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Thornton Named One of the Nation’s First Magistrate Judges Association Fellows
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This summer, Cumberland School of Law second-year student Monroe Thornton III was one of four students in the nation to be named as a Federal Magistrate Judges Association (FMJA) fellow.
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"Speaking at the meeting, Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said call rates impose an enormous burden on incarcerated people and their families. [...] Rosenworcel said that 2.7 million children have at least one parent incarcerated and when prisoners are hundreds of miles away from their loved ones, phone calls are one of the only ways to stay connected. “When a single call can cost as much as most of us pay for an unlimited monthly plan, the financial burden of staying in touch can be too much to bear,” Rosenworcel said. “This harms the families and children of the incarcerated, and harms all of us because we know that regular contact with family members reduces recidivism.” The cost of phone calls was also thrown into sharp relief when the pandemic made it harder for incarcerated people to stay in touch with their families because prisons curtailed in-person visits, she added."
FCC approves plan to make some phone calls cheaper for inmates and their families
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The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to make phone calls more affordable for people in prisons or jails by approving a plan to reduce out-of-state call rates by at least one-third.
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"The case centered on a legal doctrine that gives officers leeway to engage in "community caretaking" to ensure public safety. In its ruling, the Supreme Court, which has previously applied this doctrine to vehicles, said it does not apply to the home as well."![]()
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U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant
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U.S. Supreme Court limits police power to enter homes with no warrant
"Georgetown University law professor Paul Butler recently told an interviewer for NPR that he brings a police officer into his classes who invites students to ride with him to witness his power. “He tells the students, ‘Pick any car you want on the street and I’ll stop it,’ ” Butler said. “He’s a good cop. He waits until he finds a legal reason, but he says that he can follow any car for four or five minutes and he’ll find a reason. There’s so many traffic infractions that any time you drive, you commit one. And that gives police an extraordinary amount of power, and we know that they selectively use this power against Black and Brown people.”"
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A Black Defense Department employee who was hesitant to get out of her car at 2 a.m. was pulled from the car by police, then charged with resisting arrest and eluding police. After prosecutors watched the video, all charges were dropped.
People warn of losing jobs, testing positive for THC after drinking tea that helps weight loss
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Total Life Changes makes a raspberry lemonade Iaso tea that claimed it contained zero percent THC on the label.
"As the 17-year-old behind the wheel accelerated to 123 miles per hour, one of the passengers opened Snapchat.![]()
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His parents say their son wanted to capture the experience using an app feature — the controversial "speed filter" — that documents real-life speed, hoping for engagement and attention from followers on the messaging app.![]()
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It was one of the last things the trio did before the vehicle ran off the road and crashed into a tree, killing all of them.![]()
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Was Snapchat partially to blame? The boys' parents think so. And, in a surprise decision on Tuesday, a federal appeals court ordered that the parents should have the right to sue Snap Inc."
Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday issued a stunning ruling: It said a decades-old legal shield preventing platforms from lawsuits should not apply to Snapchat in a case involving a fatal car crash.
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New Nonprofit Sowing Seeds In Savannah; Awards 1st Seed Money | The Savannah Tribune
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OneSeed, Inc., a local nonprofit that supports other small, local nonprofits realize and reach their full potential through three initiatives, Seed Money (Mini Grants), Deep Roots (Board Development),