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Dolton police officer convicted of using excessive force
A Dolton police officer who hit two men on the head outside a village nightclub with his steel baton faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted Thursday of using excessive force. Jurors took less than an hour to find Officer Kevin Fletcher,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prisons, Bars and Clubs, Punishment
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State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Church and State Relations, Religion and Belief
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Letters to the Editor: Guns versus our freedom, immigration, quality care incentives
Guns versus our freedom The Second Amendment to the Constitution says, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."? We hear a lot about the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Immigration, Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace
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Justice Ginsburg: Roe v. Wade not 'woman-centered'
Tribune reporterForty years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade case legalized abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the case is not her "ideal picture" for resolving the controversial issue of abortion. Instead, the landmark decision gave...Tags: University of Chicago Law School, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Vietnam, Social Issues
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U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...Tags: Taliban, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Contracts, Political Corruption
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Legislative Proposals Dim The Lights On Freedom Of Information
The Hartford CourantEvery year the lights go out a little more on the public's right to know about its government, and they're growing dimmer again in 2013. Legislation pending in the Connecticut General Assembly could further erode the state's Freedom of Information Law...Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Connecticut General Assembly, Lawyers
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James Tolbert dies at 86; lawyer pressed Hollywood on civil rights
In a Hollywood auditorium, James L. Tolbert tried to induce a room packed with broadcasting and advertising executives to essentially join the civil rights movement in 1963 by pointing out the obvious. "We Negroes watch 'Bonanza' and buy Chevrolets....
Tags: Della Reese, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Rentals, Ford Motor Co.
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Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY -- Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre and...
Tags: Genocide, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Justice System, Hate Crimes
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Pa. higher education officials put the brakes on new campus gun policies
A day after Kutztown University found itself in the eye of a national storm for adopting a policy to allow firearms on campus, the state told its universities Friday to sit tight until a task force can further study the matter. Kutztown President F....
Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Teachers, Health and Safety at School, The Pennsylvania State University
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide
MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...Tags: International Law, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Lawyers, Mexico City
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L.A. Votes: Wendy Greuel says she's raising money at 'fast pace'
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel said Friday that she has raised money at “a very fast pace” over the last week and insisted that her campaign would be able to compete, even though her opponent reported 10 times as much cash on...Tags: Wendy Greuel, Political Fundraising, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting
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An employer's right not to speak
Massing the heavy legal artillery of 1st Amendment principles, a federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees that they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages....
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Business, AFL-CIO
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