Domestic Glance
A bill filed in the Florida Legislature would expand the state's "stand your ground" law, allowing people to fire warning shots when attacked, supporters say.
The bill's sponsor, Republican state Rep. Neil Combee, said the bill is an attempt to "get some protection for the people who find themselves in a bad spot and don't want to shoot somebody," the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Thursday.
"As it stands right now in 'stand your ground,' you have to shoot somebody," Combee added.
Florida bill would allow warning shots against attackers
U.S. safety regulators probe GM recall linked to 13 deaths
U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into whether General Motors Co (GM.N) reacted fast enough in its recall of more than 1.6 million cars over an ignition-switch defect linked to 13 deaths in crashes.
The issue could prove costly to GM as the automaker faces a potential fine from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the cost of replacing the ignition switches in question and the possibility of costly lawsuits.
Regulator declines to set date for new rail tank car safety rules
The chief of a federal agency tasked with improving the safety of crude oil shipments by rail declined Wednesday to give lawmakers a date for new tank car rules that railroads and safety officials have sought for years.
Cynthia Quarterman, administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, also testified the tank car fixes weren’t “a silver bullet,” and were only “one piece of the mitigative puzzle” in making crude oil transportation safer.
Texas ban on gay marriage 'demeans dignity' and is unconstitutional – judge
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Texas’s ban on same-sex marriage, declaring that it “demeans the dignity” of same-sex couples “for no legitimate reason.”
US district judge Orlando Garcia stayed his ruling pending an appeal by state officials, so marriage practices in the state were not set to change immediately.
In a methodically argued 48-page ruling, Garcia said that the Texas ban “conflicts with the United States constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process.”
Supreme Court rules against protester at military base
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously against a man who was caught protesting military activities despite having been barred because of previous activities near the main gate at a California Air Force base.
The justices on Wednesday threw out an appeals court ruling that overturned the conviction of John Dennis Apel under a law giving commanding officers authority to prevent people from entering military installations.
Apel had been barred because of earlier protest activities from entering any part of Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast, including a designated protest area on a public highway that passes near the main gate.
Supreme Court says occupants must be present to object to warrantless home search
The justices declined to extend an earlier ruling denying entry to police when the occupants disagree and both are present. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the court's 6-3 decision holding that an occupant may not object to a search when he is not at home.
"We therefore hold that an occupant who is absent due to a lawful detention or arrest stands in the same shoes as an occupant who is absent for any other reason," Alito said.
Port Authority Chairman David Samson unfit for role: PA Exec. Dir.
Embattled Port Authority Chairman David Samson lacks the moral authority to be in charge, Gov. Cuomo’s top appointee to the bistate agency told the Daily News on Monday.
Executive director Patrick Foye made the blunt assessment during a wide-ranging discussion with the Editorial Board that touched on everything from Bridgegate to pay for airport workers.
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