First Circuit Bars Benefits Denial Under Defense of Marriage Act
A three judge panel in Boston ruled the Defense of Marriage Act denies federal benefits to married gay couples, violating rights and privileges of heterosexual marriages. The decision leaves the law’s same sex recognition provision undecided and signals likely Supreme Court review.
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Woman sues Neiman Marcus over tainted gifts in love triangle
Patricia Walker sues Neiman Marcus claiming fraud and demanding return of about 1.4 million dollars in items bought by her husband from a store employee, amid allegations of an affair and inflated commissions. The suit cites gifts including jewelry, furs and handbags and a billion-dollar personal shopper relationship. The case, filed in Dallas County, seeks accountability and restitution ahead of a November 2012 trial.
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Burglary At Local Stores Reported In Three Incidents
Police responded to Home Depot on North Main Street where a vehicle windows was broken and a radar detector with adapter taken. At Noon Optimist Little League in Montana Street a board was cut to access the press room with nothing missing reported. An alarm on West Fulkerson Street revealed a broken window and screen with no missing items. Counterfeit bills reported at Stripes on North 12th Street.
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Fake Bills Reported at Two Local Stores
A subject used two fake fifty dollar bills to pay for gas on Second Street. clerk reported the counterfeit and the subject left without items and later returned as officials interviewed staff. At Stripes on Main Street an unknown person passed a fake fifty and a fake ten. Crime Stoppers urges tips at 888-594-TIPS with anonymity and possible reward.
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Rattlesnake Confiscated From Roswell Residence
Roswell Animal Services seized a four year old coon-tail rattlesnake kept as a pet by a 20 year old man. He bought it for five dollars from a cousin who caught it by a river. The snake was surrendered after the owner learned keeping it was illegal and authorities will relocate it to an approved site.
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First human plague case confirmed in the United States
The New Mexico Department of Health says a 78-year-old Torrance County man is hospitalized in stable condition with plague. Officials have not released his name. Plague is a bacterial disease of rodents and is mainly spread by infected fleas but can pass via direct contact with infected animals.
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