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French watchdog tells Google to change privacy policy
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - France's data protection watchdog ordered Google on Thursday to change its privacy policy or face fines, leading a Europe-wide push to get the Internet giant to clarify its intentions and methods for collecting user data. France's...Tags: Google Inc., European Parliament, Data Protection, Email, Interior Policy
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Stand Your Ground laws shaky basis for justice
The Trayvon Martin murder case will boil down to one claim known by mothers everywhere. "He started it!" Every parent with more than one child has heard that cry. When their little one points his or her finger accusingly at a sibling, claiming to have...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Criminal Laws, Trayvon Martin, Judges
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Lawsuit alleges e-mail defamation
LONG BEACH -- The clerk-treasurer in Long Beach is going to court, alleging that e-mails bad-mouthing a member of the lakefront community were sent to many local residents and were made to seem as if he sent the electronic messages. In the lawsuit filed...Tags: Trials, Justice System
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Cook County commissioners lower use tax
Cook County commissioners voted Wednesday to lower the tax on certain big-ticket items bought outside the county, but the move won't end lawsuits challenging its legality. The use tax targets companies based in Cook County that go elsewhere to save money...Tags: Local Government, Cook County Government, Lawyers, Justice System, Toni Preckwinkle
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California legislative leaders clash over public records' access
SACRAMENTO — Facing statewide criticism for taking action that could hinder government transparency, the Legislature's top leaders Wednesday clashed over whether to reverse course and oppose Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed changes in California's public...
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Lawyers for accused Colorado gunman barred from psychiatric exam
ReutersDENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Murder, Lawyers, Justice System
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Fate of Fort Lauderdale millionaire Guma Aguiar still a mystery, one year later
Troubled Fort Lauderdale millionaire Guma Aguiar raced his motorboat across the choppy waves of Port Everglades inlet a year ago Wednesday — the day he vanished, leaving behind an overwhelming tangle of business and personal lawsuits, a family in...
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Connecticut Man Claims He Was Shot By Aaron Hernandez
The Hartford CourantA Connecticut man who claims to have been shot by Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is suing the player for damages, the man's attorney said Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Alexander S. Bradley, alleges that Hernandez and Bradley were at...Tags: Trials, Litigation, Football, Aaron Hernandez, National Football League
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NCAA seeks to have suit over Penn State fine money tossed
HARRISBURG — Weeks after defeating one lawsuit over its Penn State fine, the NCAA was back in court Wednesday arguing that a state court should reject an effort to keep in Pennsylvania the $60 million sanction over the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse...Tags: Gary Schultz, Lawyers, Justice System, Judges, Jerry Sandusky
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Ex-Kleiner partner wants day in court in discrimination lawsuit
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A high profile sex discrimination lawsuit in Silicon Valley should be taken private via arbitration, lawyers for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers argued on Wednesday, but the plaintiff, former partner Ellen...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Judges, Chemical Industry, Finance
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Louisiana makes publishing gun records a crime
ReutersBy Karen Brooks June 19 (Reuters) - Louisiana's governor signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime to publish the personal information of concealed handgun permit holders following a wave of outrage by gun owners after a New York newspaper listed...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Government, Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Shining a light on the insanity of the drug war
Arianna HuffingtonIt's the biggest movie of the summer. Not the biggest budget, or the biggest box office, but the most important. I'm talking about the new documentary "How to Make Money Selling Drugs," which will be released in theaters and on-demand June 26. Written...Tags: Law Enforcement, The Huffington Post, Adrian Grenier, Movies, Drug Trafficking
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