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The Garrity Warning

Garrity Rule: Kind Of Like A Fifth Amendment For The Cops Synopsis: While civilians have constitutionally provided protections against self-incrimination, what does the police have? The Garrity Ruling provides rights for law enforcement, and it grew out of a traffic ticket case..

Teen stabs 22 at Pittsburgh-area high school

Emergency vehicles are seen in a parking lot outside Franklin Regional High School after reports of stabbing injuries in Murrysville, Pennsylvania April 9, 2014. Twenty students were injured after a stabbing attack, apparently by a male student, at a Pennsylvania high school.

Nevada GOP removes abortion, gay marriage from its platform

Nevada GOP Drops Opposition to Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage The Nevada Republican Party removed opposition to abortion, and gay marriage from its platform in 2014 as state convention delegates focused on judging fellow Republicans on their ability to adhere to GOP values..

Feds charge 25 suspects with ID theft, tax fraud in South Florida take-down

At the height of tax season, federal authorities announced Thursday they have charged 25 South Florida suspects — including a Miami-Dade public school employee —with stealing personal information from unwitting victims such as students to file fraudulent income-tax returns in their names..

The Supreme Court Just Gutted Another Campaign Finance Law. Here’s What Happened

The Supreme Court on Wednesday released its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the blockbuster money-in-politics case of the current term. The court's five conservative justices all agreed that the so-called aggregate limit on the amount of money a donor can.

Ray Rice arrest: incident report

Ravens running back Ray Rice was arrested over the weekend after an alleged physical altercation involving his fiancee at a casino in Atlantic City, according to his attorneys. CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 News.

Elderly Internet Scams

Fleecing The Elderly Fraudsters in cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix and California’s Central Valley are actively looking for naïve senior citizens. The scams reflect the real estate challenges from foreclosures, weak sales and abandonment. The scammers fake ownership papers, set up websites.

Catholic Church Scandal: WikiLeaks Uncovers Vatican Secret

The Vatican and Monsanto Forges a World-Altering Relationship — or Does It With all the scandals the Catholic Church has weathered, a new one appears to be taking center stage. Some believe that for decades the church has been gathering profits from,.

Teen Boot Camps in Las Vegas and Juvenile Offenders

In Nevada, juvenile arrest rates remain above the national average. In 2008, Nevada ranked second in the nation for the highest number of violent crimes and 21st in the nation for the highest number of property crimes. During 2008, there were 446.

Reid Announces Nomination of Richard Boulware to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Nevada Senator Harry Reid today announced Richard Boulware will be nominated by President Obama to serve as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Reid recommended Boulware to President Obama for this judicial vacancy. “This is.