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A big win for voting rights in Indiana

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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has settled a lawsuit it filed just two days ago in Indiana state court to ensure that eligible voters with property subject to foreclosure proceedings or evictions cannot have their right to vote challenged during the upcoming November 4th election.

Girl Talk's Legally Questionable Album Not Scarce Online

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In recent weeks I have noticed Girl Talk's Feed the Animals at a number of download stores. His albums may or may not violate copyright law, depending on who you ask, and availability has been an issue. I don't recall seeing such good sales from an album with such dubious legal standing.

Defiance of Tort Reform Logic

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Plaintiffs who go to trial in civil lawsuits get less money if than if they had settled out of court. So much for the hysterical propaganda of tort reformers.

Black Leaders Plot Strategy to Stop Resegregation

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Black leaders have settled on a strategy to try to overturn the school board’s resegregation plan. They’ve decided to wait until after the Aug. 7 elections to give the new school board the chance to change the plan. If the board refuses, then a lawsuit is certain, a source tells Pith.

Pedro's Revenge

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In this week’s Scene, we explore the possibility of a lawsuit challenging the rezoning of public schools. To win, black leaders would need what lawyers call “a smoking gun” to show the decision-makers’ actual intent to discriminate against blacks.

Yet Another City Loses Suit By Homeless People

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FRESNO, Calif. — Several Fresno homeless people who claimed their belongings were wrongfully seized and destroyed in raids on their camps have reached a $2.3 million settlement with the city and state.

The proposed settlement filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Fresno calls for the city to pay the eight plaintiffs and any others who qualify under the class action suit $1.4 million in cash

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