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Former Country Superstar, Now Starring in a Courtroom Near Younew

Beginning in 1998 and intensifying after 2002, Doug Supernaw's arrests and trials have grown more numerous while his concerts, save for drunken karaoke performances, have dwindled and his albums have ceased.

Houston Press | John Nova Lomax | 05-14-2007 | Crime & Justice

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Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School?new

Fifteen-year-old Tam Chau hates school -- for that, there's a jumpsuit waiting with his name on it at juvie hall.

Seattle Weekly | Huan Hsu | 05-14-2007 | Education

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Judge Excludes Informant's Statementsnew

As the federal kidnapping trial of James Ford Seale approaches, the judge in the case excluded statements from a deceased informant but admitted statements Seale made to FBI agents 40 years ago. The trial begins May 31.

Jackson Free Press | Matt Saldana | 05-14-2007 | Crime & Justice

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The Blind Giant: Insurance Companies Play by Their Own Rulesnew

Insurance companies are pulling out of Mississippi even as they improperly deny insurance claims. Can the state make the insurance industry play fair?

Jackson Free Press | Adam Lynch | 05-14-2007 | Disasters

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Cop Wins $3 Million in Wiretap Casenew

A Pasadena police officer was awarded a $3 million judgment against the city of and its police department for violations of privacy stemming from the use of wiretaps against her.

Pasadena Weekly | Andre Coleman | 05-14-2007 | Civil Liberties

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Safe Surrender Program Has Helped Save Dozen of Babies' Livesnew

The program operates under a simple premise of "no shame, no blame, no names," enabling new mothers who feel overwhelmed by the prospect of raising their child the chance to anonymously hand their babies over to firehouses, police stations and hospitals.

Pasadena Weekly | Carl Kozlowski | 05-14-2007 | Children & Families

Tags: children & families