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Roberts to give LaLumiere address
LAPORTE -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver the commencement address at LaLumiere School, where he graduated in 1973. Roberts, who grew up in Long Beach, will speak at the May 24 graduation ceremony, which starts at 10 a.m....Tags: Judges, Bethlehem Steel, George W. Bush, Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Justice System
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts to speak at N. Ind. high school he graduated from in 1973
LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will return to northwest Indiana to give the commencement speech at the Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from in 1973. Roberts is scheduled to speak at the May 24...Tags: Judges, Graduation, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice
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Here is the latest Indiana news from The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former southeastern Indiana psychologist has surrendered her state license after admitting she fraudulently billed Medicaid for patient therapy she never provided. Seventy-year-old Medea Woods of Rising Sun also was sentenced...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions
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Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Religion and Belief, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Roman Catholicism
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Nation and Melone: Will Supreme Court end affirmative action for college admissions?
Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice. The towering rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" was shamefully belied by the enshrinement of slavery...
Tags: Racism, Students, Social Issues, Discrimination, Texas Legislature
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COLUMN - The continuing struggle for voting rights: William Yeomans
ReutersBy William Yeomans May 7 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, recently issued a report recommending that the Civil Rights Division should no longer favor applicants who have demonstrated an interest in civil...Tags: Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Justice System
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Kagan thanks Lugar for 'courage' in vote for her, support sparked his tea party ouster
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is thanking former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar for voting to put her on the bench. Lugar's votes for Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor (soh-toh-my-YOR') were among issues that sparked tea party...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Elections, Politics, Richard Lugar, Elena Kagan
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What gives with Sandra Day O'Connor?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...
Tags: Voting, Judges, CBS Corp., Chicago Tribune, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Goodman defense expands case for new trial
John Goodman's bid for a new trial may have gotten a boost Wednesday with yet more allegations against a juror already accused of misconduct in the Wellington polo magnate's DUI manslaughter trial last year. Juror Dennis DeMartin, of Delray Beach, spoke...
Tags: Police Arrests, Judges, Justice System, Drunk Driving, Trials
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: April 24
The following items were taken from police reports. Tinley Park •A wallet containing $200, credit cards and identification was reported taken April 12 from a 55-year-old Manhattan woman while shopping at a household decorating-organizing store at...
Tags: Police Arrests, Misdemeanors, Assault, Manhattan (New York City), Crimes
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Walmart bill's death a strange development [Editorial]
A Harford County Council bill designed to block the proposed move of Walmart's Abingdon store about two miles to the north to a plot near the intersection of Route 924 and Plumtree Road came to strange end last week. The bill, which initially seemed...Tags: Walmart
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Man 'sucker-punched' by ex-wife's boyfriend in Bel Air [Harford police blotter]
Aberdeen Christina S. Harris, 22, of the 100 block of Edmund Street, was charged Friday with theft between $1,000 and $10,000 and scheming to commit theft between $1,000 and $10,000. Jennifer N. Herron, 40, of the 200 block of Garner Drive, was...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Brooklyn (New York City), Theft, Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez , Walmart
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