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W.Va. sheriff fatally shot, suspect in custody
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — A sheriff known for cracking down on the drug trade in southern West Virginia's coalfields was fatally shot Wednesday in the spot where he usually parked his car for lunch, a state official said, and a suspect was in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Prosecution, Murder, Justice System
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Judge: Ind. senators can't defend immigration law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rebuffed three Indiana lawmakers who asked to defend parts of the state's immigration law in court after the attorney general declined to do so. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, who has barred...Tags: Police Arrests, Labor Legislation, Migration, Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
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Ind. Senate panel backs tougher marijuana penalties
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The penalties for marijuana possession and dealing will be tougher than first proposed in a major overhaul of Indiana's criminal sentencing laws under changes approved Thursday by a state Senate committee. The move to...
Tags: Mike Pence, Crimes, Prisons, Prosecution, Drug Trafficking
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Former St. Joseph Co. registration worker pleads guilty in ballot petition fraud
She pleaded guilty to forgery and ballot petition fraud but if Bev Shelton cooperates with prosecutors, she might not get any jail time. Shelton is one of three people accused of forging signatures to get Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Indiana's...
Tags: Voting, Prosecution, John Broden, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Mich. now right-to-work; effects will be delayed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A right-to-work law is on the books in Michigan, a mainstay of organized labor, but those considering opting out of paying union dues will have to wait months or years to do so. The law, which lets workers choose not to pay...Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Laws, Labor Legislation, United Auto Workers, Politics
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Elkhart rally calls on prosecutor to drop murder charges against 4 teens
WSBT-TVELKHART – Four teenagers in Elkhart are facing felony murder charges for a murder they didn’t commit. Now, one of their families is asking the prosecutor to throw out the charges. Last October, 21-year-old Danzele Johnson was shot and...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Murder, Justice System
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'The guns are loaded': Prosecutor to weigh charges against teacher
LAKE STATION, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana prosecutor is reviewing whether a teacher who wrote threatening messages on his classroom blackboard should face criminal charges. Lake Station Police Chief Kevin Garber said Tuesday that...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System
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Mich. courts weigh suits against right-to-work law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Several courts are weighing a host of legal questions about Michigan's right-to-work law, including how it was passed and how it will affect tens of thousands of public workers, however, none were expected to issue rulings...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Public Employees, Labor Disputes, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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Indiana court upholds broadest school voucher program
The Indiana Supreme Court is upholding the Hoosier state's school voucher program. The vote to continue using taxpayer money to send kids to private school was unanimous. While some are celebrating others are not so pleased with the ruling. The...
Tags: Mike Pence, Parochial Schools, Religion and Belief, Students, Religious Education
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Administrators armed in W. Colo. school district
DENVER (AP) — As lawmakers across the country debate arming teachers and administrators to prevent another deadly school shooting, one Colorado school district has voted to let its superintendent and a high school principal carry concealed semi-...
Tags: Shootings, Gun Control, Labor Legislation, Weaponry, Laws
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Pence picks Hurley for Superior Court
South Bend TribuneIndiana Gov. Mike Pence has appointed St. Joseph Circuit Court Magistrate Elizabeth Hurley to the St. Joseph Superior Court. The magistrate and former St. Joseph County deputy prosecutor will assume the bench of Judge Roland Chamblee when he retires on...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, Regional Authority, Elizabeth Hurley
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Same-sex marriage: Which Supreme Court case is more important?
CBS NewsIn two different cases this week, the Supreme Court will consider the powerful question of what it means to be married. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case considering the constitutionality of California's gay...Tags: Civil Rights, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Social Issues
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