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Volkswagon Agrees to $14.7B Emissions Scandal Settlement
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Volkswagen has agreed to a $14.7 billion settlement after it rigged 475,000 diesel vehicles to mask their emissions and skirt standards. Close to $10 billion will be used to get the vehicles off the road and compensate car owners. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Law Students May Look to ED Rules to Recoup Loan Debt: Expert
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New rules from the Education Department codified a “defense to repayment” provision into federal law that will allow students who have been "defrauded" to have their loan debt absolved. This could mean an influx of law school graduates looking for a remedy to their crushing debt. So reports Buzzfeed.
Read more...Broad Role of Race at Forefront of UT Affirmative Action Case
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The short-handed Supreme Court ruled the race-based affirmative action admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin is Constitutional. The justices voted 4-3 in favor of the program, with opposing sides broadly lamenting the appropriateness of considering a person’s race.
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Muslim Cop Sues NYPD Over Beard Prohibition
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A Muslim New York Police Department officer is suing the NYPD, claiming their department’s prohibition on beards inhibits his religious freedom. So reports Time.
Read more...Woman Gets 25 Years for Beating Hubby with Pitchfork, Shooting Him in Head
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A New York woman who beat her husband with a pitchfork and then shot him to death was given a 25-year prison sentence. So reports the Buffalo News.
Read more...RNC Protest Guidelines Struck Down
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A federal judge struck down rules aimed at protesters of the upcoming Republican National Convention in Cleveland. So reports Politico.
Read more...Cowboys' Bryant Sued for Allegedly Destroying Rental Home
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Texas state senator Royce West is suing star NFL wide receiver Dez Bryant for allegedly leaving a rental home owned by the Lone Star State Senator in disrepair. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Deadlocked Supreme Court Kills Obama Immigration Plan
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A lower court's decision that President Obama exceeded his authority with an executive action protecting illegal immigrants from deportation will stand thanks to a deadlocked Supreme Court. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Man Sues NYPD in Alleged Homophobic Beating
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A Staten Island man filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was the victim of a homophobic attack by four New York Police Department cops. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...SCOTUS Considers Looking at Conn. Weapons Ban
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a challenge to Connecticut’s ban on semi-automatic weapons, which was implemented after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School. So reports the WNYC.
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