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Connecticut Man Sentenced for Role in $4 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
LoanSafeDecember 1, 2011

... Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General; and State of Connecticut Department of Banking. To report financial fraud crimes, and to learn more about the President's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, please visit www.stopfraud.gov.more »

EPA proposes stricter rules for ship ballast water
Wall Street JournalDecember 1, 2011

The EPA's draft permit lays out rules similar to those recommended by the International Maritime Organization in 2004, which shipping industry groups have said are achievable. But environmental groups and some states contend those standards are ...more »

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Affirmative Action
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Texas Law Firm Launches Criminal Record Expungement
Sacramento BeeDecember 5, 2011

Do not use the commenting system for advertising. That's spam and it isn't allowed. • Don't use all capital letters. That's akin to yelling and not appreciated by the audience. • Don't flag other users' comments just because you don't agree with their ...more »

Freedom Of Speech & Religion
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The Law School Experience
New York TimesDecember 5, 2011

To the contrary, law also helps define our fundamental problems: What is the meaning of free speech or equal protection? Does antitrust law make sense? What is the best form of environmental regulation? Many law students will become our future leaders. ...more »

Age, Gender, Race & National Origin Discrimination
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Senior GIS Specialist
GISuser.com (press release)December 22, 2011

Equal employment opportunity: All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability for which a ...more »

Native Americans
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Zuleyma Tang-Martinez devotes life to studying animal behavior
St. Louis BeaconDecember 5, 2011

Now she'll spend more time doing Tai Chi Chen; taking pictures; birding; hiking; collecting animal postage stamps and African, Native American and Venezuelan art; reading and perhaps catching more movies, plays and concerts. More visits to her sister ...more »

Religious Discrimination
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Filipino gays march against discrimination
Seattle Post IntelligencerDecember 3, 2011

Lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgenders called for the urgent need to pass the anti-discrimination bill and for government protection from hate crimes committed against them. Photo: Pat Roque / AP A member of a religious group oppose to gays calls ...more »

Eminent Domain
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Boulder council gives initial nod to eminent domain for airport land
Daily CameraDecember 7, 2011

In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Boulder City Council gave initial approval to a measure that would authorize the use of eminent domain powers to force a Boulder County property owner to sell his land to the ...more »

Sexual Harassment
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Rivers tycoon on sex assault charge
Sydney Morning HeraldDecember 4, 2011

According to the statement of claim by the woman's lawyers, Max Legal, the sexual harassment began soon after she accepted a senior position at Rivers, which sponsored her Australian work visa. In a defence document responding to the sexual assault ...more »

Freedom Of Information
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Judicial Watch sues for Solyndra docs
PoliticoDecember 1, 2011

The conservative nonprofit group said litigation in federal district court was needed because it had little luck so far obtaining the Obama administration's materials on the California solar company through the Freedom of Information Act. Continue ...more »

Unlawful Search & Seizure
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Trio arrested in Gibson drug bust
Laurinburg ExchangeDecember 26, 2011

A drug bust in Gibson resulted in three arrests and the seizure of 3.5 grams of crack cocaine, according to authorities. The Scotland County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 4162 Apt. 1D at Gibson Village Apartments. ...more »

Freedom Of Press
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ACLU: FBI used outreach to collect info on Muslims
The Associated PressDecember 1, 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union, which obtained the documents under the US Freedom of Information Act, accused the FBI of misusing its community outreach programs to collect information on people at Muslim-related events that the FBI organized or ...more »

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