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Ohio landlord fights 'White Only' pool sign ruling
CINCINNATI (AP) — A landlord found to have discriminated against a black girl by posting a "White Only" sign at a swimming pool wants a state civil rights commission to reconsider its decision. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission found on Sept. 29...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Judges
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Effort aims to rescue gay nightclub in Mishawaka
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Faced with a crushing debt and the prospect that he'd have to close the gay nightclub he started 21 years ago, John Shockey popped the words "Save Trumans" on his marquee. All he wanted was to boost business. But Truman's Nightclub, a...Tags: Television Industry, Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Indiana University South Bend
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Kansas tea party illustration draws racism claims
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A tea party group in Kansas says its depiction of President Barack Obama as a skunk is satire, not racism as the leader of a civil rights group alleges. Hutchinson-based Patriot Freedom Alliance says on its website that like...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Sarah Palin, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama
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South Bend appeals Family Dollar decision
SOUTH BEND — The city of South Bend is appealing a federal judge’s ruling in the recent Family Dollar store lawsuit to clarify how city redevelopment projects involving religious institutions should be handled in the future. “What we...Tags: Justice System, Church and State Relations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Christianity
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Today's Trayvon Martin march, rally to be peaceful gathering in South Bend
Affirming the value of every person is the theme for Thursday's "1,000,000 Hoodie March" in South Bend, a show of unified spirit in the wake of Florida teen Trayvon Martin's shooting death. SOUTH BEND MARCH, RALLY DETAILS - 3 to 5 p.m. ... Youth...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Trayvon Martin, Justice and Rights, Indiana University South Bend
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Woman charged with trying to sell child
SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) — A Tampa Bay area woman has been charged with trying to sell her 5-year-old son for $2,000. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reports that 28-year-old Jessica Marie Beers was arrested Saturday and charged with sale of...Tags: Tampa, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Alcoholic Beverages
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ND changes sex assault investigation procedures
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND — Students who report sexual assaults at the University of Notre Dame are now assigned a trained resource coordinator, don’t have to face their alleged assailant in a hearing room and may appeal any decision reached by a campus...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Sexual Assault, Justice and Rights, Prostitution
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Most states likely to spurn gay-marriage bandwagon
As hundreds of gay couples became newlyweds in New York over the weekend, their well-wishers included many far-flung gays aware that their own states may never willingly allow same-sex marriage. In all, 30 states have adopted constitutional amendments...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Florida, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights Campaign
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No civil rights charges in Indy teen's beating
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it won't pursue civil rights charges against white Indianapolis police officers involved in the beating and arrest of a biracial teenager. Brandon Johnson suffered a swollen, bruised face...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Marchers seek to raise abuse awareness
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - Protecting the community’s children is everybody’s business. That was one of the messages delivered at the march and prayer vigil Saturday in the same neighborhood where 10-year-old Tramelle Sturgis died Nov. 4. Tramelle, a...Tags: Child Abuse, Justice and Rights, Indiana University South Bend, Abusive Behavior
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Proposal stirring debate on South Bend council
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A proposal to change the city's human rights ordinance to protect people from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation is already stirring controversy on the Common Council. Council members assigned the measure to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Politics, Human Rights
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Michigan jail inmate says 'lack of porn violates U.S. Constitution'
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jail inmate says he's being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because he can't have pornography. In a handwritten lawsuit, 21-year-old Kyle Richards claims his civil rights are being violated at the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Justice and Rights, Bank Robbery, Michigan
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