Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court Permits Strip Searches of Any Inmate No Matter the Crime

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Florence v. County of Burlington Imagine, if you will, that you were arrested for a "minor" crime such as failing to pay ch...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Georgia Supreme Court Holds Assisted Suicide Legislation Unconstitutional

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The Georgia Supreme Court held yesterday that a law banning advertisements for assisted suicide services violates the constitutionally prote...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

President Obama Fails to Veto the National Defense Authorization Act

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In a surprising move today by President Obama, the White House issued a statement supporting the controversial National Defense Authorizat...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

U.S. Senate Passes The National Defense Authorization Act

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The Huffington Post reports today that the U.S. Senate voted 93 to 7 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In an interest...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

More than $1.5 million lost by Mayor Ron Littlefield and the City of Chattanooga in 2011 for wrongful termination of Police Officers

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Todays' jury verdict of  $680,000 in favor of Chattanooga Police Officer Mickel Hoback is the second time this year that the city of Cha...

Chattanooga Police Officer Awarded $680,000 for Wrongful Termination by City

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The  Chattanoogan.com  reports that  a Federal Court jury on Thursday awarded $680,000 in damages to a former Chattanooga Police Officer who...