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Seventh Circuit upholds warrantless cell phone search
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March 2, 2012 10:03:09 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that a warrantless search of a suspect's cell phone to collect its phone number does not constitute a violation of Fourth Amendment [Cornell LII...

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March 1, 2012 09:48:36 am

The US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday blocked Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that bans drivers from blocking traffic to acquire...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds California law requiring DNA samples from arrestees
Ninth Circuit upholds California law requiring DNA samples from arrestees
Kevin Green
February 24, 2012 10:19:55 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that buccal mouth swabs may be used to extract DNA samples from any adult arrested or charged with a felony in California. The 2-1...

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Federal judge finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
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February 23, 2012 09:56:41 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Wednesday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The plaintiff, Karen Golinski, filed suit...

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    Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

    Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

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