Paramedics issue GBH warning to revellers (Hawkesbury Gazette)

SYDNEY revellers are being warned to avoid the deadly party drug GBH this week after 30 people were treated for seizures and respiratory problems at a Melbourne dance party at the weekend.

Monitor this unreasonable law (Baltimore Examiner)

Taking DNA samples from criminal suspects before arraignment now is state law, but that does not mean our legislators can just forget about it. The General Assembly's work is far from done even if this and similar measures in about a dozen states survive court challenges.

ACLU sues Laguna Beach (Daily Pilot)

Calling Laguna Beach worthy of “the Scrooge award” and alleging that the city “has declared war on the homeless,” the ACLU of Southern California has launched what representatives say is a historic legal challenge to city enforcement of anti-sleeping laws and other measures against homeless disabled people.

The Ironton Tribune (The Ironton Tribune)

Dear Lawyer Mark: I am a high school student who is interested in going to law school some day. I also have an interest in law enforcement. I have a question about school privacy.

D.C. Circuit: DNA Collection Does Not Violate Prisoners' Religious Freedom (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)

In an unusual challenge to the Bureau of Prisons' practice of extracting DNA samples from convicted felons, a federal appeals court has ruled that the process does not infringe federal prisoners' religious freedom.

Comments (0) (Cape May County Herald)

COURT HOUSE — A phone call from a concerned citizen describing erratic behavior is sufficient cause for police to stop a motor vehicle operator for drunk driving, according to a state Appellate Division court.