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This image provided by the Seminole County Sheriff`s Office shows former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman after he was arrested Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Apopka, Fla. Zimmerman was charged with assault Monday after his girlfriend called deputies to the home where they were living and claimed he pointed a shotgun at her during an argument, authorities said. (AP Photo/Seminole County Sheriff's Office)

Seminole County Chief Deputy Dennis Lemma talks with media, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Orlando, Fla., about the latest arrest of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in July of criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was charged Monday with assault after deputies were called to the home where he lived with his girlfriend, who claimed he pointed a shotgun at her during an argument, authorities said. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)

En esta foto del 9 de julio del 2013 se ve a George Zimmerman en una pausa en su juicio en Sanford, Florida, por la muerte de un adolescente desarmado. Una declaracin del condado de Seminole dijo que Zimmerman fue arrestado el 18 de noviembre del 2013 despus que la polica respondi a un llamado en el que se reportaban disburbios en una vivienda. (AP Foto/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, Archivo)

In this Monday, July 1, 2013 photo, George Zimmerman enters the Seminole County Courthouse, in Sanford, Fla., during his trial on second degree murder for the killing of Trayvon Martin. Whether they think he got away with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin or that he was just a brave neighborhood watch volunteer standing his ground, many Americans cant seem to get enough of George Zimmerman. And he cant seem to stop giving it to them. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)

In this still image made from dash-cam video provided by the Lake Mary (Fla.) Police, George Zimmerman is detained by officers on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Police in central Florida have been focusing on a broken iPad in their investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife Shellie this week. Shellie Zimmerman called 911, saying her estranged husband was in his truck and threatening her and her father with a gun. She also said her husband punched her father in the nose. Hours later, she told police she hadn't seen a gun. (AP Photo/Lake Mary (Fla.) Police)

In this still image made from dash-cam video provided by the Lake Mary (Fla.) Police, George Zimmerman is detained by officers on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Police in central Florida have been focusing on a broken iPad in their investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife Shellie this week. Shellie Zimmerman called 911, saying her estranged husband was in his truck and threatening her and her father with a gun. She also said her husband punched her father in the nose. Hours later, she told police she hadn't seen a gun. (AP Photo/Lake Mary (Fla.) Police)

George Zimmerman, right, is escorted to a home by a Lake Mary police officer, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Lake Mary, Fla., after a domestic incident in the neighborhood where Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had lived during his murder trial. Zimmerman's wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her hand and smashed it and threatened them both with a gun. Zimmerman was recently found not guilty for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

George Zimmerman, right, is escorted to a home by a Lake Mary police officer, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Lake Mary, Fla., after a domestic incident in the neighborhood where Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had lived during his murder trial. Zimmerman's wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her hand and smashed it and threatened them both with a gun. Zimmerman was recently found not guilty for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

In this June 24, 2013 file photo, George Zimmerman, left, arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, in Sanford, Fla. Shellie Zimmerman called police on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, saying her husband threatened her and her dad with a gun. Zimmerman was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, File)

Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, pleads guilty at the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Fla. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband's arrest, and she was sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours of community service. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)

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From the Sixth Circuit federal court of appeals decision today in Northrup v. Toledo Police Dept.:

On a midsummer evening, Shawn and Denise Northrup went for a neighborhood walk with their daughter, grandson, and dog. Apparently in a happy-go-lucky mood, Shawn wore a t-shirt reading, This Is The Shirt I Wear When I Dont Care. Shawn carried a cell phone, which he holstered on his hip next to a black semiautomatic handgun.

A passing motorcyclist stopped to complain about Shawns visible firearm. The stranger, Alan Rose, yelled, [Y]ou cant walk around with a gun like that! But [O]pen carry is legal in Ohio! Denise responded. As the Northrups walked away, Denise and Rose exchanged increasingly unprintable words until he was out of view (and earshot).

Rose called 911, reporting that a guy walking down the street with his dog was carrying a gun out in the open.

The police eventually arrived, ordered Northrup to stop, demanded that he turn over the gun, handcuffed him, and kept him handcuffed in a police car for 30 minutes. Eventually, they let him go, and all charges were dropped. Northrup sued, and the Sixth Circuit allowed the case to go forward:

While open-carry laws may put police officers (and some motorcyclists) in awkward situations from time to time, the Ohio legislature has decided its citizens may be entrusted with firearms on public streets. Ohio Rev. Code 9.68, 2923.125. The Toledo Police Department has no authority to disregard this decision not to mention the protections of the Fourth Amendment by detaining every gunman who lawfully possesses a firearm. And it has long been clearly established that an officer needs evidence of criminality or dangerousness before he may detain and disarm a law-abiding citizen. We thus affirm the district courts conclusion that, after reading the factual inferences in the record in Northrups favor, Officer Bright could not reasonably suspect that Northrup needed to be disarmed.

The police had also initially suggested that Northrup was guilty of the Ohio crime of causing panic, but the court pointed out this wasnt so (at least under Northrups version of the facts). Indeed, the Ohio causing panic statute provides,

No person shall cause the evacuation of any public place, or otherwise cause serious public inconvenience or alarm, by doing any of the following:

(1) Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that such report or warning is false;

(2) Threatening to commit any offense of violence;

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End of an era! After 15 seasons, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is coming to a close.

The long-running series aired its final episode this past February and will wrap with an upcoming feature-length movie, CBS confirmed on Wednesday, May 13. The two-hour made-for-TV flick is expected to hit airwaves on Sept. 27, and will provide fans with an anticipated send-off for the crime-fighting characters.

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CBS hyped the "two-hour series finale farewell" in a release, promising a reunion from "original cast members including William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger." Petersen, 62, and Helgenberger, 56, were featured in the debut season of CSI, which premiered in October 2000, alongside George Eads, Jorja Fox, Gary Dourdan, and Paul Guilfoyle.

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After 15 years on television, CSI inspired multiple spin-off shows such as CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and the latest iteration, CSI: Cyber. The technology-focused procedural made its debut this past March and is celebrated by CBS as the show that will "carry on the CSI legacy."

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation alum Ted Danson recently joined the cast of CSI: Cyber, leading the series with Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, and Peter MacNicol, among others.

Set in Las Vegas and focusing on a team of impressive detectives, the original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was a huge, banner series for CBS. The crime show earned high ratings for more than a decade, only falling from grace in recent years. During its 15-year run, CSI also took home multiple honors including Emmys and a Screen Actors Guild award.

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NEW YORK (AP) CBS is saying goodbye to its long-running hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with a two-hour finale this fall and hello to Supergirl, an unusual genre show for the network.

Televisions most popular network will wrap one of its most pivotal hits the CSI that started the franchise in 2000 on Sept. 27, with original cast members William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger returning for the finale.

CSI star Ted Danson will be sticking around, with his character joining the spinoff CSI: Cyber when it returns for its second season with star Patricia Arquette.

CBS will introduce five new programs in the fall, including the uncharacteristic comic-book based Supergirl and a comedy with Jane Lynch as a less-than-saintly guardian angel.

The network is the most watched for the seventh year in a row.

THE REAL COLBERT

Late Show heir Stephen Colbert opened CBS Carnegie Hall presentation to advertisers on-screen and in person. In a video, Colbert talked about leaving behind the conservative pundit he played on The Colbert Report and finding a new persona. Just be yourself, advised CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves. Youre a white male comedian with a nice haircut and a suit.

Colberts response: Oh, Im a talk show host.

Appearing on stage, he paid tribute to David Letterman, whos leaving Late Show May 20. He called it an enormous privilege to take over a show that Letterman built from scratch.

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Conservative author and columnist Ann Coulter on Monday night joined the conservative freak out about First Lady Michelle Obama's recent university commencement speech that touched on race in America.

Coulter appeared on the Fox News show Hannity and criticized Obama's speech, saying America has done "enough" to make up for slavery and that the first lady was "crying racism" by discussing challenges faced by black Americans.

Obama opened up about race during her speech Saturday to graduates of Tuskegee University in Alabama. She said that she and the President faced their own difficulties before coming to the White House and told students to expect "daily slights" and prejudice.

Coulter started her "Hannity" appearance by commending the other guests for their analysis of Obamas commencement speech.

But now were going to get the black perspective on this, Coulter said.

Is that yours? host Sean Hannity asked. With the blonde hair? Okay.

Coulter launched into a rant that included a reference to something she described as the "predator class," which, she said, mostly is attacking hardworking black people with jobs." She did not explain what she meant by those things.

Yes, America does owe black America for slavery, for the Democratic policies of Jim Crow, Coulter said. I think weve were making it up now. When, you know, youre getting admitted to Princeton when you cant read, is that enough yet?

It's unclear what Coulter's reference to Princeton was about. On Tuesday morning, another conservative commentator took to Fox News to say that the first lady, who graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, was the beneficiary of "affirmative action" by attending the former.

On "Hannity," the host scoffed at the Princeton reference, telling Coulter that people have to be able to read to get into the university. But Coulter continued her rant.

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