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Santa Cruz Nazi Salute Case Headed to Trial

October 7th, 2011
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Run With the Bulls in AZ? Sign Huge Waiver First

October 7th, 2011
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The Arizona bull run is back after a 10 year hiatus, and it comes with a 7-page waiver. This isn’t Pamplona, after all.  Hundreds of runners are expected to descend on Cave Creek next weekend, where they will be chased by 1,500-pound bulls. Despite no reported injuries at his three…..

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Confederate Flag Sparks Anger Among SC Neighbors

September 27th, 2011
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In South Carolina, the Confederate flag remains a hotly contested symbol of this nation’s past. But in one historically black neighborhood, it continues to be an integral part of the present. Residents of Summerville are currently embroiled in a year-long battle over Annie Chambers Caddell’s Confederate flag

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Fla. Doctor Gun Law Blocked by Fed. Judge

September 15th, 2011
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A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking Florida’s doctor gun law, which effectively bans doctors from asking patients about gun use and firearm safety. As exhibited by its official name (Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act), legislators passed the…

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Celebrity Phone Hacking: ScarJo Threatens Suit

September 15th, 2011
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Last March, celebrity phone hackings began to surface. One of the newest victims is movie star Scarlett Johansson, whose photographs were leaked to the Internet.

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Southwest Blackout Caused by Negligence?

September 15th, 2011
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Is it possible to win a blackout lawsuit?

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Teacher Has No Right to Religious Banners: 9th Cir.

September 14th, 2011
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Finding that a San Diego teacher had no right to hang 7-foot-long religious banners in his classroom, the 9th Circuit has reiterated that a public teacher’s free speech rights essentially cease to exist while on school property and in the…

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Fewer TSA Pat Downs, Shoe Removal for Kids

September 14th, 2011
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Should TSA pat-downs for kids be the same as pat-downs for adults? Many Americans probably feel that it’s unnecessary for young children to go through the same TSA procedures that adults go through.

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Racy Facebook Photos Protected by Constitution, Ind. Court Rules

August 18th, 2011
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When a group of teenage girls attending Churubusco High School in Indiana spent a summer sleepover posting racy Facebook photos of themselves interacting with multicolored phallic lollipops, they had no idea that their behavior would soon be the subject of… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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‘Hot Sauce Mom’ on Trial in AK for Child Abuse

August 18th, 2011
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The “Hot Sauce Mom” trial began this week in Anchorage, Alaska, with prosecutors showing members of the jury a video of Jessica Beagley punishing her 7-year-old adoptive son. Charged with misdemeanor child abuse in February, the mom’s unorthodox style of… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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