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Court Won't Consider Neb. "Rape" Testimony Issue: According to an article by AP press writer Jean Ortiz, the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal involving a case in which a Nebraska judge banned anyone from saying "rape" in a sexual assault trial. Lawyers for Tory Bowen argued that Lancaster County District Judge Jeffre Cheuvront violated their client's constitutional rights by barring her from using such words as "rape kit" and "victim" during her testimony in the trial. The judge said he banned the language because he was concerned about the accused's right to a fair trial. Supreme Court To Hear Case On Immigrants' Use Of Fake IDs: LA Times writer David G. Savage reports that the Supreme Court will decide whether the government can use new identity theft laws to send illegal immigrants using fake identification cards to prison, or to force them to leave the country...continue to full post

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