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Hearing set in lawsuit against polygamous towns

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:29:22 -0400

COLORADO CITY, Arizona - The judge overseeing a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border has scheduled oral arguments on a motion to dismiss damages and civil penalties.

Group files lawsuit over Va. veteran's detainment

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:25:07 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - A civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit against law enforcement and mental health officials on behalf of a former Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook.

5 things to know in Florida for May 22

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:42:09 -0400

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Pierce County judge outlaws 'parking' mentally ill

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:17 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - The practice of temporarily "parking" the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal law, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Nelson ruled in a decision that could affect how mental patients are treated across the state.

Civil rights suit filed in Miami Beach shooting

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:01 -0400

MIAMI - The family of a 22-year-old man killed in a barrage of police gunfire during a hip-hop Urban Beach Week festival in 2011 filed a civil rights and negligence lawsuit Tuesday seeking damages for his death and hoping to figure out what happened.

Lawsuit against St. Bernard president dismissed

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:42 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has dismissed former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro's defamation lawsuit against current Parish President Dave Peralta and several other parish employees.

NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:06:04 -0400

NEW YORK - A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as a way to bait Muslims into making incriminating remarks. But text messages obtained by The Associated Press show otherwise.

Neb high court: Search of student's truck improper

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:46 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - The Nebraska Supreme Court says Omaha school officials violated a student's constitutional rights by searching his truck parked on a public street.

NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:14 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session.

Holder: Potential civil rights violations at IRS

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:35:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI's criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities.

Trials set for 2 former Alabama prison employees

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:56:48 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A federal judge has set trials in June and July for two former state prison employees accused of being involved in the severe beating of an inmate and helping other prison employees cover it up when the inmate died.

Jury finds officer guilty of rights violations

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:04:04 -0400

CHICAGO - A federal jury has convicted a suburban Chicago police officer of civil rights violations for striking two men with a baton outside a nightclub in 2009.

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:47:26 -0400

HOUSTON - A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games.

Appeals court strikes down union poster rule

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:24:36 -0400

WASHINGTON - In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union.

Civil rights, medical groups weigh in on HIV case

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:36:26 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors are asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to reinstate the conviction of an HIV-positive man accused of passing the virus to another man, in a case that has drawn attention of medical and civil rights groups who say it violates the defendant's constitutional rights.

Judge dismisses challenge to Florida teacher law

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:22:24 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A circuit judge Thursday tossed out a lawsuit challenging a state law requiring merit pay for teachers and ending tenure for new hires.

US attorney for Kansas touts civil rights

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:14:07 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - The top federal prosecutor in Kansas said Wednesday that if law enforcement officials violate someone's civil rights while investigating terrorism, then the government becomes as bad as the people it's trying to protect the public from.