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Muslim Women Forced to Remove Hijabs During Mugshots Settle for $60K
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Three Muslim women agreed to settlement terms with New York City after being forced to remove their hijabs to take mug shot photos. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Florida Senators Move Ahead with Gun Law Plans Sans Assault Weapon Ban
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Florida lawmakers voted to raise the legal age to purchase a firearm to 21 years old and allow teachers to carry guns in school. However, they rejected an amendment to ban semi-automatic, "assault" style weapons. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Devos Announces Another Title IX Investigation at MSU
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced another Title IX investigation into Michigan State University in the wake of Larry Nassar's sexual assault scandal. So reports Politico.
Read more...Lawyer Headed to Jail After Using Firm's Database to Make Trades
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Walter “Chet” Little of Florida was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after being charged with insider trading. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Texas’ Gov. Orders Rare Stay of Execution After Father’s Plea
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott commuted the death sentence of Thomas "Bart" Whitaker less than an hour before he was scheduled for lethal injection. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Distressed Japanese Airbag-Maker to Pay Fraction of $650M Settlement
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Takata Corp., a Japanese air bag manufacturer, reached a $650 million settlement with 44 states and Washington D.C.. However, due to its severe financial issues, the firm will only pay a small portion of that sum. So reports The Los Angeles Times.
Read more...Court Tosses Conviction After Man Waits 6 Years in Prison for Trial
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After Reginald Wiggins spent six years in jail before pleading guilty to killing a teenager, The New York Court of Appeals tossed his conviction after it ruled his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Mozilla, Vimeo Spearhead Challenge to Net Neutrality Repeal
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Vimeo Inc. and Mozilla Corp. filed legal challenges to the recent repeal of net neutrality regulations. So reports Time.
Read more...Father Charged with Homicide for Ignoring Son's Diabetes
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Robert Glazner of Wisconsin was charged with second degree reckless homicide for failing to properly manage and treat his 15-year-old son’s Type 1 diabetes. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...'Tinder Swindler' Files Suit Claiming Prison Assault
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Brandon Kiehm, serving prison time for using the dating app Tinder to con women into giving him $50,000 for phony cancer treatments, filed two lawsuits alleging he was assaulted in prison. So reports The New York Daily News.
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