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Society & Culture News tagged with Law

Alexandria Woman With Child in Car Charged With DUI
Society & Culture  (tags: women, crime, child, dui, wreck, charges, law )

Lone
- 1 day ago - washingtonpost.com
An allegedly intoxicated Alexandria woman who had a 5-year-old child in her car was arrested Monday after she ran a red light and caused an accident, police said
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Virginia Military Institute Faces Sexism Accusations
Society & Culture  (tags: women, military, sex discrimination, rights, law )

Lone
- 3 days ago - wjla.com
LEXINGTON, Va. - Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll. The federal
6 comments
Police Link Alcohol to West Jordan Murder-Suicide
Society & Culture  (tags: women, violence, crime, murder, police, law, alcohol, sadness )

Lone
- 3 days ago - deseretnews.com
WEST JORDAN -- During her 30-year career as a dispatcher for Salt Lake City Police, Michelle Welch was able to save enough money to buy a brand new home in a gated community on the eastern edge of West Jordan
7 comments
Fourteenth Fort Hood Victim Forgotten
Society & Culture  (tags: unborn child, Fort Hood victim, military, law, murder, crime, Maj. Nadil Malik Hasan )

Kelli
- 3 days ago - catholicnewsagency.com
Missing from the list of victims is the three-month-old unborn child of Private Francheska Velez.
9 comments
Sergeant Accused of Stealing More Than $600,000
Society & Culture  (tags: police, robbed, police associationcrime, law )

Lone
- 5 days ago - chicagobreakingnews.com
The head of the Chicago Police Sergeants Association was arrested this morning and charged with stealing more than $600,000 from the organization for gambling trips to Las Vegas, stays at Chicago hotels and work on his home.
10 comments
Child's Rights Law... Too Much Talk, Little Implementation
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, crime, corruption, death, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, society, safety, violence, sadness, rights )

Kelli
- 5 days ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
Tomorrow November 20, the world will celebrate 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For many in Nigeria, it is an opportunity to look at the states that have passed the law protecting children and the level of implementation of the act.
4 comments
Tinley Park Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Tugging on Woman's Head Scarf
Society & Culture  (tags: hate crime, culture, police, religion, rights, women, humans, crime, law )

Lone
- 6 days ago - chicagotribune.com
A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman in Tinley Park two days after the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.
16 comments
US Liable in Katrina Flood, Judge Says
Society & Culture  (tags: law, news, Katrina., GoodNews, rights, politics, government, ethics )

Cal
- 6 days ago - boston.com
A federal judge ruled yesterday evening that poor maintenance of a major navigation channel by the Army Corps of Engineers led to some of the worst flooding after Hurricane Katrina. The ruling was a major victory for homeowners who suffered damage in the
5 comments
New York Toughens Drunken Driving Law
Society & Culture  (tags: law, government, drunk driving, society, politics, police, news, safety )

Cal
- 6 days ago - cnn.com
t is now a felony in New York to drive drunk or under the influence of drugs with a child in the vehicle, and will require first-time driving-while-intoxicated (DWI) offenders to install an ignition interlock device in their vehicles.
4 comments
URGENT: CALLS NEEDED
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, americans, violence, news, law, media, rights, sadness, murder )

Tierney
- 6 days ago - campaigns.ratepoint.com
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles today voted to recommend that the death sentence of Robert Thompson be commuted to life. Thompson's execution is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 19. Governor Perry will be deciding tonight or tomorrow m
3 comments
A Risky Setting for NYC Trial of 9/11 Suspects
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, 9/11, society, law, crime, culture, death, government, media, usa, safety )

Cal
- 10 days ago - usatoday.com
In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and four alleged accomplices in a lower Manhattan courthouse.
1 comment
Dad in 'Balloon Boy' Case Turns Himself in
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, law, government, freedoms, children, abuse, dishonesty, ethics, media, news )

Cal
- 12 days ago - cnn.com
Authorities in Colorado have filed charges against the parents in last month's notorious "balloon boy" case, and the pair's lawyers say the two are expected to plead guilty on Friday
7 comments
The US Criminal Justice System Needs a Major Overhaul.- Please Take Action!! VIDEO
Society & Culture  (tags: us criminal justice system, rights, government, law, usa )

Tierney
- 12 days ago - change.org
In 2007, it cost taxpayers more than $26,000 per inmate to incarcerate an offender for a year in North Carolina. Prison rolls are swelling, non-violent offenders are taking up beds that could otherwise be used for violent offenders, and mentally ill inm
9 comments
Federal District Court Rules Against South Carolina's 'Christian' License Plate
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, rights, law, government, americans, politics )

Tierney
- 15 days ago - au.org
A federal district court ruled today that a special Christian license plate mandated by the South Carolina legislature violates the constitutional separation of church and state
6 comments
Sectarian Invocations At N.C. County Board Meetings Violate Constitution, Federal Magistrate Says
Society & Culture  (tags: government, law, religion, rights, society, GoodNews )

Tierney
- 16 days ago - au.org
Opening meetings of the Forsyth County, N.C., Board of Commissioners with sectarian prayers violates the U.S. Constitution and should be stopped, a federal magistrate judge has recommended.
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Virginia Military Institute Faces Sexism Accusations
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Police Link Alcohol to West Jordan Murder-Suicide
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