposal to the spate of gun control bills introduced in the wake of the mass shooting in...Tags: Justice and Rights, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Lawsuit challenges NYPD 'stop-and-frisks'
NEW YORK — To Pedro Serrano, a New York City police officer, his low rate of stopping and frisking people while patrolling the South Bronx was a sign he was exercising restraint in using the controversial law enforcement technique. His bosses...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, New York City, New York City Police Department, Justice and Rights, Bronx (New York City)
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Judge refuses to dismiss right-to-work lawsuit
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A judge declined Wednesday to toss a lawsuit that says Michigan's right-to-work law is invalid because the Capitol doors were locked while the measure was debated, but he warned the law's opponents that winning the case could...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Laws, Lawyers, Politics
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ACLU protests state funding for private schools
The ACLU of Maryland is calling for legislators to halt funding to religious and private schools, saying that taxpayer money should be put toward the state's funding obligation to public schools. In a release, the advocacy organization called a taxpayer...Tags: Conservation, Schools, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Environmental Issues, Public Schools
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In Theory: Should Boy Scouts end ban on gays?
The Boy Scouts of America has sent its members a survey as part of its ongoing debate over whether to repeal or continue its ban on gay members. Instead of asking for a simple yes or no, the questionnaire goes into depth on several topics, for example...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Separation of Church and State, United Way , Religion and Belief, Gays and Lesbians
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Assembly Democrats block prison realignment reforms
Assembly Democrats continued Tuesday to bat down legislation they see as weakening Gov. Jerry Brown's prison realignment program, including a bill that would return sex offenders who violate parole to state prison. "We are tweaking a flawed program,"...Tags: Prisons, Jerry Brown, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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