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DOJ Joins Whistleblower Case Against Lance Armstrong
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Friday, February 22, 2013
U.S.
As Police Drones Take Off, Washington State Pushes Back
February 22, 2013 Unmanned aerial vehicles are starting to show up in American police departments, courtesy of grants from the Department of Homeland Security. But that's caused something of a backlash, and now some state legislatures are considering legal limits on drones to address opponents' privacy concerns.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
It's All Politics
The 'Line' For Legal Immigration Is Already About 4 Million People Long
February 21, 2013 In the debate over immigration, many politicians seem to agree that people now in the U.S. illegally should wait at "the back of the line" for legal residency. But the backlog in processing applications means even those already in line face decades of waiting.
The Salt
Former Peanut Firm Executives Indicted Over 2009 Salmonella Outbreak
February 21, 2013 Federal officials say executives from the now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America knowingly distributed peanut products that were contaminated with salmonella. The charges stem from a 2009 salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 700 people.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
U.S.
Georgia Death Penalty Under Renewed Scrutiny After 11th-Hour Stay
February 20, 2013 Georgia inmate Warren Lee Hill has received a stay of execution. State doctors who initially said Hill, who has an IQ of 70, did not meet the qualifications for "mental retardation" have changed their minds. Only Georgia requires a defendant to prove mental impairment beyond a reasonable doubt.
Business
Law Change Makes It Harder To Unlock Cellphones
February 20, 2013 A copyright ruling from the Library of Congress covers whether people may buy a phone from one carrier and then use it with another. A recent change makes it illegal to unlock a phone, or untie it from the original carrier, without permission. But some people are petitioning the White House to undo that change.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
It's All Politics
Supreme Court Takes Case That Could Puncture A Key Campaign Cash Limit
February 19, 2013 Barely three years after the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United ruling freed corporations and unions to spend wildly in elections, the justices decided to take up another campaign finance case — this one aimed at a limit on "hard money" that goes directly to candidates and party committees.
High Court Rules On Detaining Suspects, Sniffer Dogs
February 19, 2013 The Supreme Court limited the power of police to detain people who are away from their homes when police conduct a search. Separately, the justices ruled that drug-sniffing dogs don't have to get every sniff right in order for a search to be valid.
