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Death Row Teen Released Today
The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released Monday after serving a prison term that was shortened after the state Supreme Court...Tags: Murder, Human Rights, Politics, Prisons, Punishment
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Anne Arundel bar foundation names high school essay winners
Students from three Anne Arundel County high schools will receive prizes Tuesday from the Anne Arundel County Bar Foundation for taking top honors in the organization’s annual essay contest. This past spring, the contest asked students to write an...Tags: Glen Burnie, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Kansas voting rights group reacts to Arizona ruling
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsNews that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Arizona's proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration was welcomed at the Peace and Social Justice Center in Wichita. The activist group has fought against a similar Kansas law since before it...Tags: Politics, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Pa. Supreme Court throws out judges' retirement suit
Judges who challenged the Pennsylvania Constitution's mandatory retirement age should pursue an amendment to eliminate it, the state Supreme Court said Monday in throwing out their case. The decision ends a lawsuit in state court by a group of county...Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Retirement
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Diversity has many meanings
After teaching diversity-related classes for the past 11 years, my views on the subject have changed. Initially, I sought to change the biased views and opinions of students taking my class. Today, my revelation is that, although I would still like to...Tags: Social Issues, Abraham Lincoln, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Gays and Lesbians
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Nancy Sarowski: Questions on same sex marriage
Some in the media and in politics are pitting us against each other for their own purposes. They characterize conservatives as heartless and mean spirited; only caring for the rich and having no compassion for those in need. Hopefully, these columns can...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Marriage, Elections, AIDS
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Clarence Thomas' legal time machine zooms to 1789
Don't let the U.S. Supreme Court's very contemporary cases on gene patenting and same-sex marriage fool you: At least one justice is still living in the 18th century and doesn't care who knows it. Justice Clarence Thomas followed his astonishingly...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Clock ticking for Big Ben?
Of The Morning CallLots of speculation today about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's future ... Bethlehem Sands continues to rake in the cash from table games ... Get ready for sticker shock: Starbucks will post calorie counts at all its stores later this month ... The U.S....Tags: Starbucks Corp., Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Land Price, Ben Bernanke
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Mother finally feels free after charges dismissed in death of son
Even when she was released from prison, Nicole Harris wasn't free. Not until Monday, that is, when her lawyer sent a four-word text message that changed the course of her life: "All good. Charges dismissed." "I was ecstatic," said Harris, 31, who...
Tags: Chicago Police Department, Laws, Northwestern University, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws
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Defense in murdered Montana teacher case seeks to avoid death
BILLINGS, Mont. - Defense attorneys are seeking to avoid the death penalty for one of two men charged in the killing of a Montana high school teacher because they say the suspect is mentally disabled. Twenty-four-year-old Michael Spell of Colorado faces...Tags: Murder, Health and Safety at School, Justice System, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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About former Sen. George LeMieux
Senator George LeMieux focuses his practice on complex business litigation and corporate strategic counseling, resolving business disputes and advising CEOs and prominent individuals on business, law and politics from a state and national perspective....
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About Walter "Skip" Campbell
Senator Walter G. "Skip" Campbell, Jr. was born in Rockaway Beach, New York, on November 12, 1948. Skip began at St. John Vianney Seminary and continued at the University of Florida, where he was inducted into Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor...
Tags: Arthritis Foundation, Book, Crime, Law and Justice, American Diabetes Association, Executive Branch
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