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New Mobile App. ‘Congress’ Legislative Bill Tracker
Davis Truslow | July 25, 2013Congress by The Sunlight Foundation The Sunlight Foundation is an educational organization with the mission of increasing transparency in...
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Will Zimmerman Face Federal Charges?
Kevin Rizzo | July 25, 2013The George Zimmerman trial has been one of the most hotly debated topics in the news recently, and with...
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Battle Royal: Justice Department Challenges States on Voting Rights Laws
Ashley Powell | July 25, 2013The Justice Department is gearing up to take aggressive legal action in a string of voting rights cases across...
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Federal Judge Clears Way for Detroit Bankruptcy Case
Davis Truslow | July 25, 2013Detroit’s bankruptcy case will continue without legal challenges. The decision by Judge Steven Rhodes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court halts...
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Legal Consequences of Ryan Braun’s Suspension
Kevin Rizzo | July 25, 2013The MLB’s recent 65-game suspension of Ryan Braun has several important legal repercussions for both the league and the...
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“Do-Not-Track” Battle Rages On
Kevin Rizzo | July 25, 2013The fight over how websites respond to the “do-not-track” signal continues as the Tracking Protection Working Group rejected the...
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Detroit Files Largest U.S. Municipal Bankruptcy
Kevin Rizzo | July 23, 2013The Detroit bankruptcy filing will arrive in court Wednesday despite several attempts to block the massive $18 billion debt...
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MassDEP Fines N.C. Company $40K for Environmental Violations in Leominster
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a $40,000 penalty to South/Win Ltd. of North Carolina to...
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Texas Sets Further Limits on Abortions
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law Thursday a bill that greatly restricts abortion in the state. In his remarks...
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New Dredging Law to Reduce Permits
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013A new measure passed by Oregon’s state legislature seeks to reduce by two-thirds the number of suction-dredging permits issued...
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EPA Trying to Stop Pebble Mine
Davis Truslow | July 23, 2013Activists are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take a drastic regulatory step that could have significant repercussions...
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NSA Transparency Push: Apple, Google, Facebook Join Civil Liberties Coalition
Ashley Powell | July 22, 2013The largest internet companies have joined forces with top civil liberties groups to call on the White House and...
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Asiana Sued by Two Passengers in San Francisco Crash
Ashley Powell | July 22, 2013Asiana Airlines Inc. is being sued by two passengers, Younga Jun Machorro and her son Benjamin Hyo-in Machorro, who...
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China creates judicial protection in a green push
Davis Truslow | July 22, 2013Guiyang has created an eco-court, an eco-procuratorial bureau and an eco-public security branch that is included in all three arms...
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Florida Lawyers Challenge 2013 Timely Justice Act
Davis Truslow | July 18, 2013On Jun. 26, 2013 the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, a state agency that represents post-convicted death row inmates, filled...
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Cloture — Barely — for Labor Nominee Tom Perez
Kevin Rizzo | July 18, 2013The Senate ended debate on Tom Perez, President Obama’s Labor Secretary Nominee, with a cloture vote of 60-40, the...
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After DOMA: What’s Next For Gay Married Couples
Davis Truslow | July 18, 2013The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision Wednesday to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act is a monumental victory for advocates...
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Ban the Box Law: Rhode Island Prohibits Criminal History Inquiries Before Interview
Ashley Powell | July 18, 2013Enacted January 1, 2014, an amendment to Rhode Island Fair Employment law will limit pre-employment inquiries by Rhode Island...
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Texas Senator Wendy Davis Leads Successful Filibuster
Davis Truslow | July 18, 2013Sporting her pink sneakers, Sen. Wendy Davis spoke for over ten hours straight in her successful filibuster against a Texas...
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Interstate Air Pollution Rules
Davis Truslow | July 18, 2013The EPA has been given a second opportunity to defend the “Transportation Rule” and its attack on interstate air...
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Parents of Son Shot Dead by Police Win $7.5 Million
Davis Truslow | July 17, 2013The parents of Robert J. Thomas have received a $7.5 million jury award. Police shot the 21 year old...