Trial started Tuesday in the case of 17-year-old Brandon McInerney, who is accused of killing gay classmate Lawrence King three years ago after becoming fed up with the 8th grader’s open displays of homosexuality. While prosecutors painted McInerney as an… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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LA Teen Planned Gay Classmate’s Murder

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Burns and car crashes are expected over Fourth of July weekend, but the town of Norwood, Massachusetts was treated to a different kind of accident this year when a parade cannon misfired, injuring Kevin Roche. Lest you think that the… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Mass. Parade Cannon Misfires, Injures Actor

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Dharun Ravi has been indicted by a New Jersey grand jury for his involvement in the events that led to Tyler Clementi’s suicide. For those who don’t recall, Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutger’s University, jumped off the George Washington..

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Tyler Clementi’s Roommate Indicted in Suicide

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Lesbian, bisexual and gay youth are singled out more than their heterosexual counterparts for punishment from authorities, according to a new study. The study, undertaken at Yale and to be published in the January 2011 issue of the medical journal… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Police Stop, Arrest, Punish Gay Youth More

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This gal isn’t exactly Lorena Bobbitt, but she’s close. Police are still scratching their heads over the case of a Sheboygan, Wisconsin woman who bit off her husband’s tongue during what must have been a very, very unromantic kiss. Karen…

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Woman Bit Off Husband’s Tongue During Kiss

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Patient safety in hospitals is not improving. That is the conclusion of recent study, conducted from 2002-2007 that looked at 10 North Carolina hospitals — a sample that researchers believe is accurately indicative of a national problem. The main issue..

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Patient Safety: Doctors Still Kill 100K Yearly

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As discussed in a prior post, this past December, gay teen Constance McMillen had requested of Itawamba Agricultural High School in Mississippi that she be allowed to bring her girlfriend as a date to the school prom and wear a tux. This… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Prom Date Update: ACLU, School in Court

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So much for the second and even third wave of feminism. It’s back to sister vs. sister in the great state of North Carolina where scorned wife Cynthia Shackelford has won $9 million from her alienation of affection suit against her husband’s mistress.

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Sore Spouse in N.C. Wins $9 Mill from Other Woman

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Constance McMillen, a senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi can’t go to her school’s prom because it was cancelled. Thanks to her. On her big night, Constance wanted to bring her girlfriend as a date and wear a..

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Mississippi School’s Prom Cancelled over Gay Date

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