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All mail at Santa Clara County jail to be limited to small postcards
San Jose Mercury NewsTo jail inmate Lisa Coulter, the Hallmark card she got from a support group is a lifeline, something to hold close to her heart as she nervously waits for a judge to release her or send her back to prison after 16 years behind bars. "Welcome home,"...Tags: Lawyers, Mental Health, Joe Arpaio, Heroin, Justice System
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Transgender student: 'Do the right thing, Red Lion'
York Daily Record, Pa.A standing-room only crowd clapped for Issak Oliver Wolfe after he spoke to the Red Lion Area School Board Thursday night, describing how he has been hurt by the district and how he wants to help future transgender students. Wolfe has asked the...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Social Issues, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Inmates report sexual abuse at L.A. County jails
Los Angeles Daily NewsJails in downtown Los Angeles are among the worst in the nation when it comes to inmates alleging sexual abuse by fellow convicts or even the deputies guarding them, according to a new survey from the U.S. Justice Department. The survey found that 8...Tags: Lee Baca, U.S. Department of Justice, Assault, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes
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Maine panel rejects abortion-related bills
Portland Press Herald, MaineA legislative committee recommended against passage of three abortion-related bills Friday, a day after pro-choice advocates said the measures could limit access to the procedure. Two of the bills the Legislature's Judiciary Committee rejected...Tags: Trials, Women's Health, Justice System, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
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Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas
An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...Tags: Judges, Mike Beebe, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge blocks Arkansas law banning abortions after 12 weeks
ReutersLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most restrictive abortion statutes in the nation. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Mike Beebe, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Maine abortion measures bring out passions
Portland Press Herald, MaineRoberta Zuckerman and her husband wanted badly to have a second child. After miscarrying, she went through fertility treatments. She got pregnant and was ecstatic. Then she learned that the fetus had trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality that meant...Tags: Judges, Parties and Movements, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge refuses to stop Arizona from denying driver's licenses to immigrants
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona's Republican governor, who has long clashed with Washington over immigration reform, from denying driver's licenses to young immigrants granted temporary legal status by the...Tags: Judges, Jan Brewer, Executive Branch, U.S. House of Representatives, Justice System
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California's health exchange to serve as voter registration hub
The Sacramento BeeMillions of Californians who contact the state's new health exchange to buy insurance will be given the opportunity to register to vote, too, a move that some Republicans fear could benefit Democrats. Secretary of State Debra Bowen made California the...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Democratic Party, Bob Huff, Lou Correa, Elections
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Liquor Board issues first draft of rules for pot industry
The News TribuneEntrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground floor of Washington's legal marijuana market now have a blueprint. The state Liquor Control Board issued the first draft Thursday of rules for the system of licensed, regulated and taxed cannabis that voters...Tags: Business, Crime, Law and Justice, Investments
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Marijuana draft rules put product out of sight
The Spokesman-ReviewAnyone planning to grow legal marijuana in Washington should expect to do so indoors, pass a tough background check and keep up with their paperwork. The state agency setting new rules to comply with the voters' decision to legalize recreational...Tags: Trials, Substance Abuse, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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