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You be the judge: Con wants victim's DNA tested to prove identity

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Two years later, a sneaker and foot bones washed ashore. His girlfriend identified the sneaker as Palmieri's. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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FAIR

FOUL

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Did Amanda Knox Get a Fair Murder Trial? - TIME

I doubt readers are in any position to know the truth, but it does seem as though there is little uplifting about this case. When does risk taking become guilt? One wonders what's really on trial here . . .  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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AGREE

OBJECT

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Right and Left Join to Oppose Government in Criminal Cases

Wow! Is there consensus here between Left and Right that we have overcriminalized our society? We have among the world's largest proportional prison population for sure. Too much criminalization? [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Fat Facebook Fine Won't Ward Off Spam, Analysts Say

A federal court's decision this week to award Facebook a staggering $711 million in damages from a convicted spammer probably won't serve as much a deterrent to future attacks on social networks. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Do you support DNA waivers for ciminals who have admitted guilt?

The practice of using DNA waivers began several years ago as a response to the Innocence Protection Act of 2004, which allowed federal inmates to seek post-conviction DNA tests to prove their innocence. More than 240 wrongly convicted people have been [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Court rules couple has right to disinherit kin who marry non-jews

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a Jewish husband and wife were within their rights to disinherit any grandchildren who married outside the faith. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Court rules mother cannot read bible at kids show and tell

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the school's decision does not violate First Amendment rights given the nonpublic nature of the classroom and the tender age of the children. The mother, Donna Kay Busch, argues the students heard stories re [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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School can expel lesbian students, court rules

An appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a business and therefore doesn't have to comply with a state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Court Says Bush E-mails destruction memos not subject to FOIA

A 1980 Supreme Court decision found that the FOIA law does not extend "to the President's immediate personal staff or units in the Executive Office [of the President] whose sole function is to advise and assist the President."  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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HERO

JERK

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Molester pummeled by victim's mom outside Morris courtroom

Attacked in a courthouse corridor by the mother of one of his victims, a 39-year-old father of four was sentenced today to five years in prison for molesting a 14-year-old girl in Dover and harassing her teenage friend by inappropriately touching her. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Judge denies new trial to man with IQ of 47 who molested boy

PARIS, Texas — For more than six hours Tuesday, as a parade of witnesses testified about the severity of Aaron Hart's mental retardation and his inability to understand his legal rights, the 18-year-old defendant with an IQ of 47 sat silent and shac [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Iowa court says gay marriage ban unconstitutional

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the heartland Friday with a unanimous and strongly worded ruling that the state's gay marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples. In its decisi [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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