Supreme Court allows nude dancing ban to curb crime
The court split 7-2 to permit local bans on nude dancing and 6-3 to reinstate Erie's ordinance requiring dancers to wear pasties and a G string. Justices said the act is expressive but falls outside First Amendment protection, aiding public safety goals in adult venues nationwide.
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Woman testifies on Bosnian rape camps at UN court
A 15 year old Bosnian Muslim girl testified at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague describing brutal rapes and torture at Serb camps in Foca during 1992. She identified attacker Zoran Vukovic and recalled threats to carve a cross on her flesh as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign.
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Slobodan Milosevic
Bosnia
Europe
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Kunarac
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Peggy Kuo
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Tobacco suit jurors to decide damages next week
Miami AP Three smokers seek 14.4 million from five major tobacco companies for decades of deceit about cigarette dangers. The landmark class action could threaten the industry as jurors weigh compensatory damages for three sick plaintiffs with later mini trials for others. Deliberations expected to start next week.
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Stanley Rosenblatt
Dan Webb
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