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Lawsuit in Ohio cancer cluster will take years
JOHN SEEWER,Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio. Despite a...Tags: Justice System, Trials, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Whirlpool Corp., Health
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Pa. abortion doctor gets third life sentence
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could "walk to the bus." Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the...
Tags: Punishment, Prescription Drugs, Prosecution, FBI, Criminal Laws
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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Senate, Politics, Freedom of the Press
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3 SBPD officers facing second lawsuit
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- A clerk at a local convenience store has filed a civil lawsuit against three South Bend police officers alleging "intentional and/or negligent infliction of emotional distress" and violation of his civil rights, among other claims. The...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Cinnamon, Crime, Law and Justice
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Push continues to fix Mich.'s indigent defense
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Almost five years have passed since a study showed poor criminal defendants are routinely processed through Michigan's justice system without ever speaking to an attorney in violation of the Constitution. It has been nearly a...Tags: Prosecution, Politics, Parties and Movements, Government, Lawyers
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Elkhart sheriff won't enforce future gun laws
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — The Elkhart County sheriff told gun rights supporters at a weekend rally that he won't enforce any future laws that infringe on the public's right to bear arms. Sheriff Bradley Rogers told about 200 people, many of whom held...Tags: Jackie Walorski, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Gun Control, Civil Rights
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Notre Dame making changes to sex assault response
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - The University of Notre Dame has agreed to make changes in how it handles investigations of campus sexual assaults as a result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Specifically, the...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Health, Politics, Crimes
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Authorities finish roundup of all the Cash Out Boyz
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- A South Bend police officer investigating robberies was scouring social media sites for connections among suspects back in 2011. A name new to law enforcement at the time emerged from her research: the Cash Out Boyz. Almost simultaneously,...Tags: Punishment, Witnesses, Prosecution, Law Enforcement, FBI
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Michigan prevails in lawsuit over girl's 2008 death
CENTREVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Child welfare workers can't be sued in the death of a southwestern Michigan teen who perished in a fire, even if they knew she was regularly tied to her bed by her parents, a federal appeals court said. A three-judge...
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Report: Many Ind. districts flout law on contracts
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — More than 25 percent of Indiana school superintendents do not comply with a year-old state law requiring them to post their employment contracts on their districts' websites, a report Sunday said. The Evansville Courier &...Tags: Justice System, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Pa. abortion trial: Assistant gave anesthesia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman trained only as a medical assistant told jurors Wednesday that she gave anesthesia, set dosing amounts and performed ultrasounds when she worked at a now-shuttered abortion clinic whose owner is charged with killing a...Tags: Procedural Sedation, Career and Workplace, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prosecution, Criminal Laws
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How will the Boston Bombings impact security at large public events locally, like the Sunburst?
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Local law enforcement officials say what happened in Boston is a reminder to police everywhere, that no matter where you are, tragedies like this can happen anywhere. The Sunburst Race is one of the premiere running events in the...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics, Law Enforcement, Government
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