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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids. They are calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 50 labor supporters also rallied...Tags: International Workers' Day
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Quinnipiac University Expands Sports For Women, Settles Discrimination Suit
The Hartford CourantQuinnipiac University has agreed to expand sports programs for women to settle a class-action lawsuit by female student athletes who claimed that the school denied them athletic opportunities that it offered to men. The school has promised to generally...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Quinnipiac University, Feminism, Trials
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ACLU alleges former AA police chief involved in Leopold dossiers
While former Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold works in a food bank to satisfy the community service requirement of his sentence for misconduct in office, accusations stemming from his legal troubles are reaching another former county...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Judges, Justice and Rights, Prosecution
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More Connecticut Police Forces Have Begun Using Dashboard Cams
In East Haven, they are being installed to help prevent racial profiling by police. They've caught a state cop stealing from a dead man, and helped convict a Milford officer in a crash that killed two people. In Russia, their widespread use helped...
Tags: Vehicles, Transportation Accidents, Dannel P. Malloy , Insurance, NAACP
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The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech
When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...
Tags: Science, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Ovarian Cancer
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Who should own DNA? All of us
Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so...
Tags: Chemical Industry, U.S. Supreme Court, Polio, Biology, Science and Technology
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FAU accused of retaliating against GEO protestors
Florida Atlantic University is being accused of retaliating against seven students who protested the school's partnership with a controversial prison group. The allegation by the American Civil Liberties Union stems from a March 22 incident on the...
Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Trials, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Killings in Md. prisons defy efforts to improve security
Phyllis Scott was waiting for the day her son would be released from prison to return to East Baltimore, and she hoped he could steer clear of trouble in the future. But that day never came. Malcolm Jerrod "Rod" Pridget, who was just shy of his 20th...
Tags: Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Prisons, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Gang Activity
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ACLU questions constitutionality of cyber-harassment bill
A 2013 Maryland General Assembly bill bearing the name of a Howard County teenager who killed herself last year is expected to be signed into law, but it stands on shaky constitutional ground, an official of the Maryland ACLU said. The "Misuse of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Easter, Judges, Lawyers, Baltimore County
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Tracking workers' every move can boost productivity — and stress
Second of two parts Phil Richards used to like his job driving a forklift in a produce and meat warehouse. He took pride in steering a case of beef with precision. Now, he says, he has to speed through the warehouse to meet quotas, tracked by bosses...
Tags: Vehicles, Consumers, Sociology, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture
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Anti-abortion group stirs speech debate at Hopkins
A group of students at the Johns Hopkins University is reviving a campus anti-abortion group that members say will perform "sidewalk counseling" — attempting to discourage pregnant women entering clinics from going through with the procedure....
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Demonstration, Values, Students, Abortion Issue
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Should Police Use of Tasers Be Regulated?
The NAACP calls it a civil rights issue. An activist for the disabled fears for the safety of people with cognitive and psychiatric problems. A scientist is convinced of the risk of death. And the ACLU has a list of possible Connecticut victims. What...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Law Enforcement, NAACP, Weaponry, Science and Technology
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