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State Shouldn't Make Pardons Process Secret
The latest attempt to draw the curtain of secrecy around state government would exempt pardon applications from the Freedom of Information Act. It is baneful. Like so many similar proposals introduced in the General Assembly this year, it amounts to...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Dannel P. Malloy , Democratic Party
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Facebook, Dick Durbin, AFL-CIO
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch, Burma, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence
ReutersCARACAS, May 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist that had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April. Retired General Antonio Rivero, who...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Venezuela
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Bonita superintendent touched by depiction of Jackie Robinson in '42'
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin"If you didn't leave the theater thinking, reflecting, interrupted and physically, emotionally and spiritually moved by the film, then you need to go have a little checkup," asserted Dr. Gary Rapkin about the impact of the biopic "42. " When one...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Jackie Robinson, New York Yankees, Baseball
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Colorado sheriffs seek to overturn state's new gun laws
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)County sheriffs from across the state are trying to bring down two gun control measures signed into law in March with a constitutional challenge filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Denver. "Today represents a line in the sand," El Paso County...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Executive Branch, Laws, Extradition
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NAACP's Sanderson calls for investigation of black officer's 'racist views'
Columbus Ledger-EnquirerThe president of the local NAACP chapter called Friday for an investigation into the police department's handling of a black police officer who boasted of targeting "'white folks" when writing tickets near Columbus State University. "I am a little bit...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Police Investigations, Racism
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Khartoum behind fresh wave of violence over gold in Darfur: report
Sudan TribuneA new report argues that the Sudanese government's struggle for control of Darfur's gold resources, rather than inter-tribal conflicts is behind the recent surge in violence in the war-torn western region. The report, titled Darfur's Gold Rush: State-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Metal and Mineral, Wars and Interventions, Gold and Precious Material
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BRIEF: Murder suspect shot after escaping from Rumbek prison
Sudan TribuneA murder suspect who escaped from Rumbek's main prison over a month ago was shot in the Malual-Kodi area of Lakes state on Thursday by wardens from South Sudan Prison Services. A senior security official in Rumbek told Sudan Tribune that Maciec Maker...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, France, Lakes and Ponds, Prisons
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Govt calls SBY critics on freedom award narrow-minded
The Jakarta PostJAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) -- A presidential spokesman said on Friday that howls of protest against a plan by the US-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) to honor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for upholding religious freedom would not...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch, Social Issues, Freedom of Religion
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Simpson's ex-lawyer Yale Galanter says O.J. knew about the guns
LAS VEGAS — The lawyer who unsuccessfully defended O.J. Simpson against armed robbery charges testified Friday his client knew two companions had guns in a 2007 confrontation with memorabilia dealers. Miami attorney Yale Galanter contradicted much...
Tags: Litigation, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, O.J. Simpson, Justice System
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