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Supreme Court to review free speech of HIV/AIDS groups
Reuters(Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the government can require groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to have explicit policies that oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. The case is one of six that the...Tags: Trials, Prostitution, Malaria, Sex Crimes, Police Arrests
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Scotus upholds Liberty County conviction based on drug-sniffing dog
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFrom Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a trained police dog's search of a truck for evidence, saying that training and testing records had established the dog's reliability and given the police probable cause. The case was one... -
Notebook: Litmus tests await votes in SD Legislature
It would seem highly unlikely Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg pay attention to the South Dakota House of Representatives. Those three...Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Stephen Breyer
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The tide of Islamophobia
Today, the Maryland Conservative Action Network (MDCAN) is hosting a daylong conference in Annapolis entitled "Turning the Tides." Those scheduled to attend include Republican state Dels. Nic Kipke and Neil Parrott, Frederick County Board of Commissioners...Tags: Politics, Malcolm X, Religion and Belief, Anders Breivik, Social Issues
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Gay marriage before Supreme Court? Cases weighed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court. Three weeks after voters backed same-sex marriage in three states and defeated a ban in a fourth, the justices are meeting Friday to decide...
Tags: Trials, Labor Legislation, Family, Justice System, U.S. Senate
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Dog day at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has a Lemon Test (for church-and-state separation), a Miller Test (obscenity) and a Smith Test (religious freedom), not to mention the late Justice Potter Stewart's pornography test: He knew it when he saw it. To this...
Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Allergies, Heroin, Justice System
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Endorsing Barack Obama for President
If this was not totally obvious to everyone who glances at this column from time to time, I’m endorsing Barack Obama for president. Now I will make you suffer through a column about why I will vote for a second Obama term and why you should too....
Tags: Politics, Conservation, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Mitt Romney, Global Change
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Too soon to judge
Who knew that Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan went shooting with Justice Antonin Scalia — and liked it so much she has graduated from clay pigeons to live birds? This is one of the terrific inside stories about the justices in Jeffrey Toobin's new...
Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, White House, Interior Policy, Finance
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Affirmative action at risk in college admissions
The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue of racial preference in college admissions on Wednesday, and that ought to be a concern for those who believe such policies have provided countless opportunities for minorities — and enriched the educational...Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court, Louisiana State University, Minority Groups, University of Michigan
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Women's voices, women's votes
TV commercials, debates, rallies and campaign speeches are among the ways to view the presidential candidates' positions and what's important to women in this year's election. Another way is speaking to female legislators to get their perspective on...Tags: Politics, Mitt Romney, Maryland General Assembly, Colleges and Universities, Democratic Party
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Justices to Re-Examine Use of Race in College Admissions
CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Heman Marion Sweatt and Abigail Noel Fisher both wanted to attend the University of Texas at Austin. Both claimed their race was a primary reason for their rejection. Both filed civil rights lawsuits, and the Supreme Court...Tags: Civil Rights, Litigation, Politics, Louisiana State University, University of Michigan
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Juvenile Justice: They're Just Kids
Teenagers under age 18 who are charged with misdemeanors can no longer be tried as adults in Connecticut. This overdue new law reflects a more nuanced societal understanding of adolescent development and psychology. By 2010, Connecticut was one of only...
Tags: Trials, National Institutes of Health, Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Quinnipiac University
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