Widespread Abuse Reported in Juvenile Detention Centers
A government study finds nearly one in three youths in 13 juvenile facilities report sexual victimization and about 12 percent across state local and privately run centers. The survey covered 9,000 youths from 26,550 total detained and lists six high rate sites.
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Washington
Justice Department
Westat
Rockville
Linda McFarlane
Just Detention International
Pendleton
Indiana
Corsicana
Texas
Backbone Mountain Youth Center
Swanton
Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center
New Jersey Training School
Monroe Township
N.J
Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Bruce Twyman
Landmark gay marriage case to be heard in California court
A federal trial in San Francisco will test whether California's 2008 ban on gay marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit, funded by liberal Hollywood figures including Rob Reiner, is led by Olson and Boies, with Schwarzenegger and Brown as defendants who opposed the ban and declined to defend it. The outcome could influence nationwide recognition of same sex marriage and reach the Supreme Court on appeal.
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Troy Erik Isaac
California
Isaac
San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Clinton White House
Richard Socarides
Supreme Court
U.S
Hollywood
Rob Reiner
Bruce Cohen
Theodore Olson
David Boies
George W. Bush
al Gore
Florida
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jerry Brown
New Jersey Senate Rejects Gay Marriage Bill
The New Jersey state Senate defeated a bill to legalize gay marriage with 14 votes in favor. The measure needed 21, and Governor Corzine pledged to sign if approved, while Governor-elect Christie has pledged a veto. Civil unions remain the current option for gay couples.
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New Jersey
Senate
Trenton
N.J
State Senate
Republi
Chris Christie
Jon Corzine
Christie
Connecticut
Iowa
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Belfast woman given suspended sentence in Nazi-obsessed husband’s death
Amber Cummings, 32, shot James Cummings in Belfast Maine after years of abuse. FBI found Nazi memorabilia, bomb-making materials, and radioactive items at their home. Cummings claimed self defense to protect her 9 year old daughter during a decade of abuse.
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Belfast
Maine
Amber Cummings
James Cummings
Cummings
Eric Morse
Morse
Jeffrey Hjelm
FBI
California
James
Claira
Gates to stay as defense secretary through 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will remain in the Cabinet for at least another year, adviser Geoff Morrell said. Gates, 66, told Obama in December he would stay through 2010, aiding Afghanistan expansion and Iraq force reductions while a White House review occurs.
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Defense
Gates
Washington
Robert Gates
Bush
Barack Obama
Pentagon
Geoff Morrell
Associated Press
Obama
Morrell
Pacific Northwest
White House
Afghanistan
U.S
Iraq
George W. Bush
CIA
Donald H. Rumsfeld
County claims lottery winners owe $1M
Suffolk County officials seek to recover 950921.90 from Richard and Mary Morrison, lottery winners who took a 165 million lump sum. The county contends Love's Sheltering Inc. overbilled for homeless shelters, while the couple argues they owe nothing as individuals. Attorneys seek court restraint on payout.
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Garden City
N.Y
Richard
Mary Morrison
Richard Morrison
New York
Suffolk County
Gregory Blass
Suffolk
Morrisons
Love’s Sheltering Inc
Love’s
Blass
Michael Solomon
Love’s Sheltering
Solomon
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GMAC
Lorain County
Voices For Children
Court Street
Elyria
Ohio
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