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Florida hit with $1.1 million in legal fees on Brady ‘Docs vs. Glocks’ case
by Chris EgerThe lengthy battle over Florida’s law preventing health care workers from asking about their patients’ guns has turned into a payday for those who challenged it.
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Florida ‘Docs vs. Glocks’ case stands in docs’ favor
by Chris EgerThe state is not appealing a federal court ruling that barred Florida’s law against health care workers asking about their patient’s firearms.
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Hickenlooper signs bill limiting civil asset forfeiture in Colorado
by Brian SeayColorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Friday that changes how law enforcement officials can seize assets when teaming up with federal authorities.
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Chelsea Manning will return to active duty, receive health care
by Brian SeayU.S. Army Private Chelsea Manning will still be an active duty soldier when she’s released from prison on Wednesday.
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ACLU sues for records on deadly Yemen raid
by Brian SeayThe American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday seeking the immediate release of records related to a deadly raid in Yemen earlier this year.
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Lawsuit: Deputies routinely use ‘racially discriminatory policing tactics’
by Brian SeayA federal lawsuit filed Monday claims that race, not a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, guided deputies as they targeted black people in Mississippi.
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ACLU policy advocate: Don’t give guns to school police
by Andrew SheppersonIn a recent opinion piece, ACLU of Pennsylvania senior policy advocate Harold Jordan calls for the disarming of school police.
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Bill would allow Alabama church to form police department
by Brian SeayA bill working its way through the Alabama legislature would allow a megachurch in suburban Birmingham to form its own police department.
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Florida ‘Docs vs Glocks’ case ruling handed down in docs’ favor
by Chris EgerA 10-1 panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday largely dismantled Florida’s law prohibiting health care workers from asking about their patient’s firearms.
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Congress sends Trump bill to undo Obama gun ban for certain mentally impaired people
by Brian SeayThe Obama era rule would have stripped some 75,000 people per year of their gun rights, according to estimates.
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Sessions clears committee, heads to full Senate vote on AG confirmation
by Chris EgerThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the nomination by President Donald Trump of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General.
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NRA steps up campaign for Sessions as Attorney General (VIDEOS)
by Chris EgerThe National Rifle Association is increasing their support for U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions' stalling nomination to the spot of U.S. Attorney General.
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