3 hours ago by Steve Hall

First, there is word that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee completed markup of S. 678 yesterday, legislation to renew of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act of 1974. Main Justice posts, " Senate Panel Approves Juvenile Justice Bill Renewal. The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed ...

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7 hours ago by Alexander

SCROOGE ALERT LEVEL: ELEVATED LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania — A menorah and statues in the nativity scene on the Luzerne County Courthouse lawn were removed Wednesday night after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) threatened legal action. County officials opted not to spend time and money on a ...

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1 day ago by Karen Ocamb

The legal intricacies of the three hour pre-trial hearing on the federal challenge to Prop 8 before U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco Wednesday bored blogger Michael Petrelis, who posted these post-hearing photos. Petrelis was annoyed, however, that Prop 8 proponent’s big time attor ...

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1 day ago by Shane Vander Hart

Some miscellaneous items from around the web that I encourage you to check out. Real Clear Politics: FL Sen Poll: Crist-Rubio Tied (HT: Backyard Conservative) The Huffington Post: Dissolving the Palin Prejudice (I’m still shocked by a fair review of Going Rogue being posted on HuffPo, but here you g ...

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1 day ago by Aaron

Courtesy of Alison Holcomb (Drug Policy Project) of the ACLU: Yesterday, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to pass Resolution 31174, which sets the 2010 state legislative agenda for the city. The agenda includes support of SB 5615 and HB 1177, the bills introduced by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles ...

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1 day ago by Kelly Wiese

A group of residents opposed to a planned development in north St. Louis have taken their case to federal court, with a twist. Litigation is already under way in two different state-level courts challenging both the method by which city officials approved tax-backed financing for the project and sta ...

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1 day ago by Daphne Eviatar

The New York Times editorial board weighs in today in defense of Col. Morris Davis, the Air Force officer fired from the Congressional Research Service after he publicly criticized the government’s handling of Guantanamo detainee cases. That’s sure to ratchet up the pressure on CRS to reinstate Davi ...

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1 day ago by Suriya Subramanian

I usually stay silent and anonymous (if possible) about my donations. I wanted to change that to encourage others to donate as well. It is not that these organizations need my endorsement. I am a nobody and some of these organizations are super-huge. I am hoping there is a chance that you might be e ...

Eternally dissatisfied - mssnlayam.livejournal.com · 3 references

1 day ago by Suriya Subramanian

I usually stay silent and anonymous (if possible) about my donations. I wanted to change that to encourage others to donate as well. It is not that these organizations need my endorsement. I am a nobody and some of these organizations are super-huge. I am hoping there is a chance that you might be e ...

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1 day ago by Jake W

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