City Forces Homeowner To Tear Out Garden, Grow Grass She’s Allergic To

"A couple in St. Peters, Missouri, learned the hard way that even though they are listed as the owners of their home, the city they live in still has the ability to dictate what is and is not on their property—even if they are allergic to it."

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Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Voting While on Probation

"Crystal Mason, who was already a convicted felon for tax fraud, voted while on supervised release, the Dallas Morning News reported. According to Texas law, convicted felons cannot vote until they serve the entirety of their sentence, including supervised release."

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Ex-cop who ‘beat the s–t out of’ jaywalk suspect charged with assault

"Bodycam video shows Hickman, 31, beating and choking Johnnie Jermaine Rush, who was suspected of jaywalking and trespassing after crossing into a parking lot of a business that was closed at the time. Rush, 33, who can be heard on the footage saying multiple times that he can’t breathe, was also shocked twice with a stun gun while being restrained."

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It Shouldn’t Be Illegal to Work at Home

"The prohibition 'makes outlaws out of perhaps thousands of Nashvillians who…are simply trying to earn an honest living,' according to the suit. There are at least 1,600 home-based enterprises in operation in the city, and since many such companies are forced to operate illegally, the true count is most likely even higher."

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