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    May 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Indiana county sued by arrested Occupy protesters

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Occupy protesters filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against sheriff's officers in a central Indiana county who they say shoved one of them roughly into a wall and arrested them as they tried to enter the county courthouse....

    Tags: Protest, Trials, Laws, Justice System, Litigation

    2. May 19, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  2. Federal report documents inmate sex abuse highest at Indy jail

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Judge refuses to dismiss Mich. right-to-work lawsuit

    MASON, Mich. (AP) — An Ingham County judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that says Michigan's right-to-work law should be struck down because people were locked out of the Capitol for hours while the measure was debated in December. Circuit...

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges

    4. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. 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, Trials, Career and Workplace, Laws, Bill Schuette

    5. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Michigan's sex offenders could face annual fees

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A bill to require the more than 40,000 people on Michigan's sex offender registry to pay an annual fee is igniting a debate over who should bear the costs for operating the system that tracks offenders. The bill recently...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  6. 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: U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Laws, Health and Safety at School, Justice System

    7. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Ind. consumer group sues cities over restrictions

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A consumer advocacy group has filed a pair of federal lawsuits challenging two Indiana cities' restrictions on door-to-door fundraising and membership drives. The Citizens Action Coalition filed lawsuits Thursday against...

    Tags: Trials, Litigation

    8. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. Michigan lawmakers consider new welfare drug testing law

    <span style="font-size: small;">Should welfare recipients in Michigan suspected of using drugs be tested?</span>
    WSBT-TV
    Should welfare recipients in Michigan suspected of using drugs be tested? And if they fail, lose benefits? There's a heated debate about the issue going on in the legislature right now and on our WSBT Facebook page. By late Wednesday afternoon, more...

    Tags: Drug Use, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy

    9. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. Bill requires drug tests for welfare recipients

    <span style="font-size: small;">LANSING, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Michigan lawmakers are planning to consider a bill that would require welfare applicants and recipients to pass drug tests.</span>
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are planning to consider a bill that would require welfare applicants and recipients to pass drug tests. Republican-sponsored legislation being considered Wednesday by a House committee would establish a...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Politics

    10. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  10. Prayer at township meeting draws ACLU's attention

    OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A township board in suburban Detroit that opened a meeting with a prayer has drawn the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union. The Oakland Press of Pontiac reports (http://bit.ly/Yaq9ux ) the Nov. 27 meeting...
    11. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Lawsuit pending on domestic partner benefits ban

    <span style="font-size: small;">DETROIT (AP) &mdash; People who lost domestic partner benefits under a 2011 Michigan law say they're feeling the pinch as they wait months for a judge to decide whether the ban affecting public school and local government employees is unconstitutional.</span>
    DETROIT (AP) — People who lost domestic partner benefits under a 2011 Michigan law say they're feeling the pinch as they wait months for a judge to decide whether the ban affecting public school and local government employees is unconstitutional....

    Tags: Trials, Career and Workplace, Laws, Health and Safety at School, Lawyers

    12. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  12. Judge opens door for Michigan juvenile lifers

    DETROIT (AP) — All Michigan inmates serving no-parole sentences for murder committed as juveniles are entitled to a chance at release, a judge said Wednesday, declaring that a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision applies retroactively. The...

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Prisons, Laws

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