Veggie Libel Laws Stir Debate Over Speech and Food Safety
Ellen Goodman questions Texas veggie libel laws sparked by Oprah Winfrey and Howard Lyman on a 1996 broadcast about mad cow disease. She discusses legal tests for false statements, government actions, and potential chilling effects on journalism and science while noting the broader push to protect perishable foods.
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America
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Supreme Court Rejects State Bar on Out-of-State Testimony
The Court unanimously held that a state court cannot block testimony in another state's case. The Missouri suit against General Motors for Beverly Garner’s death may again include testimony from former GM employee Ronald Elwell, who had been barred in Michigan. The decision preserves full faith and credit but permits forum courts to admit or exclude evidence.
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The
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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National Association of Manufacturers
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Bevier, Mo
Ronald Elwell
Passive smoking linked to artery hardening study suggests
CHICAGO AP Cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke accelerate hardening of the arteries and may cause permanent damage. A Wake Forest led team estimates 30 000 to 60 000 US deaths yearly from passive smoke and links it to carotid artery narrowing indicating broader vascular impact.
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United States
George Howard
Wake Forest University
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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Apartment gunman kills two in Kendall condo rampage
In Kendall, a evicted resident fired from a burning apartment balcony then roamed the complex with a rifle and three pistols firing at random. Two killed, two wounded. The gunman, Paul David Ahern, 42, was captured on murder charges. officer Enrique Ermus and two others were among the wounded.
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Enrique Ermus
Paul David Ahern
Gazette backs sustainable farming with soybean ink
The Gazette promotes future agriculture by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at nearby local recycling locations.
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