| Appeals court strikes down Indiana sex offender law Jan 23rd 2013, 22:32 INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Indiana law prohibiting registered sex offenders from using social networking sites such as Facebook is too broad and violates U.S. constitutional protections for free speech, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Wednesday. The Indiana law that banned most sex offenders from using social networking websites, instant messaging services and chat programs was "not narrowly tailored to serve the state's interest," the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said. ... |  | Massachusetts governor wants tax hike for $34.8 billion budget Jan 23rd 2013, 22:14  (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proposed on Wednesday a $34.8 billion state spending plan for fiscal 2014 that would hike income taxes by 1 percentage point to raise revenue for new education investments. Patrick's plan would raise the income tax rate to 6.25 percent from 5.25 percent, double the personal exemption and strip the commonwealth's tax system of several itemized deductions. The plan, which state lawmakers will be asked to approve, would also lower the sales tax rate to 4.5 percent from 6. ...
| | U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs: official Jan 23rd 2013, 21:42  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a move that could open thousands of front-line warfighting jobs to female service members, a senior U.S. defense official said. The move was welcomed by U.S. Senator Carl Levin, the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, who said it reflected the "reality of 21st century military operations," and by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had filed a suit in November seeking to force the Pentagon to end the ban. ...
| | Yes, it was a joke by Supreme Court's Thomas Jan 23rd 2013, 21:32  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas broke his nearly seven-year silence during oral arguments last week, there was much speculation about what exactly he said. Just four cryptic words appeared in the court's unofficial transcript. Now it can be told: It was nine words and apparently a joke. The court on Wednesday issued a revised transcript that suggests Thomas, a graduate of Yale Law School, uttered a light-hearted jest about a lawyer who once attended his alma mater's archrival, Harvard. ...
| | Family of former Chargers star Junior Seau sues NFL over suicide Jan 23rd 2013, 20:54  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming that his suicide resulted from brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head during his football career. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in San Diego Superior Court by Seau's children and ex-wife, as well as the trustee of his estate, also claims that the NFL concealed the risks of brain damage in the sport, court documents showed. ...
| | Deep freeze grips northern U.S. from Minnesota to Maine Jan 23rd 2013, 20:21  MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Frigid arctic air held the U.S. Midwest and Northeast in its icy grip on Wednesday, with the cold so dangerous that municipal emergency warming centers opened up and ski resorts shut down. The National Weather Service warned the wind chill could make the temperature feel like 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit(minus 40 degrees Celsius) in parts of Northern Minnesota until noon on Thursday. ...
| | Supersized court challenge to New York City's ban on big, sugary sodas Jan 23rd 2013, 19:12  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The beverage and restaurant industries on Wednesday urged a New York judge to block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large sugary drinks, calling it an unconstitutional overreach that burdens small businesses and infringes upon personal liberty. The ban, scheduled to go into effect in March, outlaws the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces from New York City's restaurants and many other eateries in an effort to combat obesity. City officials have said they will not begin imposing $200 fines on offending businesses until June. ...
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