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Oklahoma Supreme Court: ‘Fetal personhood’ initiative ‘clearly unconstitutional’
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that a ballot measure to completely prohibit abortion was “clearly unconstitutional.” The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit against the ballot measure, which would have amended the Oklahoma Constitution to grant fertilized eggs and embryos…
Court returns MegaUpload founder’s cash, cars
Kim Dotcom, the eccentric founder of cyber-locker website MegaUpload, will have more than $800,000 in assets returned to him thanks to a decision Monday by the High Court of New Zealand, according to Radio New Zealand. The decision comes on the wake of a fresh political scandal set off by…
Girl allegedly punished for sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance
The Brownsville Area School District announced on Monday it would not discipline students who refused to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance, according to the Associated Press. The announcement came hours after the ACLU sued the western Pennsylvania school district on behalf of a middle school student. The unnamed 13-year-old…
Stephen King tells rich people upset over tax increases: ‘Tough s**t’
Wealthy Americans adverse to paying higher taxes may have found a new enemy in famous novelist Stephen King, who lashed out at his fellow high income earners Monday afternoon for complaining about a possible increase in their rates. In a brutally candid and colorful op-ed column for The Daily Beast,…
Texas judge foils Perry’s plot to kill Planned Parenthood
Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) was rebuked by a federal court on Monday for his decision to withdraw all Medicare funds from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), in a move that triggered a showdown with the federal government amid an election season already fraught with gender politics. The…
Lawmaker gets only 1 donation after ‘lesbian’ Girls Scouts remark
An Indiana lawmaker has only received a single donation in the months since he accused the Girl Scouts of becoming a “radicalized organization” that promotes the “homosexual lifestyle.” The latest campaign finance report indicates that Republican state Rep. Bob Morris received only one donation after his February remarks, according to…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn diplomatic immunity ruling expected in New York Tuesday
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was to learn Tuesday in New York whether his claim to diplomatic immunity will allow him to escape a civil suit over alleged sexual assault. The suit was lodged against Strauss-Kahn by Manhattan hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo, who alleges the French politician forced her into…
Microsoft ventures into ebook market with Barnes & Noble
Microsoft teamed up Monday with US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble in a venture aimed at grabbing a bigger share of the rapidly growing market for electronic books. The world’s biggest software group will make a $300 million investment in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary focusing on the bookseller’s…
Archive promises to preserve 300,000 prisoner files from Nazi concentration camp
A vast archive of documents linked to the Holocaust said Monday it would preserve 300,000 original prisoner files from the Dachau concentration camp in Germany that are disintegrating. The International Tracing Service (ITS) in the western German town of Bad Arolsen uses its vast trove of historical records to help…
Supreme Court will rule on if deportation ruling is retroactive
The US Supreme Court Monday said it would address the issue of retroactively applying a 2010 decision that immigrants have the right to be told if a guilty plea may lead to deportation. The top US court said it would take up the appeal of Roselva Chaidez, a 56-year-old Mexican…
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