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Court says pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo.

Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling Thursday.

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NYT reporter Scott Shane and Walter Mondale speak on counter-terrorism, drones, secrecy and power

NYT reporter Scott Shane and Walter Mondale speak on counter-terrorism, drones, secrecy and power

New York Times national security correspondent Scott Shane and former Vice President Walter Mondale discuss torture, drones, secrecy and the accountability of power in a democracy. The event was held April 23, 2013 at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School.

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Michelle Alexander: 'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness'

Michelle Alexander: 'The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness'

Civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander, speaking at the University of St. Thomas April 10, 2013 about her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." She says the imprisonment of poor and minority people is creating a new caste system in America and is turning back the clock on racial progress.

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Prosecutors appeal assisted suicide ruling

Prosecutors in Dakota County are appealing a recent district court decision that found Minnesota's law against advising suicide to be unconstitutionally overbroad.

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Should laws be colorblind? Supreme Court weighs in

Should laws be colorblind? Supreme Court weighs in

Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on affirmative action and a second on voting rights, a divided Supreme Court is poised to answer those questions.

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Justices cast doubt on Federal Defense of Marriage Act

Justices cast doubt on Federal Defense of Marriage Act

In the wake of the Supreme Court arguments Wednesday on the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex marriage supporters have reason to be optimistic, based on the close questioning of the justices on the merits of the case.

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Justices cast doubt on Federal Defense of Marriage Act

Justices cast doubt on Federal Defense of Marriage Act

In the wake of the Supreme Court arguments Wednesday on the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex marriage supporters have reason to be optimistic, based on the close questioning of the justices on the merits of the case.

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Supreme Court could avoid ruling on same-sex marriage ban

Supreme Court could avoid ruling on same-sex marriage ban

The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether gays have a right to marry, an issue one justice described as newer than cellphones and the Internet.

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Wide range of potential outcomes on same-sex marriage

Wide range of potential outcomes on same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court can choose from a wide array of outcomes in ruling on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The federal law defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman and therefore keeps legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits that generally are available to married people. The cases will be argued Tuesday and Wednesday; rulings are not likely before late June.

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Partisan split marks Supreme Court same-sex marriage cases

Partisan split marks Supreme Court same-sex marriage cases

A continuing distinct partisan divide is present in the same-sex marriage cases at the Supreme Court, set for arguments March 26-27, even though a brief on behalf of more than 100 prominent Republicans calls for marriage equality.

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