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Judge sets deadline in 'America's toughest sheriff' Arizona profiling case
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge who found Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio racially profiled Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration gave attorneys on Friday an August deadline to agree to steps to correct the abuse and indicated he is likely to...Tags: Migration, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Civil Rights
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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: Justice System, Espionage and Intelligence, Civil Rights, U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights
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Too much comfort in secret-keeping
Los Angeles TimesPresident Obama's response to the troubling news of indiscriminate government collection of communication information was meant to be reassuring: The NSA is operating under supervision by all three branches of government, he assured us. Even if this were...Tags: Ron Wyden, Justice System, Mark Udall, Eric Holder, U.S. Congress
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Security vs. privacy
The latest open debate over security and privacy is a welcome pivot from the irksome father-knows-best attitude that has prevailed too long regarding the government's contention of superior judgment in the realm of national security. As with most...Tags: Civil Rights, Iraq, U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights, Edward Snowden
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed as a partial victory for...Tags: Science, U.S. Supreme Court, Biotechnology, Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology Industry
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NSA surveillance disclosure could affect court cases
When federal officials recently confirmed the existence of a massive National Security Agency program that has been collecting Americans' phone data for years, they argued it was needed to fight terrorism. But that acknowledgment has opened...Tags: Government, George Washington University, Defendants, National Security Agency, Verizon Communications
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Science, Biotechnology, Civil Rights, University of Baltimore, Justice and Rights
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Wildwood bans saggy pants on boardwalk
Elected officials here have spoken: No more saggy pants on the boardwalk. The City Commission adopted new "decency standards" for the boardwalk. Outlawed are pants, skirts and swimsuits that hang too low off the waist. Shirts will be required for...
Tags: Government, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Politics, BBC, Public Officials
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Connecticut Plaintiff Hails Ruling On Human Genes Patent
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to invalidate a Utah company's long-held patents on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer is expected to result in the test's being more accessible to women, at a lower cost, experts say. The court's 9-0...Tags: Justice System, Biotechnology, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Biotechnology Industry
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New abortion rules assume women are really stupid
The House Judiciary Committee, dominated by Republican men who still have not learned to avoid the subject of rape and pregnancy, took up the issue of abortion this week. Normally, the news about abortion focuses on the machinations of conservative...
Tags: Justice System, Abortion, Kermit Gosnell, Mike Lee, Trials
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Senator Paul calls for lawsuit over government surveillance
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul on Thursday encouraged Americans to be part of a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government for its vast domestic surveillance program his latest salvo against the Obama administration's national...Tags: Justice System, Government, Justin Amash, Louie Gohmert, The Washington Post
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: Science, Justice System, Business Enterprises, Biotechnology, Biotechnology Industry
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