Superior Court Strikes Down Senate's Hospital Board Changes

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Superior Court Strikes Down Senate's Hospital Board Changes

V.I. Superior Court has struck down an act of the Legislature that aimed at restructuring V.I. public hospital boards, saying it violated separation of powers doctrine and federal law.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate

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In summary Forty-two years after California voters overwhemingly passed Proposition 13, the state’s iconic property tax limit, Propoisition 15 proposes to alter it. It’s been 42 years since California voters sharply altered the state’s political dynamics by overwhelmingly passing Proposition 13 to

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

? Approved, September 18, 1850 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the persons who have been, or may hereafter be, appointed commissioners, in virtue of any act of Congress, by the Circuit Courts of the United States,

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Why Black Young Voters Will Continue To Fight Beyond The Ballot Box - The New York Beacon

With the election season officially underway with the launch of a new civic holiday last week — National Black Voter Day — and National Voter Registration Day this week, we are in desperate need of a new narrative about the Black youth vote. We know

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Officers in Breonna Taylor Case Escape Indictment - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After 194 days, months of protests, and a $12 million civil settlement, the family of Breonna Taylor did not receive the justice they have desperately sought. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, a Grand Jury failed to indict the

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BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like to be considered for a future “Hello’’ column, or know someone, please send nominations to Erica Wright ewright@birminghamtimes.com. Include

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'No right to jury trials'

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Noting that it could be years before another jury trial is held, given the risks associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is imploring attorneys to embrace bench trials instead, as a means of keeping the wheels of the justice system turning.

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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward

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PRESS ROOM: AARP Spotlights Importance of 50+ Voters in New Presidential and Senate State Polls | Dallas Weekly

In August, AARP launched “Protect Voters 50+,” a comprehensive voter engagement campaign to support and protect Americans 50-plus as they vote in the 2020 elections. The campaign will help Americans over 50 vote safely, whether at home or in person. The “Protect Voters 50+” campaign will provide

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Pakistan Prime Minister Calls for Public Hangings, Chemical Castration of Rapists | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

A week after two headline-grabbing reports of sexual violence in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said rapists should be handed down the most severe punishments - either public hanging or chemical castration. In atelevision interview, Khan said themotorway rape casehad shaken the nation and that

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In Move to Prevent Scams, India’s Central Bank To Regulate Cooperative Banks – The Wilmington Journal

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