Brady Law Gathering In Washington, DCKEYE TVIn Washington, D.C. today – demonstrators are expected to gather to urge Congress to extend background checks to online purchases and gun show sales.…
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Seth Rogen Talks About Mother-In-Law’s Struggle With Alzheimer’s Disease – AceShowbiz
AceShowbizFebruary 27, 2014 07:47:23 GMT. Rogen gives a statement at a hearing on Alzheimer’s disease treatment and prevention in Washington D.C. and recalls how his mother-in-law’s condition deteriorated in a…
A New York Observer Article Brings a Spat in Trump’s Orbit – New York Times
New York TimesBill Gifford was managing an ice cream shop in Maplewood, N.J., last summer when a customer, Ken Kurson, the editor of The New York Observer, came in with…
Seth Rogen Opens Up About His Mother-In-Law’s Struggle With Alzheimer’s – ABC News
ABC NewsSitting beside a former congressman from Kansas struggling with Alzheimer’s, Seth Rogen opened up today before a Senate committee in Washington about his family’s own personal battles with the…
Texas’ ban on gay marriage ruled unconstitutional – Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle“The Supreme Court will have to resolve this,” said Blackman, a professor at Houston’s South Texas College of Law. “They’ll have the one from Utah, the one from Virginia,…
Abbott, Houston DA announce domestic violence sweep – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleIt was the kind of violent display that landed Blake on Harris County’s Most Wanted Fugitives list and brought Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott to Houston…
Uganda’s Draconian Anti-Gay Law Is Making Countries Rethink Aid – TIME
TIMEUgandan anti-gay activist Pastor Martin Ssempa (C) leads anti-gay supporters as they celebrate after Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality in Kampala February 24,…
If Arizona bill becomes law, will NFL move Super Bowl? – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSuper Bowl XLIX is scheduled for next February 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The NFL has stopped short of saying the game could be moved…
Locals head to Nashville in hopes to strengthen DUI laws – WRCB-TV
Locals head to Nashville in hopes to strengthen DUI lawsWRCB-TVPagan is only one of dozens who is making the trip to Nashville on Monday in hopes to make a difference…
Charlotte’s Law: Fighting posts of hate – NEWS.com.au
NEWS.com.auA LEADING anti-bullying campaigner says police are dismissing complaints about cyber-bullying because they’re unaware of laws already in place to deal with the problem. Speaking to news.com.au after the shocking…
Las Vegas Hockey Team Building Arena On Casino Roof – NESN.com
NESN.comThe Wranglers plan to spend $4 million to build a new, 3,500-seat venue on the roof of the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, according to the Law Vegas…
Smartphone “Kill Switch” Proposed By New Federal Law – The Droid Guy
The Droid GuyThe rise in the number of mobile device theft all across the United States has prompted several Senators to introduce a smartphone kill switch on the federal level.…
Spying by NSA Ally Entangled US Law Firm – New York Times
Spying by NSA Ally Entangled US Law FirmNew York TimesStephen Crowley/The New York Times. The Australians told officials at an N.S.A. liaison office in Canberra, Australia, that “information covered by…
New Browns general manager, new Cleveland police chief: Week in review – The Plain Dealer
New Browns general manager, new Cleveland police chief: Week in reviewThe Plain Dealer“Traffic cameras in Cleveland are influencing driver behavior and promoting safe driving,” said Cleveland Law Director Barbara Langhenry.…
Law enforcement agencies around Houston about to begin warrant roundup – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleThe 2014 Great Texas Warrant Roundup will begin March 1, law enforcement officials said. Houston police, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and dozens of other law enforcement agencies throughout…
Son-in-law arrested in package-explosion deaths – Las Vegas Sun
Son-in-law arrested in package-explosion deathsLas Vegas SunLaw Enforcement cars fill the front yard of a rural home in Lebanon, Tenn., where a package sent there exploded Monday, killing 74-year-old lawyer…
Health Care Law May Result in 2 Million Fewer Full-Time Workers – New York Times
Health Care Law May Result in 2 Million Fewer Full-Time WorkersNew York TimesJason Furman, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, spoke to reporters about the new analysis from the…
Law enforcement agencies ramp up security measures in preparation for Super … – Fox News
Fox NewsDozens of federal and local law enforcement agencies have heightened security in preparation for Sunday’s Super Bowl, limiting access to New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, bringing in sniffer dogs and…
Journalist admits phone hacking for Sunday Mirror – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleLONDON (AP) — A former tabloid journalist told Britain’s phone hacking trial on Monday that he intercepted voicemails with the knowledge of senior executives — not just at the…
Nigeria sets presidential, legislative polls for February 14, 2015 – Reuters
ReutersABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s electoral commission declared on Friday that presidential and parliamentary elections would take place on February 14 next year. The elections are expected to be the most…
Jennifer Lawrence: 6 Funny Faces She Made at the SAG Awards – E! Online
E! OnlineAt the 2014 SAG Awards, Jennifer Lawrence humorously talked about her “armpit vagina” and then took home the actor statue of the night, along with her American Hustle costars,…
Nigeria bans gay marriage, gay meetings – USA TODAY
USA TODAYABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has signed a law that bans same-sex marriage and criminalizes homosexual associations, societies and meetings, with penalties of up to 14 years in…
New Law in Nigeria Bans Same-Sex Marriage – ABC News
ABC NewsA new law in Nigeria, signed by the president without announcement, has made it illegal for gay people to even hold a meeting. The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act…
Sex Trafficking A Big Concern Ahead Of Super Bowl In New Jersey – Huffington Post
Huffington PostEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Law enforcement agents in New Jersey have redoubled efforts to fight what they worry could be one of the biggest menaces to come with…
China Formally Abolishes Re-Education Labor Camps – ABC News
ABC NewsIn a step toward rule of law, China’s national legislature on Saturday voted to abolish a much-criticized penal system that allowed police to lock up people for up to…
YouTube Content ID Arguments Ignore Fair Use Law
I just read the blog post of a man named Simon Linder. Mr. Linder was sharing his take on the YouTube Content ID Controversy. The YouTube Content ID Controversy is…
Dan Siegel, Former Quan Aide, Occupy Oakland Hero, To Run For Mayor Of Oakland
Dan Siegel, long-time Oakland civil rights attorney, partner in the Oakland law firm Siegel & Yee, and long-time friend, and former legal adviser, to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, is running…
Calif. Schools Prepare For Transgender Rights Law – CBS Local
Calif. Schools Prepare For Transgender Rights LawCBS LocalThe Los Angeles Unified School District — the state’s largest — has had one since 2005. This month, the school boards in Berkeley,…
Law for protection of all domestic workers demanded – The Hindu
The HinduNoting that the labour rights of her domestic worker Sangeeta Richard have been ignored, the National Platform for Domestic Workers on Monday demanded that the Indian Government immediately enact…
YouTube Fails To Punish YouTuber For Threatening Another YouTuber On YouTube
YouTube has a simple terms of service statement that you’re not supposed to use YouTube to issue threats to another YouTuber (or anyone really). But in the case of Thomas…
2 Members of Pussy Riot Freed Under Amnesty Law – New York Times
New York TimesMOSCOW — Two women from the punk group Pussy Riot serving two-year prison terms for staging a protest performance against President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral…
Egypt jails three activists over unauthorised protest – Financial Times
Financial TimesThree leading figures in Egypt’s 2011 revolution have been given prison sentences just weeks after their arrest on charges of holding an unauthorised protest and attacking police officers as…
India’s Top Court Upholds 153-Year-Old Law Criminalizing Gay Sex – Bloomberg
BloombergIndia’s top court upheld a 153-year-old colonial-era law that criminalizes gay sex, leaving it up to lawmakers to amend the legislation in a setback for homosexual rights in the world’s…