High school ban on candy canes with messages struck down
A federal judge ruled Westfield High School violated First Amendment rights by suspending students who handed out candy canes bearing religious messages without prior permission. Six of seven students received suspensions that were not served.
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Charges filed in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case
Prosecutors charged self proclaimed prophet Brian Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee with aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault in Elizabeth Smart’s nine month disappearance. They also face burglary and attempted aggravated kidnapping charges with potential life sentences if convicted.
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Defense Department to probe Air Force Academy rape allegations
The Defense Department will conduct a separate full investigation into 56 alleged sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy. An Air Force inspector general review already addresses cadet reporting and possible reprisals. Senate leaders and Congress members pressed for a Pentagon review. the Air Force cites 21 male cadets punished since 1990 as proof of action.
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Men Held for Trial in Slaying of Transgender Teen
Alameda County Judge Kenneth Mark Burr ordered Jason Cazares Jose Merel and Michael Magidson held for trial in the fatal beating and strangling of 17 year old Eddie Gwen Araujo at a party after suspects learned the victim was biologically male. Nabors pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for testifying against the others.
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