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Thursday, November 17, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Bill Moller in for Greg Jarrett 6:09 a.m. Dan Rutherford, the Illinois Treasurer, addresses a couple items including personal Social Security numbers on the outside of thousands of envelopes recently mailed throughout the state as...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Health, Michelin Group, Michael Phillips
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Federal Judge Dissolves Spying Limits for Chicago Police
(WGN-AM)- A federal judge has dissolved decades-old legal restrictions placed on Chicago police because of their infamous Red Squad. U.S. District Court Judge Joan Gotschall voided the consent decrees Monday in response to a joint motion from Mayor...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Tribune, Justice System
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ACLU Files Suit To Maintain Ill. Foster Care Funding
(WGN-AM)- Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in federal court today, asking a judge to stop the state child welfare system from eliminating counseling and increasing caseloads as is proposed if a state doomsday budget becomes a...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Budgets and Budgeting, Justice System
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Ill. Teen Abortion Notification Law Upheld By Court
(WGN-AM)- A federal appeals court breathed new life on Tuesday into a long-dormant Illinois law that requires teen girls to notify their parents before having abortions. Attorneys on both sides of the emotionally charged issue said the law would take...Tags: Teen-agers, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Trials
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Police brace for SoBe party
A year after Urban Beach Week events on Miami Beach were brought to a shocking climax by a police-involved shooting that left a Boynton Beach man dead and four others injured, the next few days may determine if the hip-hop party will continue to draw...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Government, Bars and Clubs, Miami-Dade County, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Who speaks for the disabled?
"No one knows better than I do what is best for my son."
So began my conversation with Rita Burke, who along with her husband, Kevin, has raised seven kids. One is an assistant U.S. attorney. Another a nurse. Another a federal agent. Another a teacher....Tags: Government, Health, Illinois Governor, Civil Rights, Physical Therapists
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GPS used to track down suspects in Greene County
lmatter@kspr.com, jcrow@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Greene County deputies are using just about anything they can to help track suspects, even GPS devices. Sheriff Jim Arnott wouldn't speak on camera specifically about the Departments' investigation techniques, but court documents...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice and Rights, Google Inc.
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Orange to consider marking SSN “optional” on registration forms
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe ACLU of Florida on Wednesday called out Orange and Osceola schools for not marking social security numbers as an “optional” field on registration forms, per federal law and court guidelines. District counsel Woody Rodriguez said later... -
"War On Women" Rallies In Grand Rapids
News ReporterStop the War on Women Grand Rapids held a rally Thursday evening at Rosa Parks Circle targeting lawmakers that they feel are pushing an agenda counter to “reproductive justice.” The group is a coalition of groups like the ACLU of West...Tags: Planned Parenthood
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Is iPhone's Siri Sharing Your Personal Information?
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The voice-control app called "Siri" is driving sales of Apple's latest iPhone, but some people who are concerned about their privacy say Siri is a little scary. Eight months after Apple launched it's voice-activated personal...Tags: New Products, Apple iPhone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Los Angeles Times, Economy, Business and Finance
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Orange to look into its single-gender classes after ACLU inquiry
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelEarlier this week, the state ACLU cited Orange County as a school district with a single-gender class it felt violated the law. The class, a boys-only course for struggling third-graders at Riverdale Elementary, is no longer offered this year. Conway... -
California voters support reduced drug possession penalties, survey says
PolitiCalBackers of a measure that would reduce possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine from a felony to a misdemeanor released a survey that indicated up to 70% of likely voters statewide support the change....
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