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These Are The Last Meals Of Innocent Men Who Were Executed
Amnesty International launched a jarring anti-capital punishment campaign that depicts the last meal requests of executed men who were later proved or presumed innocent.One example is Cameron Todd...
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There Will Be Dire Consequences If The Supreme Court Strikes Down A Key Part...
Supporters of the Voting Rights Act are painting a bleak picture of what it would mean for the rights of minority voters if the Supreme Court were to strike down the landmark 1965 law’s Section 5,...
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Oscar Pistorius Won't Have The Option Of A Jury Trial
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A look at the justice system in South Africa and what Oscar Pistorius faces after the double-amputee Olympic athlete was charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14...
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Authorities Are Investigating A Heinz Trade That Came From A Swiss Goldman...
(Reuters) - A Goldman Sachs private wealth client is the holder of the Swiss account at the center of an investigation into insider trading in H.J. Heinz Cooptions, regulators said in a court filing...
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Crime Writer Wins $50 Million Lawsuit Against Her Financial Advisor
Best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has walked away with a massive $51 million award in a lawsuit against her financial advisory firm.Cornwell accused New York-based Anchin, Block & Anchin...
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BIDEN: 'If You're Concerned About Your Political Survival, You Should Be...
DANBURY, Conn. — Speaking about 15 miles from the site of December's elementary-school massacre, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that it was "unacceptable not to take action" to curb gun...
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Here's Why Passengers Probably Don't Stand A Chance Of Successfully Suing...
Passengers who were stranded aboard the crippled Carnival cruise ship Triumph that languished in the Gulf of Mexico filed a class-action lawsuit against Carnival Corporation.The lawsuit, filed this...
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Laura Bush Wants To Be Edited Out Of This Pro-Gay Marriage Ad
Laura Bush is in a new pro-gay marriage commercial, and the former first lady isn't happy about it.The Respect for Marriage Coalition pulled a 2010 clip from CNN's "Larry King Live" in which Bush...
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South Africa Has Replaced The Clumsy Pistorius Detective With A Legendary...
South African police named its top detective to take over the Oscar Pistorius case Thursday after it emerged the officer who had been leading the investigation faces attempted murder charges."We...
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Two Democratic Senators Signaled A Big Shift On A Key Gun Control Proposal
DANBURY, Conn. — Connecticut's two Democratic Senators signaled Thursday that an assault weapons ban is unlikely to be taken up in Congress when legislative measures to curb gun violence are introduced...
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University In Colorado Instructs Women To Avoid Rape By Saying They Have...
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs became the subject of intense social media backlash this week after a student journalist found a ridiculous tip list for women to use to avoid being...
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The Argument Used To Desegregate Schools Could Be Key To Gay Rights
During his inauguration speech in January, President Obama made history by comparing the gay rights movement to African-Americans' fight for civil rights.Now gay couples arguing for marriage equality...
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Why Obama's Gun Control Proposals Might Be Doomed
Vice President Joe Bidengave an impassioned plea earlier today for increased measures to curb the nation's gun violence, about 15 miles away from the site of the horrific elementary-school massacre in...
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FBI Disciplines Employees For 'Sexting, Drunk Driving, Paying For Sex And...
The reports describe a "rash of sexting cases", include examples of employees using staff Blackberry devices to send rude texts and photosConfidential internal disciplinary reports obtained by a US...
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Pistorius Gets Bail
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial just released the sprinter on bail.The judge laid the groundwork for his decision very carefully, going into an extreme amount of detail on almost every...
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There's Still A Way To Stop Rich People From Buying Elections
Things aren't looking too good these days for advocates of campaign finance reform, election law professor Rick Hasen writes in Slate.The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to a hear a case that could...
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US Tells Russia To Stop Exploiting The Death Of A Child
The US ambassador to Moscow called on Russia to stop "sensational exploitation" of the tragic death in Texas of an adopted Russian boy as parliament Friday issued a special appeal to the US Congress on...
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Here's What A Post-War Approach To Drug Control Could Look Like
FROM the Colorado state capitol in Denver, head south on Broadway, one of the city’s main arteries, and before long you find yourself in "Broadsterdam", a cluster of dispensaries with names like Ganja...
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The American Bar Association Is Finally Trying To Make Sure Law Schools Don't...
The American Bar Association is looking for a "law school data cop" to make sure schools don't "fudge" post-graduate job stats, the National Law Journal reports.Every year, law schools have to give the...
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JOB OF THE WEEK: Data Center Director
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