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Restaurant attack may be battle over views on race
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Five men accused of attacking a group of diners with hammers and metal batons at a suburban Chicago restaurant are in jail, though the fight appears to be continuing online as word spread that the incident was apparently...Tags: Justice System, Sports, Justice and Rights, Baseball, Prosecution
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South Bend LGBT anti-discrimination bill goes into effect April 6
WSBT-TV ReporterThe South Bend Common Council human rights ordinance will, as of April 6, protect gender identity and sexual orientation from discrimination. The amended human rights ordinance passed with a 6-3 vote from the city's common council in the early hours of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Politics
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'We are Trayvon ... We are here' chant echoes through South Bend
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe driver of the gray pickup decked with matching gray rims wore a hoodie over a ball cap and sunglasses when he pulled up in the street. "I am Trayvon Martin," Joe Breathitt said. "Do you know how many times I've been pulled over because I'm wearing...Tags: NAACP, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., Justice and Rights, Indiana University South Bend
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Michigan teacher: I was fired over Trayvon fundraiser
DETROIT (AP) — A teacher fired from a Michigan middle school after encouraging students to raise money for the family of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin said Tuesday she is confused by the dismissal and wants the school's administration to explain....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Trayvon Martin, Teaching and Learning, Council on American-Islamic Relations
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FACT FINDER: Will ACLU get involved in South Bend police wiretapping investigation?
Calls for the American Civil Liberties Union to get involved in the South Bend police wiretapping investigation may go unanswered. We wanted to know whether the ACLU would get involved and did a little Fact Finding to find out. There are certainly a lot...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, American Civil Liberties Union
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Lesbian Scout leader ousted in Ohio; parents upset
The first-graders in Ohio Pack 109's Tiger Scouts didn't know or care their den mother was a lesbian — at least not until the Boy Scouts of America threw her out over the organization's ban on gays. Now, parents who were aware of Jennifer Tyrell'...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Ohio River, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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National 'religious freedom' rally sparks big South Bend turnout
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA large crowd rallied Friday at Jon R. Hunt Plaza as part of a nationwide network of protests against the federal mandate that insurers provide birth control in all employer health plans, even those at many religious organizations. Men, women and...Tags: Health, Employment, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Birth Control
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South Bend march this Thursday for Trayvon Martin
WSBT-TV ReporterSOUTH BEND – Demonstrations continue over the killing of a black Florida teenager. This week a demonstration is being held in South Bend. Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot last month in the town of Sanford, Florida by neighborhood watch captain George...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Martin Luther King Jr., Justice and Rights, Indiana University South Bend
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Many free events celebrate King holiday
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will be Monday, and a range of events will mark it. Parking at South Bend’s Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St., will be free all day for Monday’s events. And donations of nonperishable food items will...Tags: Health, Entertainment, Religious Education, Human Rights, Movies
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Candidates challenged on gay rights
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates are being challenged on gay rights. In a nationally televised debate Sunday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was queried on comments he made in 1994 saying he would be a voice for...Tags: Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Elections, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups
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Court upholds firing of deputy who claimed racism
BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the firing of an Indiana sheriff's deputy who accused the department of racism in part because detectives watched excerpts from the movie "Blazing Saddles" in his presence. The Seventh...Tags: Justice System, Music, Entertainment Events, Music, Justice and Rights
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ACLU sues Indy over newspaper for homeless
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit claims Indianapolis officials are violating the First Amendment by preventing homeless vendors from selling a newspaper downtown in the week leading up to the Super Bowl. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Super Bowl, Litigation, Freedom of the Press
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