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Bail denied for man charged in Chicago Lawn slaying
Tribune reporterA judge denied bail today for a 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a rival gang member who didn’t “throw down the fork’’ upon demand this week in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side, authorities said....Tags: Oak Lawn, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Lawn, Murder
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$100K bail for man who tried to sexually assault woman, 72
Tribune reporterA judge today set bail at $100,000 for a property manager from Skokie who is accused of breaking into a 72-year-old woman’s apartment and trying to sexually abuse her last week in Chicago's Lake View East neighborhood, authorities said. Malik...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trials
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Black Souls gang leaders ordered held without bail
Tribune reporterAmid heavy courthouse security, the alleged top leaders of one of Chicago’s most violent street gangs were ordered held without bail today on sweeping racketeering charges that allege they controlled their West Side drug empire through intimidation,...Tags: Organized Crime, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws
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Former YMCA camp employee is sentenced for sexually exploiting children
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former YMCA camp employee received a 20-year federal prison sentence without chance of parole for sexually exploiting children. Matthew O’Dell, 29, of Springfield was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes on...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, YMCA, Punishment, Trials
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Review: "Roberts Court" by Marcia Coyle
At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The role of...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, John G. Roberts, Jr.
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Judge sets deadline in 'America's toughest sheriff' Arizona profiling case
ReutersBy David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 14 (Reuters) - A judge who found Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio racially profiled Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration gave attorneys on Friday an August deadline to agree to steps to correct the abuse and...Tags: Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, Racism, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gov signs bill that union says provides a "partial fix" to controversial teacher evaluations
Gov. Rick Scott today signed a bill (SB 1664) that aims to stop teachers from being evaluated on students or subjects they didn't teach. The Florida Education Association called the measure a "partial fix" to the sweeping teacher merit pay law the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Scott, Education, Justice System, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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Former TV weatherman's sex crimes trial delayed to October
Former WPTV-Ch. 5 weather forecaster Rob Lopicola will stand trial in October on charges he performed sex acts on two Palm Beach County teenage boys he met on Craigslist. Circuit Judge Stephen Rapp on Wednesday signed an order delaying the start of the...
Tags: Television Industry, Lawyers, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Detroit to stop paying some debt, putting it in default
ReutersDETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit said on Friday it would stop making payments on some of its about $18.5 billion debt, which would put it in default, and the "insolvent" city called on most of its creditors to accept pennies on the dollar to help it avoid...Tags: Credit and Debt, Politics, Marketing, New York City, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lines drawn over health care law
Dayton Daily NewsWASHINGTON David Peabody is looking upon the new health care law with apprehension. Ericka Haverkos sees in it signs of hope. These two Ohio residents one the owner of a small landscaping business in Columbus and the other a college student who works...Tags: Politics, Allergies, Healthcare Policies, Employment Opportunities, Economy, Business and Finance
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Stand Your Ground laws a shaky basis for justice
Mary SanchezThe Trayvon Martin murder case will boil down to one claim known by mothers everywhere. "He started it!" Every parent with more than one child has heard that cry. When their little one points his or her finger accusingly at a sibling, claiming to have...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Laws
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Broward judge blasts child welfare officials in boy's suspicious death
Blasting child welfare officials Friday, a Broward County Circuit judge said she would have intervened had she known a mother with a mental health history was being allowed her first unsupervised visit with her 4-year-old son. The boy, Antwan Hope, is...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Politics, Broward County, Pompano Beach, Crime, Law and Justice
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