Opponents of the SB1070, the new Arizona immigration law, are claiming a partial victory after a federal judge issued an injuction blocking the state from allowing police to question people about their immigration status. Under SB1070, signed by Arizona Gov…. Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Let’s give a cheer for Title IX, the big winner in a July 21 decision by a federal district court judge in Connecticut. Judge Stefan Underhill has proclaimed competitive cheerleading not a sport for purposes of Title IX and the… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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DC same-sex marriage will remain legal, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled today.

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The state of Utah has launched an investigation after a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants in Utah was leaked.

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Utah Probes Leaked Illegal Immigrant List

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On July 13, 24 Hour Fitness, a nation-wide fitness company, became the subject of an employment discrimination suit.

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An 8-year-old autistic girl was handcuffed and arrested at her elementary school in Idaho after allegedly spitting on and inappropriately touching school instructors.

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What supposedly gives you a high, is legal and is hard to detect with drug testing?

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Synthetic Marijuana K2 Coming Under Fire

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Police finally captured the “Barefoot Bandit” after two years on the run. Colton Harris-Moore, 19, was nabbed after a high-speed boat chase by the Bahamas Police

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Preparing for church? Sunday clothes - check Book of hymns - check Handgun - wait, what? Supporters of gun control are questioning a new Louisiana law which allows guns in church statewide unless the church bans guns.

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On Tuesday, July 6, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii vetoed a state measure that would have provided same sex and unwed opposite sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples.

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