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Boston bomb suspect hospitalized under heavy guard
Associated PressBoston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday — apparently in no shape to be interrogated — as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope...Tags: Lawyers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Islam, Fenway Park, Religion and Belief
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ACLU threatens action if Chambersburg school board denies Gay-Straight Alliance club
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against a Franklin County, Pa., school board that denied students’ request to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their high school. The ACLU of Pennsylvania contends the...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Students, Judges
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Bill on cell phone tracking raises concerns of privacy
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant. Opponents of the legislation said during a House judiciary committee hearing...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Howard County, Telecommunication Service, Crime, Law and Justice
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Court wary of warrantless blood tests in DUI cases
The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to allow police to routinely order blood tests for unwilling drunken-driving suspects without at least trying to obtain a search warrant from a judge. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about a...
Tags: Lawyers, Antonin Scalia, Crimes, Justice System, Drunk Driving
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Mail Call - Dec. 13
“You know, I got to thinking about these grandparents, which I am one, and my biggest thrill is when I get a chance to hug my grandchild, to set them on my lap or say a kind thing to them. So if you want to make your day, give your grandchild a hug,...Tags: Religious Festivals, Atlantic Coast Conference, Cam Cameron, Mitt Romney, Maryland Terrapins
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Letters to the Editor- Dec. 22
Killing of innocent children can’t be explained To the editor: At 89 years of age, this is among the worst unbelievable acts of evil that has happened in my lifetime. I’m a World War II veteran with terrible combat experiences, but this...Tags: Belief and Faith, World War II (1939-1945), Schools, Justice System, Judges
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Pa. court asked to order correct voter ID info
A Pennsylvania court is being asked to order the state to stop misleading messages over whether voters must show photo identification on Election Day, and clearly broadcast the message that photo ID isn’t required. Lawyers led by the American Civil...Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Interior Policy, Tom Corbett, Personal Data Collection
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Lloyd Waters: Do high schools need a dress code?
I used to have a dress code policy at my prison, and was surprised recently when I read of Superintendent Joe Padasak’s difficulty as he attempts to implement a dress code policy for the Chambersburg Area Senior High School. A school dress code can...Tags: Tupac Shakur, Students, Malcolm X, Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning
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Pa. voter ID judge suggests striking part of law
A judge considering a challenge to a politically charged Pennsylvania law that requires voters to show photo identification suggested Thursday he may strike part of it so that someone who doesn’t have a valid ID at the polls can cast a provisional...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Trials
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George Michael: Democrats not all that inclusive
Was God “booed” at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte earlier this month? A simple procedural process of getting a reference to God and a statement about Jerusalem and Israel in the Democratic platform turned into a public...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Politics, Democratic Party
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Lloyd Waters: Want to vote? Show your mug
When I worked at the Big House, all visitors were required to show photo identification before entry into the prison. When I am stopped by a policeman, I am required to submit my driver’s license with photo for identification. When I go to an...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Tom Firey: Friendly advice for Democrats
The 2012 general election campaign officially begins this week with the opening of the Republican National Convention, followed next week by the Democratic Convention. The parties’ presidential nominees, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, have been...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Poverty, Religion and Belief
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