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Testimony ends in Sturgis trial
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- The 12 jurors in the trial of Terry Sturgis have now seen it all. After five days of witness testimony, photographs, a four-hour videotaped interview, and physical evidence, St. Joseph Deputy Prosecutor Joel Gabrielse rested his case on...Tags: Justice System, Concerts, Murder, Entertainment, Music
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Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates — including Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber. Kaczynski graduated in 1962 and is serving a life sentence for...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Punishment
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Notre Dame, Catholic Diocese, others file suit regarding HHS mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and several other area organizations filed suit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation that requires religious organizations to...Tags: Hilda Solis, Health Treatments, Insurance, Colleges and Universities, Timothy Dolan
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Woman whose fetus died after suicide try gets bail
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge set bail Friday for a Chinese immigrant who has spent more than a year in jail on charges that she murdered her 33-week-old fetus by eating rat poison, in a closely watched case that has potentially broad...
Tags: Suicide, Justice and Rights, Justice System, David Cook, Civil Rights
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Ky. weighed politics, medicine in inmate's surgery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A condemned killer's fight to receive surgery for agonizing hip pain pushed Kentucky officials into an uncomfortable debate over security, politics and even the possibility of inviting scorn from Fox News pundits. Emails...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Prisons, Hips, News Media, Justice System
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Justice: Prisons to step up anti-rape efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued mandatory screening, enforcement and prevention regulations designed to reduce the number of...Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Standards, Eric Holder, Sexual Assault
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Diocese wants fertilization suit dismissed
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial schoolteacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant. The...Tags: Minority Groups, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Church and State Relations, Employment
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Woman who ate poison while pregnant loses appeal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday declined to drop murder and feticide charges against a woman who ate rat poison while she was pregnant in a case that medical and women's rights groups contend could have larger repercussions....Tags: Politics, Prisons, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Civil Rights
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Court revives lawsuit by Michigan prison employee
LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — A federal court has reinstated a lawsuit by a Michigan prison employee who says she was illegally reassigned after telling lawmakers that officials were coddling inmates, partly by allowing rap contests. Ruth Mosholder says her...
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Debate still lights up over Michigan smoking ban
Associated Press ReportLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some state lawmakers are trying to burn holes in Michigan's 2-year-old smoking ban, which has cleared the air in public places and enjoyed support but contributed to cash-flow problems at some bars. An amendment added to a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Laws
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Lawsuit targets Indiana's largest hospital group
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's hospital boards and trial lawyers are closely monitoring a lawsuit that accuses the state's largest hospital group of charging uninsured patients more for treatment than insured patients. The case, set for May 10...Tags: Breach of Contract, Medical Procedures and Tests, Trials, Corporate Crime, Health
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Fired Ohio teacher: Catholic schools discriminated
CINCINNATI (AP) — At age 30 and single, Christa Dias wanted a baby and decided on artificial insemination. The results: a 14-month-old daughter she adores, a lost job and a federal discrimination lawsuit now moving forward that is being viewed as...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Colleges and Universities, Church and State Relations, Christianity, Justice System
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