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Judge Enjoins Law Imposing Admitting Mandate on Abortion Providers

A federal district judge has extended a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a Wisconsin law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. So reports the Los Angeles Times.

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Apple Store Workers Sue Over Unpaid ‘Bag Inspection’ Time

Two former Apple store employees have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for the unpaid time they spent complying with the stores' anti-theft measures, according to the Associated Press.

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DOJ: OK to Skip ‘Judicial Process’ When Targeting U.S. Terrorists Abroad

The Justice Department has taken the position there is a pertinent distinction between “due process” and “judicial process” with respect to the Constitution and drone-strike targeting of U.S. citizens affiliated with terrorists.

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Man to Be Jailed for Pooping on Walls of Court Bathroom

The 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals last week issued a 57-page opinion upholding the conviction of a man who was sentenced to seven days in jail for defecating all over a federal courthouse bathroom.

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Judge in ‘Joker’ Holmes Case Upholds ‘Extreme Indifference’ Law

The judge who will be hearing the case against the man accused of killing a dozen people in a Colorado movie theater last July denied the defense lawyers' motion to overturn a law making it a crime to commit murder with extreme indifference.

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Cyclist Guilty of Vehicular Manslaughter for Killing Pedestrian

A 37-year-old bicyclist who fatally stuck a 71-year-old pedestrian after allegedly failing to stop at a red light has pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter in San Francisco Superior Court.

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SAC Capital Indicted in Historical Insider Trading Scheme

The United States attorney’s office in Manhattan and the F.B.I. filed criminal charges last week against SAC Capital for an insider trading scheme that one prosecutor described as "on a scale without known precedent in the history of hedge funds.” So reports The New York Times.

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Changes to ABA's Law School Accreditation Rules Underway

A recent meeting of a committee dedicated to reevaluating the American Bar Association's law school accreditation guidelines yielded a recommendation that the ABA drop its "one full-time faculty member for every 30 students" requirement, according to the National Law Journal.

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Court Requires Journalist to Testify in Classified Info Leak Case

A federal appeals court last week issued a ruling that's likely to have a big impact on investigative journalism when it comes to national security matters. So The New York Times reports.

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Miss USA Contestant to Pay $5M for Calling Pageant 'Rigged'

A federal judge has upheld a $5 million judgment against a 2012 Miss USA Pageant contestant who claimed—on her Facebook page and on the Today show—that the pageant is “rigged,” with the top five finishers all predetermined. So reports the Daily News.

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