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Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...
Tags: Church and State Relations, Punishment, Air Transportation Industry, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Two people plead guilty to wire theft after Joplin tornado
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Two men admit they stole copper wire from utility poles while the city of Joplin recovered from a devastating tornado in May 2011. Â Forty-five-year-old Timothy M. Silveria of Joplin and 32-year-old Nycoa K. Kracht of Laurel, Ind.,...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Punishment, Prisons, Theft
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US prosecutors' subpoena of SAC's Cohen puzzles defense lawyers
ReutersBy Matthew Goldstein NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - The decision by U.S. prosecutors to compel Steven A. Cohen to testify before a federal grand jury about allegations of insider trading at his $15 billion hedge fund is leaving many criminal defense...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The New York Times, Lawyers, Judges, Manhattan (New York City)
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Man sentenced in bank robbery spree
A Palm Beach Gardens man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for a bank robbery spree in north Palm Beach County in late 2012 and early 2013, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, said...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lake Worth, Crime, Law and Justice
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Immigration cases make up 40% of federal prosecutions, study says
Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data. Many immigrants are now prosecuted because they try to cross the border...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Immigration, Misdemeanors, Lawyers, Prisons
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U.S. charges 3 NYU researchers in Chinese bribery case
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities brought criminal charges against three New York University researchers on Monday, alleging they conspired to take bribes from Chinese medical and research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance...Tags: Dow Chemical Co., Political Corruption, Research, General Motors Corp., Bribery
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Oceanside couple sentenced to prison in sex-slave case
SAN DIEGO -- An Oceanside couple were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms for brutally keeping an under-age relative as a sex slave, housekeeper, baby sitter and prostitute. Inez Martinez Garcia, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and her...
Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Slavery
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Judge in NY 'stop and frisk' trial mulls cameras for police
ReutersBy Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - The federal judge who will rule in a class-action lawsuit accusing New York City police of racial profiling in their "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic expressed interest in having police officers...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, New York City Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism
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Activists seek to keep PA chief justice Castille from another 10-year term
HARRISBURG — Printed on the front of the activists' binder was "PA Chief Justice Ron Castille" inside a red caution symbol over the phrase "Put the 'NO' In November." Activists Tim Potts and Eric Epstein said the binder — filled with news...Tags: Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Justice System, Activism
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Ketamine: a potential rescue drug for depression takes a step forward
For years, physicians have been inching their way to a better understanding of how -- and how well -- the drug ketamine, a "twilight drug" used to sedate some patients before a painful procedure, can lift someone with severe depression almost...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions, Chemical Industry, Procedural Sedation, Drugs and Medicines
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Measure to limit medicinal pot shops in L.A. is leading
After years of futile attempts by lawmakers to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles, a ballot measure to sharply limit the number of pot dispensaries in the city was leading in early returns Tuesday. Proposition D would reduce the...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Federal Election Commission, Health Treatments, Employees
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Arsonist case bound over for trial
Staff WriterBrawley resident Fernando Elenin Garcia, 20, will stand trial on two counts of arson in Brawley, an Imperial County Superior Court judge determined Tuesday. Arrested less than a month ago, Garcia underwent his preliminary examination Tuesday morning at...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Judges
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