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ACLU Sues To Block New Law Banning Sex Offenders From Social Networking Sites
WBRZ NewsHundreds of new state laws went into effect Monday including one that bans sex offenders from using facebook and other social networking sites.The American Civil Liberties Union has challenged the law saying it bans free speech. The ACLU is challenging...Tags: Sociology, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Flash Mob Violence Poses New Challenge for Police
Across the U.S. police are on high alert, following a string of flash mob crimes. The culprits swarm onto a scene and then fizzle out in the blink of an eye, which makes these crimes especially difficult to stop.
Surveillance video like the kind...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Crimes, Freedom of the Press, Arts and Culture, Mass Media
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Bill Banning Sex Offenders From Social Networking Sites Heads To Governors Desk
WGNO NewsParents know to monitor their children online, but now a new tool may help them; the law. Governor Jindal is expected to sign a bill making it a crime for certain sex offenders to get on social networking sites. WGNO's Vanessa Bolano has the story. A new...Tags: Sociology, Punishment, Twitter, Inc., WGNO, Government
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Class Action Sought for Worker Abuse Claims
ABC26 NewsLawyers for hundreds of workers from India who claim they were subjected to abusive conditions at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina are asking a federal judge to certify their lawsuit as a class action against the company that hired them....Tags: Employees, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Houma High School Co-Ed Allowed to Wear Tux to Prom
WGNO NewsIt's a high school girl's biggest night: Prom. But one Houma teenager almost didn't get to go. She wants to wear a tuxedo and school administrators wanted her to wear a dress. "It matches my eyes," says Monique Verdin. "That's why I got it. I like it...Tags: Human Interest, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, WGNO, Louisiana
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ACLU Sues Tangipahoa Parish Over Treatment of Inmate
ABC26 NewsA homeless paranoid schizophrenic spent months in solitary confinement without psychiatric medicine or being treated for injuries inflicted by himself and other inmates, according to a lawsuit filed against Tangipahoa Parish. By the time Roger Mason, 52,...Tags: Trials, Litigation, WGNO, Skin, Justice System
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ACLU Asks Caddo About Student Handcuffings
ABC26 NewsThe American Civil Liberties Union is seeking records from a north Louisiana school district about the handcuffing of students. In a news release, the Louisiana chapter of the ACLU said Monday it is seeking documents from the Caddo Parish School Board in...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), WGNO, Walnuts, Schools, Louisiana
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No Changes At Orleans Parish Prison One Year Later After Justice Department Letter
ABC26 NewsOne year after the U.S. Department of Justice notified Sheriff Marlin Gusman of multiple Constitutional violations at Orleans Parish Prison, the Sheriff remains silent about what, if any, changes he has made to comply with Justice Department orders. On...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, New Orleans, U.S. Department of Justice
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Court Arguments Set In Single-Sex Class Case
ABC26 NewsA federal appeals court is the latest setting for a fight over single-sex classrooms between lawyers for a south Louisiana school system and the American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU lawyers filed a federal suit in 2009 against the Vermilion Parish...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, WGNO
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ACLU after NOPD records
ABC26 NewsThe ACLU of Louisiana says complaints from residents spurred a request for New Orleans Police Department records on a practice of stopping and getting identification from people not accused of doing anything wrong. A news release Wednesday says the...Tags: New Orleans, WGNO, Louisiana
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ACLU Asks Tough Questions Of The NOPD
ABC26 NewsThe ACLU is asking tough questions about the New Orleans Police Department's controversial approach to fighting crime. A number of people filed complaints with the American Civil Liberties Union. New Orleans police officers are reportedly stopping...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, WGNO, Crimes, Vehicles
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NOPD Field Interview Cards Revealed
ABC26 NewsWe have new details on a story we first told you about last night. Complaints about information gathered during patrol stops have lead the ACLU to submit a public information request to the new Orleans Police Department. ABC 26 news has uncovered...Tags: Television, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Entertainment, WGNO
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