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  October 19, 2012

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Laws/Cases

 
Judge: Bible Verses on Football Banners OK
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A state district judge in Texas has ruled that a cheerleading squad in southeast Texas can continue displaying banners at football games with Bible verses written on them. The judge said that banning the content on the banners "violated the cheerleaders' rights to religious expression." Texas Governor Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbot entered the dispute Wednesday, supporting the squad's right to religious freedom.
Erin Mulvaney, Houston Chronicle 10/18/2012   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Settlement Brings Quick End to Doctor's Trial
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A civil malpractice trial in which a San Antonio physician was accused of negligence — allowing a nursing home patient's bedsore to become so large and infected that it killed her — ended abruptly Thursday as the parties reached an undisclosed settlement. Attorneys for the family of Dorothy Dunston, who died in October 2007 at 67, told jurors as the trial began this week in the 225th state District Court that Dr. Guilford Robinson skipped in-person exams that could have stopped the bedsore from deteriorating her health.
Craig Kapitan, San Antonio Express News 10/19/2012   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Issues

 
Documents on Boy Scouts Detail Hidden Abuse
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On Thursday an Oregon court released thousands of documents that detail decades of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Boy Scouts of America. The files reveal more than 1,200 cases of child molestation by Boy Scout troop leaders across the country and documents how Scout leaders "quietly shielded adult volunteers from prosecution." An investigation by the Los Angeles Times exposed hundreds of alleged abuse claims that were not reported to police and hid from parents.
Joe Mahr, Christy Gutowski and Joseph Ryan, Chicago Tribune 10/19/2012   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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TransCanada Temporarily Shuts Keystone Pipeline
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TransCanada Corp. has temporarily shut down its existing 2,100-mile Keystone pipeline after tests showed possible safety issues, a federal agency said Thursday. A federal inspector was deployed to review test results, observe repairs and monitor any additional necessary safety issues, Layson said. PHMSA did not have additional details on what the possible safety issues were.
MARIA FISHER, Associated Press, Star Telegram 10/19/2012   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Labor/Employment

 
Woman Fired by Church Claims Discrimination
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A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a Warner Robins church, claiming she was fired from her job as nursery school coordinator because she was "living in sin." In her suit, the woman claims she was questioned by church officials about her relationship with her fiance and asked if she was being "a good Christian" - she was fired shortly thereafter. The plaintiff says that the church cannot hide behind a "ministerial exception" often used in these cases because she was not in a ministerial position.
Jenna Mink, Macon Telegraph 10/17/2012   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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