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New Nevada Law Puts More Teeth Into Exotic Animal Regulations

Jun 29, 2021

A new Nevada law seeks greater regulations of exotic animal ownership, including limiting how the public can come in contact with dangerous captive animals. 

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The Oceanfront area of Virginia Beach has long had no-cursing signs on its boardwalk — you can even buy replica versions at tchotchke gift shops.

Centuries-Old Law Against Cursing In Public Repealed By Virginia Legislators

Feb 19, 2020
"Profane swearing" has been illegal in the commonwealth since 1792. The repeal now awaits the governor's signature.
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Race
A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim Heather Heyer sits in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 13, 2017. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally.

Charlottesville Victims Use Post-Slavery KKK Law To Go After Hate Groups

Aug 28, 2019
Two years ago, a rally in Charlottesville exposed the violence of the nation's white nationalist movement. Now, victims of that violence want the courts to hold the organizers accountable.
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Joseph and Maria Caruso vote inside the Early Vote Center in downtown Minneapolis on Oct. 5, 2016. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Minnesota law that prohibited voters from wearing politically themed items inside polling places.

Supreme Court Strikes Down State Law Barring 'Political' Apparel In Polling Places

Jun 14, 2018
The high court on Thursday struck down Minnesota's broad ban on "political" apparel inside polling places. But justices said similar, more narrowly written laws in other states are likely fine.
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Code Switch
Is Michael K. Williams being typecast?

This Week In Race: Walls, ID Laws And Getting Typecast

Feb 17, 2017
How the border wall might keep undocumented migrants in the country; a study measures the effects of voter ID laws on minority turnout; and what Bey's Grammy snubs illustrate about race and merit.
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Opponents Say Right-To-Die Law Might Lead To Early Suicide

Mar 11, 2016

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Opponents say the California law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with doctor-prescribed medication fails to protect people from being coerced into premature suicide.

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Dying On the Vine: The State Of Medical Marijuana In Nevada

Jan 24, 2014

The biggest cities in Nevada have voted not to authorize any marijuana dispensaries for several months due to concerns about the legal status

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License to Drive: How States Handle Undocumented Immigrants On The Road

Oct 09, 2013

A number of states, many of them in the West, have passed laws allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses or privilege cards. This is a huge reversal from several years ago

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Former Gov. Bob List, Assembly Speaker Buckley Face Off On Fixing Nevada Schools

Jun 12, 2013
Gov. Bob List, Republican, 1979-1983
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