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Orthodox Jewish Wife Seeks Lifetime Support After Hubby Refuses 'Get'
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An Orthodox Jewish woman in New York is seeking spousal support for life from her husband if he continues to refuse to give her a "get"—a document allowing her to divorce under religious law. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...UK Man Gets 7 Years for Killing Friend While Testing Bulletproof Vest
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A judge in the United Kingdom handed down a seven-year jail sentence to a man who killed his friend by shooting him in the chest in an effort to test his supposedly bullet proof vest. So reports the Guardian.
Read more...NY Ends Solitary Confinement for 21-Year-Old Inmates
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New York will no longer subject inmates who are 21 and younger to solitary confinement, a punishment that research has shown to be particularly damaging to teenagers and young adults because of their still-developing brains. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...AG Ends Policy Allowing Local Cops to Seize Personal Property Without Proof
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State and local police may no longer use a Justice Department policy that allowed them to seize almost $2.5 billion in property without search warrants or indictments since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Feds Settle with Muslim Wrongfully Jailed as Potential Terror Witness
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The federal government will pay $385,000 to a Muslim man who was held in jail for 16 days in 2003 as a potential witness in the trial of his University of Idaho classmate, who was accused of promoting terrorism. So reports New York’s Daily News.
Read more...Lawyers' Social Media Marketing Efforts Require a Careful Dance
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Lawyers leveraging social media to attract potential clients must be careful not to run afoul of ethics rules on client solicitation, attorney-client relationships, and law-firm advertising. So reports the marketing blog maintained by Dex Media.
Read more...Episcopal Bishop Charged With Manslaughter in Cyclist’s Death
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The second-highest clergyperson in the Episcopal Church in Maryland is facing manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a bicyclist she hit with her car while she was allegedly driving while texting and under the influence of alcohol. So reports the Baltimore Sun.
Read more...Honda Hit with Record Fine from Auto-Safety Agency
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered Honda Motor to pay a record $70 million in fines for failing to report hundreds of death, injury, and warranty claims to the agency for the last 11 years. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Lottery Ticket Buyer: I'm Entitled to Half of Ticket Holder’s Jackpot
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A Montana man claiming he bought a lottery ticket for another man on the condition that they split any winnings has filed a suit claiming he’s entitled to half of the $1 million jackpot. So reports the Independent Record.
Read more...Court Refuses Teen’s Plea to Forego Chemo
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The highest state court in Connecticut held that a 17-year-old girl cannot refuse chemotherapy to treat a cancer that her doctors determined would otherwise kill her in two years time. So reports NBC New York.
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