Arkansas Senate passes religion bill seen as targeting gays
(Reuters) – The Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly approved on Friday a Republican-backed bill whose authors say is intended to protect religious freedoms but critics contend could allow businesses to refuse service to gay people.
Jury clears top Silicon Valley firm of gender bias, retaliation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley powerhouse venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers was cleared on Friday of claims it short-circuited the career of a former partner because she is a woman, in a gender discrimination trial tha…
Washington state florist fined for refusing to service gay wedding
(Reuters) – A judge in Washington state on Friday fined a florist $1,000 after she refused to sell flower arrangements for a gay couple’s wedding, officials said.
Three charged with murder in Wyoming case of headless corpse
(Reuters) – Police in Wyoming have charged three people with murder in the case of a headless corpse found in a ditch whose ornately worked belt and buckle ultimately yielded clues to its identity, authorities said on Friday.
Boston police officer shot and critically wounded
(Reuters) – A Boston police officer was shot in the face and critically wounded on Friday during a traffic stop, and other officers killed the suspected gunman, police said.
Use of force brings charges against Missouri police officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – A former Missouri police officer was indicted on federal civil rights violations and obstruction of justice charges involving his use of a stun gun and other force on a teenager, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Jury clears Kleiner firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California jury on Friday cleared venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims brought against it by a woman former partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley.
No charges for Arizona high schoolers arrested in ‘murder plot’
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Five Arizona high school students who were arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to kill a classmate will not face charges in the case, prosecutors said on Friday.
Man indicted in incident involving noose on Univ. of Mississippi statue
(Reuters) – A former University of Mississippi student has been indicted on civil rights charges accusing him of draping a noose and a Confederate flag around the neck of a statue of the school’s first black student, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
Colorado urges U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss interstate pot lawsuit
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s attorney general on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit by Nebraska and Oklahoma which challenges the state’s recreational marijuana laws.
