Missouri lawmakers, physicians debate eye exam law
Kansas City Star
But a Children's Vision Commission, appointed under that law to study the mandate's effectiveness, found that only a third of students were actually getting the required exams and recommended the mandate be eliminated. Now a debate is raging in the …

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New documents show more was spent on Kansas Bioscience Authority legal fees
Kansas City Star
By Dion Lefler New documents show that the Kansas Bioscience Authority has spent about $122000 in public funds, nearly twice as much as previously reported, on legal fees for two former executives facing a criminal investigation.

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Legal opinion on killing Transit City buoys foes of Mayor Rob Ford
Toronto Star
As mayor, he is considered simply another member of council and had little authority to make decisions on his own, the legal report suggests. “It was an assumed power. It was something the mayor just decided he could do,” said Josh Matlow (Ward 22, …
Mihevc says Council must approve Ford's transit planCBC.ca
Lawyers Say Ford Wasn't Authorized to Kill Transit CityNewstalk 1010

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Governor's office: Stop state spending on ex-CEO's legal fees
Kansas City Star
By Dion Lefler Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer, …

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Kansas pays thousands on ex-Bioscience Authority CEO's legal fees
Kansas City Star
By Dion Lefler Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer, …
KBA paying ex-CEO Thornton's legal feesCBS News

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Protecting Gadget Jailbreakers and Video Artists from Legal Threats
Kansas City infoZine
EFF also asked for legal protections for artists and critics who use excerpts from DVDs or Internet video services to create new, remixed works. Now, the Copyright Office is asking for public comment on the proposed exemptions and EFF is seeking the …
EFF working to keep iPhone, iPad 'jailbreaking' legal in USApple Insider
EFF: Keep Jailbreaking LegalPC Magazine
EFF Fights to Keep Device Jailbreaking LegalThe Mac Observer
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Commentary: Taking the 'Red Scare' off the law books
Kansas City Star
Last week's hearing on Washington state House Bill 2251 didn't take long, a few minutes to explain that it was a simple bill to repeal a law ruled unconstitutional nearly four decades ago. "I think it devalues our criminal code to have laws on the …

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City officials want legal fees from Occupy Albany
Wall Street Journal
AP ALBANY, NY — City officials want a state court to handle Occupy Albany's lawsuit over its park eviction, and are also asking for the protest movement to pay city legal fees. In federal court papers, attorneys for the city say the two-month …

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City Insider City Insider – Sheriff changes his legal counsel
San Francisco Chronicle
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has retained new legal counsel to defend him against three misdemeanor charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his wife on New Year's Eve. "I am no longer Mr. Mirkarimi's attorney," was how Robert …

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Federal judge Wesley Brown dies at age 104 in Wichita
Kansas City Star
“There comes a time, and he was just ready,” said Belot, who served as a law clerk early in his career before joining Brown on the federal bench in Wichita. Brown had been appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and was one of two federal judges …
Nation's Oldest Federal Judge Dies at Age 104ABC News
Wesley Brown, nation's oldest federal judge, dies at age 104Politico

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