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Voice of the People, Jun. 12
Genetic privacy The Tribune's June 5 editorial in response to a Supreme Court ruling on DNA collection before conviction, "Solving crimes with DNA," badly misrepresents the nature of DNA collection and the intimate information that is collected through a...Tags: Elections, Civil Rights, Chemical Industry, Schizophrenia, Harvey
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U.S. Supreme Court OKs taking DNA from those arrested
— The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for police around the country to take DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, a major step toward expanding a national database that will match new suspects to evidence from old crime...
Tags: Theft, Criminals, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer
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Limiting police drones in Illinois
If law enforcement agencies had a free hand, we might all soon be living in a version of what Sting sang: "Every step you take, I'll be watching you." The advance of unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, has made suffocating surveillance not only...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice
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In support of traditional values
While everyone's attention has been focused on the Illinois legislature's halting efforts to repair the state's financial mess, those who wish to dismantle the traditional family and sexual mores are busy working in the shadows. They're pushing bills...
Tags: Social Issues, Education, HIV, Arts and Culture, Philosophy
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Mandating birth-control benefits unlawful, appeals court told
Tribune reporterLawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First Amendment rights....Tags: Separation of Church and State, Business, Lobbying, Medical Procedures and Tests, Christianity
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Illinois business urges federal court to lift contraception mandate
Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First...
Tags: Business, Separation of Church and State, Medical Procedures and Tests, Christianity, Career and Workplace
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Illinois Senate approves drone regulations
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — If Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart ever gets his drone, he could face a series of restrictions on how it can be used. The Illinois Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a measure aimed at putting in place aerial drone regulations...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Laws, Law Enforcement
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DCFS crowding overburdens children's shelter
After being beaten with a pan and left in the dark for hours bound to a pole, the 11-year-old girl escaped from her abusive home through a basement window and walked barefoot six blocks to the La Grange police station one summer night in 2011. "She...
Tags: Nursing, Newspaper and Magazine, Abusive Behavior, Conservation, Juvenile Delinquency
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Audio recording police officers on the job -- why the 7th Circuit said it's OK
Change of SubjectHighlights from the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of appeals May 8, 2012 ruling (.pdf) in ACLU v. Alvarez that was left in place today by the U.S. Supreme Court. The 2-1 majority opinion was written by Judge Diane Sykes: The...... -
Listen up! Courts are telling Illinois to fix its eavesdropping law
Change of Subject"Is that recording?" asked Lindenhurst police officer Ralph Goar, referring to a pocket video camera resting on the dashboard of motorist Louis Frobe. It was the night of Aug. 15, 2010, and Goar had pulled Frobe over for allegedly driving...... -
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"Is that recording?" asked Lindenhurst police officer Ralph Goar, referring to a pocket video camera resting on the dashboard of motorist Louis Frobe. It was the night of Aug. 15, 2010, and Goar had pulled Frobe over for allegedly driving his Honda...
Tags: Lawyers, Illinois General Assembly, Lisa Madigan, Civil Rights, Laws
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Placement of campaign signs stirs debate
The presidential election is just weeks away, and campaign signs are proliferating like spring flowers. In neighborhoods that are governed by associations, the signs often are more divisive than the candidates they support. Detractors say signs are...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Elections, Civil Rights, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice
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