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Parkland library sues school board to reverse tax rate cut
The Parkland Community Library on Friday sued the Parkland School Board to stop the district's plan to lower the special library tax rate in the next school year. The library asked Lehigh County Court for an injunction that would reverse the school...Tags: Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Lawyers
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Rand Paul seeking plaintiffs, funds for suit against NSA
Sen. Rand Paul is recruiting plaintiffs – and seeking donations – for a class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency. “Dear Patriot,” the Kentucky Republican wrote Thursday in an e-mail to supporters. “I’...Tags: Trials, National Security Agency, Elections, Edward Snowden, U.S. Department of Justice
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Lawsuit seeks to put 'Happy Birthday' in public domain
A filmmaker is suing to make the song "Happy Birthday to You" free for everyone to use. The plaintiff, Good Morning to You Productions Corp., a New York-based company that is making a documentary about the song, said it belongs in the public domain. ...
Tags: Human Interest, Trials, The Happiest News!, Entertainment, Music
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Jury convicts man in 2009 death of Boca Raton baby
Cynthia Sahagun has only a few memories and photographs of her grandson Cristiano Belle-Felix, who was murdered just before his first birthday in late 2009. But now she says she's comforted by a guilty verdict for the Boca Raton man charged in the...
Tags: Child Abuse, Skull Fracture, Trials, Prisons, Abusive Behavior
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Missouri lawyer brings nuisance-suit strategy to Pennsylvania fracking case
Six Pennsylvania families who sued Chevron and other companies over hydraulic fracturing-related claims have turned to a Missouri lawyer who has used nuisance allegations to win cases against commercial animal feed operations. The Fayette County...Tags: Human Interest, Trials, Energy, Laws, Litigation and Regulation
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Kim resigns from Calexico school board
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Joong Kim was, despite the opposition of some, a school trustee and a city councilman for some six months, but not anymore. Kim hand-delivered a letter of resignation to Imperial County Office of Education Superintendent Anne Mallory on...Tags: Voting, Trials, Elections, Politics, Local Elections
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Tim Weiner: Open up rulings of secret court to protect democracy
The U.S. has forsworn secret prisons. But we have reams of secret laws for our secret intelligence agencies, interpreted by a secret court that hands down secret rulings. The time is ripe to declassify the rulings, enough to reassure us that the rule of...
Tags: National Security Agency, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, Espionage and Intelligence, Justice System
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Ask a real estate pro: Condo board may have exceeded authority
Sentinel CorrespondentBoard-certified real estate lawyer Gary M. Singer writes about the housing market at SunSentinel.com/housekeys each Friday. To ask him a question, click here. Q: I live in a condominium for seniors, and the building needs repairs. The board has...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Legal Services, Lawyers
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4-H cheating scandal in SD reaches appeals court
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing arguments in a lawsuit stemming from a 4-H cheating scandal in South Dakota. The family of White Lake teenager Bayley Kroupa says she was humiliated and denied due process...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Judges
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Atheist group sues Orange schools, claiming censorship
An atheist group that distributed pamphlets in 11 Orange County high schools last month filed a lawsuit today against Orange County Public Schools, claiming censorship. The Freedom From Religion Foundation and its local affiliate, the Central Florida...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Orlando, Religious Texts
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Swaim gets 10-year sentence for child molestation
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAn Imperial County Superior Court judge on Wednesday sentenced John Swaim to 10 years in prison after being convicted on four counts of child molestation in February. Swaim, a former California Highway Patrol lieutenant based in Winterhaven, had been...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Lawyers, Punishment
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George Zimmerman trial: What will both sides seek in jurors?
SANFORD — Picking a jury can be slow and tedious, but some lawyers say it is the most important part of a trial. "It's critical," said Orlando defense attorney Diana Tennis. That process begins Monday for George Zimmerman, the 29-year-old former...
Tags: Trayvon Martin, Trials, Lawyers, Sanford, George Zimmerman
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