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• Could a lawyer shortage compromise Vermont's criminal justice system? - WCAX

  29-07-2019 23:39 via wcax.com
  Could a lawyer shortage compromise Vermont's criminal justice system?  WCAXMONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) We're following the graying of the Green Mountains and what happens when professionals don't want to move to rural areas. We told ...
  
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• Gov. Kristi Noem's 'riot booster' laws prompt new ACLU indigenous justice job - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

  29-07-2019 23:26 via argusleader.com
  Gov. Kristi Noem's 'riot booster' laws prompt new ACLU indigenous justice job  Sioux Falls Argus LeaderThe state's new "riot booster" laws, now tied up in a federal lawsuit, has prompted the ACLU to create a new position focusing on indigenous issues in South ...
  
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• Joe Biden's Criminal Justice Reform Package Seems Designed To Help Joe Biden More Than Black People - Above the Law

  29-07-2019 21:44 via abovethelaw.com
  Joe Biden's Criminal Justice Reform Package Seems Designed To Help Joe Biden More Than Black People  Above the LawAssessing Joe Biden's criminal justice reform proposals is a matter of perspective. If you think of Joe Biden as the author of the 1994 crime bill, and a white ...
  
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• These Progressive Prosecutors Want to Reshape Justice in Major American Cities - Teen Vogue

  29-07-2019 17:56 via teenvogue.com
  These Progressive Prosecutors Want to Reshape Justice in Major American Cities  Teen VogueIn cities like Philly and San Francisco, these progressive prosecutors and candidates want to transform the system from the inside out.
  
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• AT&T reels in $984M contract with Department of Justice - FierceTelecom

  29-07-2019 17:33 via fiercetelecom.com
  AT&T reels in $984M contract with Department of Justice  FierceTelecomAT&T announced on Monday that it has reeled in a 15-year, $984 million contract with the Department of Justice. The deal serves as the long-term foundation for ...
  
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• Department of Justice Selects AT&T for Technology Modernization - Yahoo Finance

  29-07-2019 16:11 via finance.yahoo.com
  Department of Justice Selects AT&T for Technology Modernization  Yahoo FinanceTask Order valued at $984 million over 15 years to help improve mission performance. OAKTON, Va., July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of ...
  
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• Virginia Organizing to host Environmental Justice Week of Action in Martinsville, Henry Co - WSET

  29-07-2019 15:11 via wset.com
  Virginia Organizing to host Environmental Justice Week of Action in Martinsville, Henry Co  WSETMARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) -- A team of interns will join leaders in the Martinsville/Henry County Chapter of Virginia Organizing to host an Environmental ...
  
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• Jay Inslee unveils 'community climate justice' agenda - Washington Times

  29-07-2019 14:37 via washingtontimes.com
  Jay Inslee unveils 'community climate justice' agenda  Washington TimesWashington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday unveiled the latest plank in his climate change agenda, vowing to emphasize "community climate justice" as a central ...
  
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• Justice, mercy, humility - The Mennonite

  29-07-2019 14:32 via themennonite.org
  Justice, mercy, humility  The MennoniteAt the end of *service* on the Dock Mennonite Academy Board of Trustees, each departing trustee receives a fraktur with a favorite Bible verse. Following my term ...
  
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• Briefly Noted: T-Mobile, Sprint announce clearance from US Department of Justice to merge companies - Shawnee Mission Post

  29-07-2019 14:11 via shawneemissionpost.com
  Briefly Noted: T-Mobile, Sprint announce clearance from US Department of Justice to merge companies  Shawnee Mission PostT-Mobile, Sprint announce clearance from U.S. Department of Justice to merge companies. T-Mobile US, Inc. and Overland Park-based Sprint Corporation on ...
  
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• 'Like' button needs caveat, European Court of Justice rules - DW (English)

  29-07-2019 14:04 via dw.com
  'Like' button needs caveat, European Court of Justice rules  DW (English)On Monday, the European Court of Justice ruled that websites using Facebook's "Like” button must make visitors aware that the Silicon Valley behemoth will ...
  
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• Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly | 90.1 FM WABE - WABE 90.1 FM

  29-07-2019 13:36 via wabe.org
  Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly | 90.1 FM WABE  WABE 90.1 FM"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.
  
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• Department Merger Promises Juvenile Justice Reform in Washington - The Chronicle of Social Change

  29-07-2019 13:31 via chronicleofsocialchange.org
  Department Merger Promises Juvenile Justice Reform in Washington  The Chronicle of Social ChangeWashington moves Office of Juvenile Justice and Child Care Subsidy to Department of Children, Youth and Families in effort to reform juvenile justice.
  
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• Counterpoint: Private Prisons Can Play a Vital Role in Criminal Justice Reforms - InsideSources

  29-07-2019 13:08 via insidesources.com
  Counterpoint: Private Prisons Can Play a Vital Role in Criminal Justice Reforms  InsideSourcesEditor's Note: For an alternative viewpoint, please see Point: Ending Private Prisons Alone Won't End Mass Incarceration The profitability of.
  
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• Grandmother says she wants 'justice' for 6-year-old grandson killed in shooting at garlic festival - Yahoo News

  29-07-2019 13:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Grandmother says she wants 'justice' for 6-year-old grandson killed in shooting at garlic festival  Yahoo NewsThe grandmother of a six-year-old killed during the shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival described her grandson, Stephen, as "a really happy boy, a really loving ...
  
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• DR Congo: Massacre Trial Puts Focus on Justice - Human Rights Watch

  29-07-2019 13:00 via hrw.org
  DR Congo: Massacre Trial Puts Focus on Justice  Human Rights WatchThe trial of six Congolese security force personnel for the killing of 38 Burundians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017 puts the Congolese justice ...
  
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• Justice Ministry labels Atlantic Council of the US NGO undesirable in Russia - TASS

  29-07-2019 12:31 via tass.com
  Justice Ministry labels Atlantic Council of the US NGO undesirable in Russia  TASSMOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. The Russian Justice Ministry has declared the Atlantic Council of the United States non-governmental organization undesirable in ...
  
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• Sprint and T-Mobile: The road ahead following Justice Department approval - American Enterprise Institute

  29-07-2019 12:00 via aei.org
  Sprint and T-Mobile: The road ahead following Justice Department approval  American Enterprise InstituteView related *content*: Technology and Innovation, Telecommunications. The long, winding, and sometimes bizarre saga of the merger between Sprint and ...
  
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• Richard Rosenbaum, former state Supreme Court justice, dies - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  29-07-2019 11:57 via democratandchronicle.com
  Richard Rosenbaum, former state Supreme Court justice, dies  Rochester Democrat and ChronicleFlags will be flown at half-staff in Richard Rosenbaum's memory. He died Sunday at age 88.
  
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• 'Was he afraid?’ Families of homicide victims plea for justice and closure in Annapolis - CapitalGazette.com

  29-07-2019 11:04 via capitalgazette.com
  'Was he afraid?’ Families of homicide victims plea for justice and closure in Annapolis  CapitalGazette.comTogether with others who have that lost a loved one to gun violence, Bishop Bishop Charles Carroll brought people together Sunday to not only remember the ...
  
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• Justice Stevens’s Dissenting Shakespeare Theory - The New Yorker

  29-07-2019 11:01 via newyorker.com
  Justice Stevens’s Dissenting Shakespeare Theory  The New YorkerTyler Foggatt on the late Supreme Court Justice's belief that the Bard's works were actually written by Edward de Vere, the seventeenth Earl of Oxford.
  
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• Criminal Justice Town Hall Meetings Scheduled This Week - Spokane Public Radio

  29-07-2019 11:00 via spokanepublicradio.org
  Criminal Justice Town Hall Meetings Scheduled This Week  Spokane Public RadioThe organization that's helping Spokane County with a deep dive into its criminal justice system is holding two town hall meetings in Spokane this week.
  
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• Inclusive Healthcare and Social Justice: Disrupting Racial Inequalities Through Narrative Medicine - WOUB

  29-07-2019 10:31 via woub.org
  Inclusive Healthcare and Social Justice: Disrupting Racial Inequalities Through Narrative Medicine  WOUBRacial inequalities in healthcare are well-documented across the United States. Medical schools are developing curricular innovations to reduce implicit racial ...
  
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• Justice O’Connor Deserves Better Than Her Brethren Gave Her in American Legion v. American Humanist… - Justia Verdict

  29-07-2019 10:01 via verdict.justia.com
  Justice O’Connor Deserves Better Than Her Brethren Gave Her in American Legion v. American Humanist…  Justia VerdictMarci A. Hamilton—a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the country's leading church-state scholars—discusses how the U.S. Supreme ...
  
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• Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Grandmother says she wants justice for 6-year-old killed - KTRK-TV

  29-07-2019 09:09 via abc13.com
  Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Grandmother says she wants justice for 6-year-old killed  KTRK-TVThe grandmother of a 6-year-old killed during the shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival is remembering her grandson as a "loving boy."
  
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• Merkley pushes investigating Saudi students escaping U.S. justice - Bend Bulletin

  29-07-2019 08:26 via bendbulletin.com
  Merkley pushes investigating Saudi students escaping U.S. justice  Bend BulletinU.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley's ongoing effort to investigate — and potentially punish — Saudi Arabia for its suspected role in spiriting accused criminals out of the ...
  
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• Nepal: Justice Stalled for Conflict-Era Crimes - Human Rights Watch

  29-07-2019 06:01 via hrw.org
  Nepal: Justice Stalled for Conflict-Era Crimes  Human Rights WatchThe Government of Nepal has failed to fulfill its commitment to provide justice for the victims of the country's decade-long armed conflict, Amnesty International, ...
  
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• The NYPD vows 'justice' in the Brooklyn shooting that left 1 dead and 11 injured - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  29-07-2019 04:14 via post-gazette.com
  The NYPD vows 'justice' in the Brooklyn shooting that left 1 dead and 11 injured  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNEW YORK — NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill vowed Sunday to find and bring to justice the gunmen in the deadly mass shooting at a Brooklyn block party.
  
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• Butte native Sister Marie de Paul Combo is social justice pioneer - Montana Standard

  29-07-2019 03:52 via mtstandard.com
  Butte native Sister Marie de Paul Combo is social justice pioneer  Montana StandardOne of the world's pioneers in the fight for social justice has a faith forged at Immaculate Conception Parish and a passion for social issues that came straight out ...
  
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• Former Lieutenant with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Charged with Insurance Fraud in Restaurant Scheme - WBAP News/Talk

  29-07-2019 03:44 via wbap.com
  Former Lieutenant with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Charged with Insurance Fraud in Restaurant Scheme  WBAP News/TalkHOUSTON (AP) – Authorities are accusing a Texas woman of taking part in an undercooked scheme in which she claimed she was served raw hamburger meat ...
  
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• Vishaka guidelines must be applicable to judiciary, says Justice A.P. Shah - The Hindu

  29-07-2019 03:10 via thehindu.com
  Vishaka guidelines must be applicable to judiciary, says Justice A.P. Shah  The HinduFormer Delhi HC CJ said, “The person holding the highest judicial office in the land sat as a judge in his own cause”
  
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• Young Justice: The Justice League Just Weaponized Fake News | CBR - CBR - Comic Book Resources

  29-07-2019 02:52 via cbr.com
  Young Justice: The Justice League Just Weaponized Fake News | CBR  CBR - Comic Book ResourcesYoung Justice: Outsiders just proved how low Batman and the Justice League are willing to go by weaponizing fake news against Lex Luthor.
  
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• Dominican University adds major in social justice - Marin Independent Journal

  29-07-2019 02:49 via marinij.com
  Dominican University adds major in social justice  Marin Independent JournalThe San Rafael college says the new program, which starts in the fall semester, comes as more students are becoming energized about civic engagement -- and ...
  
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• Federal criminal justice reform takes a big first step forward - Daily American Online

  29-07-2019 02:02 via dailyamerican.com
  Federal criminal justice reform takes a big first step forward  Daily American OnlineWithin hours after the First Step Act went into effect a week ago, 3100 inmates qualified for release from long federal prison sentences imposed at a time when ...
  
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• NYPD commissioner vows ‘justice’ in block party shooting that left one dead, 11 wounded - New York Daily News

  29-07-2019 01:17 via nydailynews.com
  NYPD commissioner vows ‘justice’ in block party shooting that left one dead, 11 wounded  New York Daily NewsThe man killed in a mass shooting at a Brooklyn block party may have been firing back at the gunmen who sprayed him and 11 others with bullets Saturday night ...
  
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• Puerto Rico: Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez tapped to replace embattled Governor Ricardo Rosselló rejects position - CBS News

  29-07-2019 01:14 via cbsnews.com
  Puerto Rico: Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez tapped to replace embattled Governor Ricardo Rosselló rejects position  CBS News"I reiterate, I have no interest in occupying the position of governor," Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez tweeted Sunday.
  
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• ‘The Justice Project:’ Kim Kardashian West is making a documentary about prison reform - WITI FOX 6 Milwaukee

  29-07-2019 01:11 via fox6now.com
  ‘The Justice Project:’ Kim Kardashian West is making a documentary about prison reform  WITI FOX 6 MilwaukeeLOS ANGELES -- Since she helped free Alice Marie Johnson, reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has gotten the bug for political activism -- specifically prison ...
  
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• Former New York Supreme Court Justice Richard Rosenbaum dies - WHEC

  29-07-2019 00:52 via whec.com
  Former New York Supreme Court Justice Richard Rosenbaum dies  WHECJuly 28, 2019 07:52 PM. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — A giant of the legal and political communities of Rochester has died. Richard Rosenbaum was one of ...
  
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• Letter to the Editor: No justice, no peace - The Bakersfield Californian

  29-07-2019 00:45 via bakersfield.com
  Letter to the Editor: No justice, no peace  The Bakersfield CalifornianI read with disgust that the California State Supreme Court overturned the death penalty convictions of David Keith Rogers based on some specious recantation ...
  
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