Supreme Court rejects Florida ethnic redistricting plan
The court voided a Florida House map that increased Hispanic districts and ruled voting rights were not violated. In a separate Georgia case, the court said a county one member board need not expand to empower Black voters. Justice Kennedy noted governing body size cannot be challenged for minority dilution.
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Lawrence Weather And Lake Reports From Wednesday
Highs around 90s with 73 overnight. Record highs noted from 1933 and 1924. No precipitation today. monthly 4.43 inches, year-to-date 16.12 inches. Lake levels Clinton 877.21, Perry 891.50 with normal levels given. lake temperatures 80. Road condition updates via Journal-World Access line. Moon phases listed for June and July.
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Lawrence Five Day Outlook
Five day outlook for Lawrence notes tonight is partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low around 70. Friday brings partly sunny skies and a 30 percent thunderstorm chance with a high near 86 and light variable winds. Friday night remains partly cloudy and dry with a low about 69 and variable winds.
Clinton defense fund draws ethics debate amid legal bills
Ethics experts call the presidents move to a public legal defense fund unseemly but see it as the best fix to rising costs from Paula Jones and Arkansas probes. They note donors’ limits, public donor names, and the risk of normal citizens subsidizing a high profile case while acknowledging the need for capable legal representation.
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Wyatt Earp kin approves Costner film in Florida
Earp, who runs the Marion County Sheriff Office fleet, says Wyatt Earp is a fitting tribute to the 19th century lawman. He notes the film stays factual and recalls Doc Holliday as portrayed by Dennis Quaid, while highlighting the distant family link and shared surname origin with Nicholas Earp.
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Inmate Escapes Using Dental Floss Rope
SOUTH CHARLESTON West Virginia AP authorities report prison inmate Robert Shepard 34 escaped the outdoor recreation yard at 1 25 a m by scaling an 18 foot fence with a rope braided from dental floss He or an accomplice cut through a second fence and fled Shepard awaits a preliminary hearing on robbery and firearms charges U S Marshal John Gainer notes he had prior prison time
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