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Boston bombing interrogation: Will prosecutors have a Miranda problem?
The government has cited public safety in its decision to question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Marathon bomber, for 16 hours before reading him his Miranda rights. Legal experts differ on whether that's OK.
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Why trial for Boston bomb suspect could be at least a year away (+video)
Both sides in the case of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be scouring thousands of FBI interviews and other evidence. Also, the Justice Department will undertake a lengthy process to decide if it will seek the death penalty.
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Same-sex marriage: Can Prop. 8 sponsor appeal ruling ban is unconstitutional?
In a hearing Tuesday, California Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys for both sides in the Prop. 8 case. Their ruling on legal 'standing' may affect more than the ban on same-sex marriage.
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FBI's biggest-ever mob bust shows where Mafia still holds sway
FBI and local law enforcement arrests 127 people allegedly connected to the Mafia, mostly in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Officials say the mob is still 'entrenched' in certain industries and has a 'pervasive' influence at ports.
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Faisal Shahzad calls Times Square bomb plot 'war,' pleads guilty
Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born US citizen accused of attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square May 1, defiantly told a New York court he considered himself a 'Muslim soldier.'
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With arrests, New Jersey stakes claim as corruption capital
Latest dragnet includes mayors and state assemblymen with 44 arrests so far.
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