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Appeal seeks halt to Texas woman's execution
Kimberly McCarthy on June 26 would be the first woman put to death in the U.S. since 2010 and the 500th prisoner executed in Texas since the death penalty resumed in 1982. Comment?
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New Ollie's discount store opens in Morristown
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City of Knoxville and World's Fair Park leaders will meet Tuesday evening to discuss the future of Knoxville's most iconic park. Comment?
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Whether you are young, old, sick or healthy - chances are that you are going to need to be prescribed some sort of medication in the next year. Comment?
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Sentencing ruling affects drug and gun cases
This week's decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on criminal sentencing will reverberate most in drug and gun cases, which frequently have mandatory minimum prison sentences as an element. Comment?
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Privacy ruling forces lawyers to handle DMV data with care
Four of South Carolina's most prominent trial lawyers are facing potential liability for millions of dollars in damages in the wake of Monday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to broaden the protections afforded personal information compiled by state departments of motor vehicles. Comment?
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Supreme Court's Final Decisions Also A Verdict On SG Verrilli
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The U.S. Supreme Court will release its most significant and divisive decisions - on affirmative action, gay rights and the Voting Rights Act - possibly tomorrow and almost certainly by the end of this month. Comment?
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Virginia Does Not Ask for Rehearing en Banc, in Case over Petitioner Residency
As previously reported, on May 29, the Fourth Circuit struck down Virginia's law banning out-of-state circulators. Comment?
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Tell Perry where you stand on civil rights, same-sex marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected this month to issue rulings on three high-profile cases, and U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-York County, is asking constituents to weigh in on the issues while emotions are high. Comment?
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Terror Group CAIR Thugs Strong Arm University into Firing Professor Dr. Jonathon Matusit
I know this man . I appeared with Dr. Jonathon Matusitz . at the Liberty Counsel Conference in April. Comment?
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The Texas Civil Rights Project, a nonprofit that works to improve prison conditions, filed two lawsuits recently to force prisons to pay for air conditioning at every jail facility in the state - all 111 of them. Comment?
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St. Petersburg police killer Nicholas Lindsey may be resentenced next month
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Nicholas Lindsey has been given a tentative July 26 court date for his attorneys to argue that he should be sentenced to less than life in prison for killing St. Petersburg police Officer David S. Crawford. Comment?
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Salins & Simpson on Prison Overcrowding and Brown v. Plata
Excessive incarceration is a national problem. Across the country, prisons face dangerous levels of overcrowding, which has led to unconstitutional conditions of confinement and the inability of states to effectively rehabilitate their inmates. Comment?
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Fla. group seeks to build support for gay marriage
A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida isn't confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling will nullify the state's gay marriage ban and is preparing a public opinion campaign while waiting for the court to decide. Comment?
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Supreme court justice to speak at Belmont
The Belmont University College of Law has announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will speak at the school's first graduation next year. Comment?
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More Republicans should support overturning Citizens United
As a Republican, I believe the states often understand the significance of some issues long before Washington does. Comment?
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Investigation Set On Black Firefighters' Complaints
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Black firefighters brought tales of discrimination to City Hall - and asked the Board of Aldermen to do something about it. Comment?
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Durbin: US Supreme Court should provide live audio
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Durbin says many high-profile proceedings are scheduled for the coming weeks. He says live audio broadcasts "would greatly expand the Court's accessibility to average Americans." Comment?
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Belmont lands Justice Alito for first College of Law graduation
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will speak at Belmont University College of Law's first graduation ceremony, the school announced today. Comment?
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Invivoscribe FLT3 Testing Patents Strengthened by Supreme Court Ruling
Myriad, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene patent claims. It is important for the diagnostic community to note that the limits of the Myriad decision applies only to patents on genes and portions of genes themselves, 'compositions of matter' that already exist in nature. Comment?
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Mike Scinto Conservative American
It was sometime in the mid 1990s. I had been out in the heat much of the day and needed air conditioning and a cold drink. Comment?
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