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Report Accuses Miss. Schools Of Sending Students To Juvenile Detention For Farting

Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities.

2013/01/18

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Woman Wants To Keep Middle-Finger Holiday Lights

The holidays may be over, but a Louisiana woman wants to keep a light display on her roof extending a middle finger to her neighbors.

2013/01/08

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Judge: Louisiana Woman Can Flip Finger In Holiday Lights

A Louisiana woman ran afoul of police when she gave her neighbors an unusual holiday greeting, hanging Christmas lights in the shape of a middle finger.

2012/12/21

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Texas Woman Barred From U.S. After She Denied Citizenship

A 20-year-old native Texan says she’s barred from re-entering the country after she denied, under grilling by the U.S. Border Patrol, that she was a U.S. citizen.

2012/06/04

A Louisiana law banning sex offenders on Facebook has been thrown out, citing that the law prohibited free speech. (credit: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Judge Throws Out Louisiana Facebook Ban On Sex Offenders

A federal judge threw out on Thursday a Louisiana law that bans certain sex offenders from Facebook and other social networking sites, calling the prohibition an unreasonable restriction on constitutionally protected speech.

2012/02/16