Animals
Hemingway's cats remain trapped in legal limbo in Key West
The fabled cats at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, many of them the six-toed variety that the author favored, are still living in legal limbo after a federal judge this week dismissed the attraction's lawsuit seeking to define their status.
Read more in the Sun Herald.
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Melmo
I started a Facebook page for Melmo the 11 year old dog that was shot in her own yard while chained by a police officer. From comments on the article in the Sun Herald I understand Melmo's family has been seeking legal advice. Hopefully something...
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Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
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Whites Voting Rights Violated In Mississippi
A federal judge has ruled that a majority black county in eastern Mississippi violated whites' voting rights in what prosecutors said was the first lawsuit to use the Voting Rights Act on behalf of whites. U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee ruled late...
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Religious Group Recognized By University
Southern Illinois University will again recognize a religious group whose student organization status had been revoked because its members must pledge to adhere to Christian beliefs. Tuesday's announcement came 10 months after the 7th U.S. Circuit...
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Free Speech For Students
Students who claimed their civil rights were violated when they were issued citations for leaving school to attend immigration protest marches have settled their lawsuit with the city, officials said. The city and the Round Rock school district agreed...
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