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Feds drop charges against late Internet activist Aaron Swartz
Federal prosecutors in Boston have dropped charges against Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz, 26, was found dead Friday in his New York apartment. He apparently had hanged himself. Prosecutors filed the notice of dismissal on Monday. Swartz's...
Tags: Justice System, Conde Nast Publications, Science, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Immigrants with no criminal history get lengthy stays at little-known jail
DEERFIELD BEACH Hundreds of men and women who have committed minor offenses, such as driving without a license, or no apparent crime at all, are locked up for weeks and months in a little-known central Broward County facility run by a private company....
Tags: International Law, Hialeah, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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In China, press censorship protests continue
GUANGZHOU, China — Like wedding guests separated across the aisle, the protesters assembled on either side of a gated driveway at the headquarters of the embattled Southern Weekly newspaper. To the right, several dozen supporters of the newspaper...Tags: Parties and Movements, Strikes, Media Industry, Political Systems, China
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Mass protests against government spread in Iraq
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Iraq on Friday, charging that Sunni Muslims had been disenfranchised under the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and pressing for detainees to be freed. Protests have raged for weeks and...
Tags: Philippines, Muqtada Sadr, Al Jazeera (tv network), Japan, South Korea
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Occupy L.A. protesters sue city
L.A. NOWProtesters in the Occupy Los Angeles movement filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the city and high-ranking officials alleging that the group's constitutional rights were violated during its eviction. The lawsuit alleges that the Los Angeles... -
Relatives of Erika Andiola, immigrant activist, detained
Erika Andiola, a well-known immigrant rights leader, watched Thursday night as agents handcuffed and took away her mother and adult brother from their Phoenix home--arrests that sparked swift outrage among activists like her across the nation....
Tags: International Law, Personal Data Collection, Migration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Social Security
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Vietnam jails activists up to 13 years for 'subversion'
Fourteen activists were convicted of subversion Wednesday in Vietnam and sentenced to up to 13 years in prison, in an unusually large case centering on their alleged ties to a banned democracy group. Vietnamese state media reported that the dissidents...Tags: Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Vietnam, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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O.C. reverses course, recognizes Harvey Milk Day
L.A. NOWIn addition to Constitution Week, Cyber Security Awareness Month and Wear Red for Women Day, Harvey Milk Day will now be officially recognized by Orange County supervisors. The decision marks a reversal for county supervisors, who twice previously refused... -
With no Supreme Court word on gay marriage, couples set for delays
L.A. NOWAfter the U.S. Supreme Court did not make a decision Monday on whether to take up the issue of same-sex marriage in California, local wedding planners say one thing is certain: There will be more delays.... -
Protesters arrested outside Wal-Mart in Paramount
L.A. NOWA small number of protesters outside a Wal-Mart in Paramount were arrested peacefully early Friday afternoon as part of a Black Friday demonstration against the retail giant's labor practices, authorities said. TV footage showed handcuffed protesters... -
Activists call for charges in man's police custody death
Activists gathered in front of a downtown Baltimore courthouse Monday, calling for State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein to bring charges against officers being investigated in the death of an East Baltimore man during an arrest. It has been more than a...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Shootings, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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A City Hall fight in Newport Beach
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNearly everyone in Newport Beach thinks they need a new City Hall. Getting them to agree on where to put it is another story. On Tuesday, voters will decide whether to locate a new civic center on a 12-acre site in Newport Center that was slated to...Tags: Demonstration, Politics, Road Transportation, Voting, Newport Beach
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