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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Lawsuit targets union fees collected from nonmember teachers

    A conservative organization has joined with a group of California teachers in an effort to overturn laws that allow teacher unions to collect fees from those who don't want to be members. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Santa Ana, targets...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Teaching and Learning, Trials, Politics, Unions

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'

    National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay.
    National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...

    Tags: National Basketball Association, Civil Rights, Football, Gay Rights, Human Rights Campaign

    3. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 'I'm gay': Jason Collins, L.A. native, hopes for best, plans for worst

    NBA center and Harvard-Westlake School graduate Jason Collins came out Monday as the first active gay athlete in a major professional sport.
    NBA center and Harvard-Westlake School graduate Jason Collins came out Monday as the first active gay athlete in a major professional sport. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native who helped lead Harvard-Westlake to two state championships in the 1990s with...

    Tags: Sports, National Basketball Association, Sports Illustrated, Baltimore Ravens, Football

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. Tribes' payday loans under scrutiny

    A growing number of Indian tribes are getting into the payday loan business, saying they just want to raise revenue for their reservations while helping cash-strapped consumers nationwide.
    A growing number of Indian tribes are getting into the payday loan business, saying they just want to raise revenue for their reservations while helping cash-strapped consumers nationwide. But federal officials suspect that, at least in some cases,...

    Tags: Consumers, Litigation and Regulation, Financial and Business Services, Federal Trade Commission, Jeff Merkley

    5. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Interactive graphic lets voters follow the money in mayor's race

    A Times analysis of campaign contributions in the Los Angeles mayor's race shows that big donors are using loosely regulated "super PACs" to help candidates like never before.
    A Times analysis of campaign contributions in the Los Angeles mayor's race shows that big donors are using loosely regulated "super PACs" to help candidates like never before. The Times has created an interactive graphic that allows readers to break...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Human Interest, Political Fundraising, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Primaries

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Leo Branton Jr. dies at 91; civil rights lawyer defended Angela Davis

    Leo Branton Jr., a civil rights and entertainment lawyer whose stirring defense of '60s radical Angela Davis brought him his most celebrated victory in a six-decade career often spent championing unpopular cases, died of natural causes Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
    Leo Branton Jr., a civil rights and entertainment lawyer whose stirring defense of '60s radical Angela Davis brought him his most celebrated victory in a six-decade career often spent championing unpopular cases, died of natural causes Friday in Los...

    Tags: Nicholas Brothers, Health and Safety at School, Human Interest, Lawyers, Teachers

    7. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Prisons chief says more releases could 'unravel' realignment

    California prisons chief Jeffrey Beard says he is concerned more reductions of the state prison population would overwhelm counties already struggling with the state's 2011 realignment program.
    California prisons chief Jeffrey Beard says he is concerned more reductions of the state prison population would overwhelm counties already struggling with the state's 2011 realignment program. The state achieved a 25,000 reduction in its prison...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. California, late to the gay marriage altar

    California finds itself in an unaccustomed place these days: behind the curve. Another state, Rhode Island, and two more countries, France and New Zealand, were just added to the steadily growing list of places where same-sex marriage will receive full recognition and status.
    California finds itself in an unaccustomed place these days: behind the curve. Another state, Rhode Island, and two more countries, France and New Zealand, were just added to the steadily growing list of places where same-sex marriage will receive full...

    Tags: Social Issues, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Elections

    9. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sandra Day O'Connor ready for female president, but won't say who

    PHOENIX — Sandra Day O’Connor is, obviously, quite familiar with historic firsts.
    PHOENIX — Sandra Day O’Connor is, obviously, quite familiar with historic firsts. Some 200-plus years after the nation’s birth she became the first woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. There have been three more women appointed...

    Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Elections, George W. Bush

    10. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Republicans intensify pressure to limit powers of consumer agency

    WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters.
    WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters. The head of a key House committee overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he would no...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Richard Cordray, U.S. Senate, Mike Crapo, Work Relations

    11. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Supreme Court's common-sense ruling a win for legal immigrants

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants convicted of small amounts of marijuana possession are not subject to mandatory deportation. I hope the decision will serve as a strong warning to federal authorities to stop using laws intended to deport serious criminals to go after green card holders convicted of minor drug offenses.
    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants convicted of small amounts of marijuana possession are not subject to mandatory deportation. I hope the decision will serve as a strong warning to federal authorities to stop using laws intended...

    Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Deportation, Immigration, Migration, Crimes

    12. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. House chairman bars consumer bureau chief from testifying

    WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will deliver his semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, but he's not welcome to do the same before a House panel.
    WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will deliver his semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, but he's not welcome to do the same before a House panel. House Financial Services Committee...

    Tags: Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Richard Cordray

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