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Constitution Lets Public Health Trump Religion, Judge Rules

Aug 16, 2011

Photo by Sanofi Pasteur All children entering school in New York state must be immunized from certain diseases. According to the state's Public Health Law, "No principal, teacher, owner or person in

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:46 PM)

 

Judge Rejects 'Genius' Testimony

Jul 27, 2011

A self-described "genius" has failed to convince the judge hearing his divorce case that he alone, through his "unique personal traits," is responsible for accumulating a $450 million fortune in

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:46 PM)

 

City Plans to Build, Renovate Jails

Jul 11, 2011

Photo by Videot The city is renovating the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue near Brooklyn Heights but has abandoned plans to expand the facility. (To read about Gov. Cuomo's prison

Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:23 AM)

 

'Who's Your Daddy' and the Laws of Marriage

Jun 21, 2011

< Photo by Joao Saidler Like marriage itself, the laws of marriage are in constant flux. But one thing that has not changed is that a child born to a married woman

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:37 PM)

 

Bloomberg Pushes For Control Of Juvenile Justice System

May 16, 2011

Photo provided by New York Public Library New York State reformatory, plumbing shop, circa 1921. Every year New York City sends of its most troubled teens hundreds of miles away, Far from

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:40 PM)

 

Concerns Raised over City Role in Deporting Immigrants

May 04, 2011

Photo by Craig Hennecke Karen Barrueto created this artwork after visiting someone in a federal detention center for immigrants in south Texas. Growing up in Mexico City, Ricardo Muniz dreamed about being

Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:22 AM)

 

Prosecutors Grapple with Marijuana Arrests

Mar 29, 2011

Photo (cc) Curtis Gregory Perry Several years ago in a private conversation, a Fire Department paramedic explained the tension between the New York Police Department and EMS when their units respond

Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:22 AM)