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    Attorneys To Challenge Colorado’s Insanity Defense Law Public defenders representing James Holmes, accused of killing 12 moviegoers in Colorado last summer, will return to court on Thursday to challenge the state’s insanity defense law in a bid...

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      Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after...

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      Senators Immigration Bill Would Require Fingerprinting, DUI Deportation Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation’s 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill. Lawmakers...

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    Georgia Town Sued Over Gun Requirement

    The town of Nelson, Georgia passed an ordinance requiring every head of household in the town of 1,300 to have a gun and ammunition

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    Immigration Union Opposes Bill Over Public Safety A labor union representing 12,000 federal officers who issue immigration documents will join forces on Monday with the union representing deportation agents to publicly oppose a bill overhauling the immigration system that...

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      White House Pushes For Federal Shield Law To Protect Journalists The White House asked Wednesday that a federal shield law be reintroduced in the Senate, a move that could affect the way the Justice Department conducts...

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    Safety Board Recommends Lowering Blood Alcohol Level The government wants to drop the blood alcohol limit for being legally drunk in order to avoid drunk driving fatalities.Currently, any driver found with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of...

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    Court Toon: Three-Dimensional Gun Ban

    The U.S. government has blocked the dissemination of 3D-printer gun blueprints and one lawmakers is drafting a bill to ban 3D guns altogether.

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      Colorado Passes First Recreational Marijuana Market Law Colorado lawmakers passed the first U.S. laws regulating a recreational pot market, setting the stage for marijuana sales to anyone 21 and older starting next January, the Wall Street...

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      Pro-Gun Control Senators Look To Revive Background Check Bill Senators backing gun control are discussing ways to revise the defeated Senate background check bill in order to help win the votes they need to resuscitate the...

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