Boy's father later gained fame as the host of 'America's Most Wanted'
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Authorities in South Florida planned to announce on Tuesday that they've finally solved the 1981 killing of a little boy whose father later gained fame as the host of "America's Most Wanted."
Hollywood police scheduled a news conference to close the case of the abduction and homicide of 6-year-old Adam Walsh.
Adam's parents, John and Reve Walsh, long ago derided the investigation as botched. Both were expected to attend the news conference.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Graves at reform school investigated
Former inmates of Florida institution think abused boys are buried there
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating what lies beneath more than 30 unidentified graves near a reform school where boys were abused in the 1950s and '60s.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wrote the head of the law enforcement agency Tuesday, asking authorities to determine the origin of the graves and whether any crimes were committed. The agency said it will immediately begin investigating.
A group of former inmates, now in their 60s, believe the graves contain the bodies of boys who were beaten to death at the detention center. The men say they were severely beaten when they were there.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating what lies beneath more than 30 unidentified graves near a reform school where boys were abused in the 1950s and '60s.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wrote the head of the law enforcement agency Tuesday, asking authorities to determine the origin of the graves and whether any crimes were committed. The agency said it will immediately begin investigating.
A group of former inmates, now in their 60s, believe the graves contain the bodies of boys who were beaten to death at the detention center. The men say they were severely beaten when they were there.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Supreme Court to Consider Pensions and Pregnancy Leave
In the 30th anniversary year of the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the "second generation of pregnancy discrimination" has arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court, say some civil rights and women's rights lawyers, in a case that could affect thousands of female workers, retired or about to retire, as well as company pension plans.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act treats discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions as unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the nation's major job bias law.
The act has helped "to change the nation's mindset about childbearing and working moms, and it continues to provide significant civil rights protections for women," said Linda D. Hallman, executive director of the American Association of University Women, adding it also has helped "to pave the way for a generation of working women and strengthened the American work force in the process."
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act treats discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions as unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the nation's major job bias law.
The act has helped "to change the nation's mindset about childbearing and working moms, and it continues to provide significant civil rights protections for women," said Linda D. Hallman, executive director of the American Association of University Women, adding it also has helped "to pave the way for a generation of working women and strengthened the American work force in the process."
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
N.J. church shootings suspect captured
California man sought in deaths of estranged wife, man, caught in Georgia
NEW YORK - A man accused of driving across the United States and fatally shooting his estranged Indian immigrant wife and another man inside a church has been captured in Georgia.
Joseph M. Pallipurath was arrested around midnight Monday in Monroe, east of Atlanta, said New Jersey district U.S. Marshal James Plousis.
Pallipurath, of Sacramento, California, is suspected of shooting and killing 24-year-old Reshma James inside the St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church in Clifton, New Jersey, a suburb about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Manhattan.
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NEW YORK - A man accused of driving across the United States and fatally shooting his estranged Indian immigrant wife and another man inside a church has been captured in Georgia.
Joseph M. Pallipurath was arrested around midnight Monday in Monroe, east of Atlanta, said New Jersey district U.S. Marshal James Plousis.
Pallipurath, of Sacramento, California, is suspected of shooting and killing 24-year-old Reshma James inside the St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church in Clifton, New Jersey, a suburb about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Manhattan.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Amber Alert systems vary greatly by state
AP review: Differences can heighten tension if suspect crosses state lines
ATLANTA - Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.
Yet despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an Associated Press review shows wide variations in what triggers an Amber Alert from one state to the next, which can heighten the tension when a suspect crosses state lines.
The AP examined Amber Alert records from all 50 states and found that some barely keep track of the alerts they've issued, let alone whether they worked. A few states don't have anyone designated to oversee their programs.
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ATLANTA - Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.
Yet despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an Associated Press review shows wide variations in what triggers an Amber Alert from one state to the next, which can heighten the tension when a suspect crosses state lines.
The AP examined Amber Alert records from all 50 states and found that some barely keep track of the alerts they've issued, let alone whether they worked. A few states don't have anyone designated to oversee their programs.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Despite Obama Victory, Will Supreme Court Justices Sit Tight?
Who among the high court's four liberal judges might step down? And how would it happen?
At her law clerks' reunion last June, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put the word out in no uncertain terms.
"If anyone asks you, 'When is she retiring?'" Ginsburg said, according to several who were there, "tell them I have a great role model in Justice [John Paul] Stevens, who is going strong at age 88."
Apparently, not enough people asked, so tucked away at the end of a speech at Columbia University on Oct. 25, she made the point again. Referring to the legendary Justice Louis Brandeis, Ginsburg said he "became a justice at age 60, as I did. He remained on the bench until age 83. My hope and expectation is to hold my office at least that long."
Now 75, Ginsburg would have to remain on the Court until 2016 to match Brandeis and 2021 to match Stevens.
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At her law clerks' reunion last June, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put the word out in no uncertain terms.
"If anyone asks you, 'When is she retiring?'" Ginsburg said, according to several who were there, "tell them I have a great role model in Justice [John Paul] Stevens, who is going strong at age 88."
Apparently, not enough people asked, so tucked away at the end of a speech at Columbia University on Oct. 25, she made the point again. Referring to the legendary Justice Louis Brandeis, Ginsburg said he "became a justice at age 60, as I did. He remained on the bench until age 83. My hope and expectation is to hold my office at least that long."
Now 75, Ginsburg would have to remain on the Court until 2016 to match Brandeis and 2021 to match Stevens.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
The Campaigns Are Over, and So Are the Ads -- but Not the Lawsuits
Nasty campaign ads did more than push ridiculed candidates over the edge this election. They drove them into court.
Negative campaign ads triggered several defamation lawsuits nationwide, with candidates crying foul and some lawyers saying enough is enough.
In North Carolina, Democrat Kay Hagan has filed a defamation lawsuit against her Republican opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, over a television ad that accused her of having ties to an atheist political action committee. The ad linked Hagan to a group called the Godless Americans, stating "A leader of the Godless Americans PAC recently held a secret fundraiser in Kay Hagan's honor." It ended with a female voice saying, "There is no God."
Hagan ended up beating Dole.
In Minnesota, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is suing Democratic challenger Al Franken over TV and radio ads that allegedly contained lies about him. The ads included statements that Coleman was named "the fourth most corrupt senator in Washington" and lives in a Washington apartment "almost rent free." A recount has been ordered in the Coleman-Franken race. Coleman led Franken by 727 votes out of about 2.9 million cast.
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Negative campaign ads triggered several defamation lawsuits nationwide, with candidates crying foul and some lawyers saying enough is enough.
In North Carolina, Democrat Kay Hagan has filed a defamation lawsuit against her Republican opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, over a television ad that accused her of having ties to an atheist political action committee. The ad linked Hagan to a group called the Godless Americans, stating "A leader of the Godless Americans PAC recently held a secret fundraiser in Kay Hagan's honor." It ended with a female voice saying, "There is no God."
Hagan ended up beating Dole.
In Minnesota, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is suing Democratic challenger Al Franken over TV and radio ads that allegedly contained lies about him. The ads included statements that Coleman was named "the fourth most corrupt senator in Washington" and lives in a Washington apartment "almost rent free." A recount has been ordered in the Coleman-Franken race. Coleman led Franken by 727 votes out of about 2.9 million cast.
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