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Lawsuit: Bank executives violated civil rights
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Two customers of a bank formed in part to serve people in southeastern Michigan with roots in India say executives berated them and exchanged email calling Indians derogatory names. The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on....Tags: Justice and Rights, Trials, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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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: Public Employees, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil and Public Service, Government, Rick Snyder
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Decisions in same-sex marriage cases anxiously awaited
South Bend TribuneLegal scholars and pundits learned last year that trying to predict how the Supreme Court will decide a case after hearing arguments is risky. However, activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate remain clear about the stakes riding on the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, International Law
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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: Criminal Laws, Punishment, Law Enforcement, Theft, Gang Activity
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dennis Daugaard, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Teacher accused of cheating on ISTEP sues district
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A former Fort Wayne teacher who contends she was forced into early retirement after being accused of providing answers to Indiana's standardized tests is suing the school district, saying she was defamed. The lawsuit...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Trials, School Examinations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Officials delve into LaGrange County land deal
South Bend TribuneWOLCOTTVILLE -- Ruth and Alvin Lambright Jr. grew up together on the family "homeplace" in rural LaGrange County. Ruth and her younger brother, Alvin, ran the farm together for decades after their parents died and are described variously as "salt of...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Realty, Malpractice, Religion and Belief, Farms
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Indiana union membership at lowest level in 24 years
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — An aging workforce, shifting political winds and changes in the public sector have driven Indiana's union membership to its lowest recorded levels. But union leaders and experts say organized labor isn't dead yet. The...
Tags: Mitch Daniels, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Hazel Park prevails in lawsuit by hoops coach
HAZEL PARK, Mich. (AP) — A woman who sued in 1999 and eventually became coach of boys and girls basketball teams at a Detroit-area high school has lost a key court ruling years later in a related case. Geraldine Fuhr coached girls and boys at...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Litigation
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NW Ind. school, expelled girls reach settlement
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three Indiana girls who discussed which classmates they would like to kill in Facebook posts adorned with smiley faces and LOLs have reached a settlement with the school district that expelled them for violating an anti-...Tags: Trials, American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice
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School resumes for Newtown students as new details surface in investigation
(CNN) -- Across this devastated town, students returned to schools Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new reality. With their sense of normalcy shattered after last week's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, students at other schools are seeing more...Tags: Criminal Laws, Shootings, Lobbying, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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Defense seeks dismissal of Ind. fetal murder case
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer for a woman charged with murdering her infant because she ate rat poison while pregnant says records clearly show that the Indiana law she's charged under was only meant to apply to people who attack pregnant women,...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Religion and Belief, Feminism, Human Interest, Career and Workplace
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