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Aunt Sues Nephew For Unintentionally Breaking Her Wrist When He Hugged Her
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Jennifer Connell has sued her nephew Sean Tarala to recover for injuries she sustained when the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, jumped into her arms to give her a hug when she arrived at his birthday party. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Aunt Sues Nephew For Unintentionally Breaking Her Wrist When He Hugged Her
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Jennifer Connell has sued her nephew Sean Tarala to recover for injuries she sustained when the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, jumped into her arms to give her a hug when she arrived at his birthday party. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...California Enacts ‘Automatic’ Voter Registration
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Under a new law in California, people who go to the state’s DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license will be registered to vote unless they opt against it. So reports the Los Angeles Times.
Read more...DOJ to Release 6,000 Convicts from Federal Prisons
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In one of the largest discharges from federal prisons in U.S. history, the U.S. Justice Department will release approximately 6,000 inmates before the end of the year. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...School District Settles With Families of Students Who Died After Hypnosis
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A Florida school district paid out $200,000 to the families of each of three high school students who died shortly after being hypnotized by their principal, who is now retired. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Tenn. Child Charged With Shooting Death of Young Neighbor
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An 11-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl by shooting her with his father’s shotgun. So reports USA Today.
Read more...Top-Tier Law School Terminates Accelerated JD Program
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Northwestern Law School Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez has announced the top-tier institution’s indefinite suspension of its accelerated JD program. So reports Above The Law.
Read more...CA Legalizes Physician-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients
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Beginning in 2016, physicians may provide lethal prescriptions to mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness that is expected to kill them within six months. So reports the Los Angeles Times.
Read more...Man Fired for Farting Too Much: Lawsuit
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Richard Clem was harassed and ultimately fired for farting too much at his job as comptroller, a New Jersey-based pork roll company. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Current System for Wall Street Disputes Favors SEC
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As a result of mandatory-arbitration agreements, most anyone who works on Wall Street or invests through a brokerage firm agrees to settle disputes through mandatory arbitration, and the process creates a home-field advantage for prosecutors. So reports Bloomberg.
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