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Actor Randy Quaid Faces Extradition to California Over Vandalism Charges

While attempting to return to the United States from Canada, actor Randy Quad and his wife were arrested for being fugitives of justice from California, where they have been charged with felony vandalism. So reports People.

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Fla. Judge Jails Domestic Abuse Victim for Failing to Testify

A Florida judge berated a domestic abuse victim and sentenced her to three days in jail for violating a court order to testify against her alleged abuser. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Aunt Sues Nephew For Unintentionally Breaking Her Wrist When He Hugged Her

Jennifer Connell has sued her nephew Sean Tarala to recover for injuries she sustained when the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, jumped into her arms to give her a hug when she arrived at his birthday party. So reports the Associated Press.

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Aunt Sues Nephew For Unintentionally Breaking Her Wrist When He Hugged Her

Jennifer Connell has sued her nephew Sean Tarala to recover for injuries she sustained when the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, jumped into her arms to give her a hug when she arrived at his birthday party. So reports the Associated Press.

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California Enacts ‘Automatic’ Voter Registration

Under a new law in California, people who go to the state’s DMV to obtain or renew a driver’s license will be registered to vote unless they opt against it. So reports the Los Angeles Times.

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DOJ to Release 6,000 Convicts from Federal Prisons

In one of the largest discharges from federal prisons in U.S. history, the U.S. Justice Department will release approximately 6,000 inmates before the end of the year. So reports The New York Times.

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School District Settles With Families of Students Who Died After Hypnosis

A Florida school district paid out $200,000 to the families of each of three high school students who died shortly after being hypnotized by their principal, who is now retired. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Tenn. Child Charged With Shooting Death of Young Neighbor

An 11-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl by shooting her with his father’s shotgun. So reports USA Today.

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Top-Tier Law School Terminates Accelerated JD Program

Northwestern Law School Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez has announced the top-tier institution’s indefinite suspension of its accelerated JD program. So reports Above The Law.

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CA Legalizes Physician-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Patients

Beginning in 2016, physicians may provide lethal prescriptions to mentally competent adults who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness that is expected to kill them within six months. So reports the Los Angeles Times.

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