Death by shark attack ruling disputed in court
In the Upper Keys a Michigan diver William Covert 25 is being considered legally dead after a shark attack. Investigators found minimal evidence and a NOAA shark expert noted bite marks and a cut weight belt. The defense argues death by shark attack differs from eaten alive by a shark.
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Supreme Court to hear Colorado anti gay rights case
The Supreme Court will hear Colorado's 1950s anti gay rights amendment case this fall. The amendment aimed to block laws prohibiting discrimination against gay people, sparking national uproar and legal battles over equal rights. Also noted are punitive damages limits and a Birmingham BMW case involving a disputed vehicle finish.
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GOP budget plan eyes deep cuts in environment
The article outlines a Republican budget plan proposing deep cuts to environmental protections, endangered species safeguards, mining and logging limits, and Alaska oil drilling bans. It discusses Mojave National Preserve funding and status as a flashpoint in a broader Western land-use dispute with President Clinton threatening to veto. It notes Interior Secretary Babbitt’s critique and the political stakes for the 1996 election cycle.
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Mojave
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Extradition request by Mexico rejected
A U S magistrate refused to extradite a former Mexican deputy attorney general due to insufficient evidence of embezzling about 750000. The ruling follows a prior June decision denying extradition of Mario Ruiz Massieu on obstruction charges linked to the assassination case of Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu.
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Ruiz Massieu
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Justice Department
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Raul Salinas de Gortari
Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Daniel Aguilar Trevino
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