Hanging a noose in public could be against the law under a bill filed by a black state lawmaker, a reaction to recent intimidating uses of the lynching symbol. The bill, filed last week, would prohibit a person from placing a noose in a public place, on the property of another without written permission of the owner or in an exhibit of any kind with the intention of intimidating another person. Violating the proposed law could lead to up to a year in jail. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Larcenia Bullard, D-Miami, said Thursday there is a movement among several black...