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DO POLICE NEED A WARRANT TO DRAW BLOOD IN A DUI CASE?This case is the first major test in the U.S. Supreme Court since the mid-1960s of when the police must get a warrant to draw blood of a suspect in a drunk-driving case.
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YOGA IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DRAWS RELIGIOUS PROTESTA small but vocal group of parents, spurred on by the head of a local conservative advocacy group, has likened these 30-minute yoga classes to religious indoctrination.
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BRAIN TRIALS: NEUROSCIENCE IS TAKING A STAND IN THE COURTROOMDefense lawyers are increasingly introducing high-tech brain images and citing studies that link brain injury and violence to explain, excuse or mitigate criminal behavior.
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1 in 100 AMERICANS BEHIND BARS- Highest Rate of Incarceration in the WorldThree decades of stricter drug laws, reduced parole and rigid sentencing rules have lengthened prison terms and more than tripled the percentage of Americans behind bars.
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DRIVER ACCUSED OF DRIVING WHILE DROWSY IS ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGHTERA bus driver accused of being so tired that he caused one of the deadliest crashes in New York City’s history was found not guilty of manslaughter and homicide.
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WARRANTLESS: HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN STILL GET YOUR DIGITAL DATAPolice agencies can search your phone's records, location data, emails, text messages, cloud data, and social media, often times without any judicial intervention.
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SEARCH OF SCHOOL BOOKBAG UNCONSTITUTIONALSearch of school bookbag without reasonable suspicion of anything unreasonable- school guidance counselor's search of bookbag was ruled unconstitutional.
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SAME SEX MARRIAGE MAY FINALLY GO BEFORE THE SUPREME COURTIt is likely that we will learn this week which cases, if any, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear concerning marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
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NO WARRANT NEEDED FOR POLICE TO SEARCH EMAILS AND CLOUD DATA...YETToday's email and cloud storage are yesterday's letters and home files. This legislation protects the fundamental freedom of privacy that is the heart of the Fourth Amendment.
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MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION DROPS YOUTH CRIME RATE TO RECORD LOWGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill reducing the punishment for possessing a small amount of marijuana from a misdemeanor to simply an infraction.
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WHY NOT TELEVISE 9/11 WAR CRIMES TRIAL?Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rejected a request by the 9/11 defense lawyers to let media organizations televise the trial from the war court at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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SHOULD CITIZENS BE ALLOWED TO VIDEOTAPE POLICE OFFICERS?The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a federal appeals court decision finding it unconstitutional to enforce an Illinois state law that makes it a felony to videotape police officers.
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TOUGH TURKEY: HARD TIME GETTING PARDON UNDER OBAMAPresident Obama will once again take part in the traditional turkey pardoning at the White House. But while the business of pardoning humans is more serious, it's also increasingly rare.
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PET FRIENDLY: IT'S A DOG'S LIFE AT SOME SOLO OFFICESThese days it’s not uncommon for dogs, cats and other animal companions to hang out in law offices, even when clients are present.
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SCANDALS CALL INTO QUESTION CRIME LABS' OVERSIGHTAfter 17 years in prison, Taylor was exonerated, and his story unraveled a bigger scandal at the lab...concerns are growing as scandals keep surfacing at crime labs across the country.
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JUDGE SENTENCES TEEN TO 10 YEARS OF CHURCH ATTENDANCEAn Oklahoma judge is defending his decision to require a teen to attend church for 10 years as part of a deferred prison sentence for a fatal car crash.
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JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, UNHINGEDThis year’s round of state judicial elections broke previous records for the amounts spent on judicial campaigns around the country.
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THE LEGAL FIELD ATTRACTS PSYCHOPATHSCEOs and lawyers are among the professions with the most psychopaths—evidence that psychopathic traits aren’t all bad, according to a new book by an Oxford psychologist.
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TOO FAT FOR FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS?Defense attorneys routinely question the relevance of FSTs because a driver's ability to perform those exercises is as much a function of age, physical condition, experience and weight as it is about sobriety.
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BP SUPERVISORS INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTERTwo BP supervisors have been charged with manslaughter in the Gulf oil disaster,which accuses them of misinterpreting pressure readings just before the blowout that killed 11 workers.
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