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ILLINOIS
Parental notification law is put on hold
Hours after a state medical board voted to allow the enforcement of a law requiring that a teenager's parents be notified before she has an abortion, a judge put the measure back on hold.
Cook County Judge Daniel Riley said the American Civil Liberties Union, which sought the restraining order, had "demonstrated the distinct possibility of irreparable harm." His order will remain in effect until he hears arguments on the issue.
The law, passed in 1995 but never enforced, requires doctors to notify the parents or guardians of girls 17 or younger 48 hours before the teens get abortions. It requires no notice in a medical emergency or in cases of sexual abuse, and a provision allows girls to bypass parental notification by going to a judge. Thirty-five other states have similar laws.
IOWA
Cat with swine flu may be feline first
A 13-year-old cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said. It is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline.
The cat was treated last week at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames and has recovered, officials said. The veterinarian said two of the three people in the cat's home had flu-like symptoms before the cat became ill.
ILLINOIS
Man convicted in 7 killings gets life
A former handyman convicted of killing seven people in 1993 during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant was sentenced to life in prison. James Degorski, 37, was convicted last month in the deaths of seven people at the Brown's Chicken and Pasta restaurant in Palatine in 1993.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Prosecutors' immunity at issue
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed worried that allowing people to sue prosecutors who fabricate evidence to win convictions might chill other prosecutions, even if those prosecutors are doing their jobs correctly and honestly.
But justices also seemed frustrated at the thought that prosecutors could knowingly send an innocent person to prison and then escape any repercussions by claiming that they were doing their job.
The case in front of the high court involves two former Iowa prosecutors, Dave Richter and Joseph Hrvol. They are being sued by Curtis W. McGhee Jr. and Terry Harrington, who were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1978 for the death of a retired police officer. The men were released after 25 years.
Evidence showed that the prosecutors had failed to share evidence with the defense that pointed to another suspect.
-- times wire reports
Parental notification law is put on hold
Hours after a state medical board voted to allow the enforcement of a law requiring that a teenager's parents be notified before she has an abortion, a judge put the measure back on hold.
Cook County Judge Daniel Riley said the American Civil Liberties Union, which sought the restraining order, had "demonstrated the distinct possibility of irreparable harm." His order will remain in effect until he hears arguments on the issue.
The law, passed in 1995 but never enforced, requires doctors to notify the parents or guardians of girls 17 or younger 48 hours before the teens get abortions. It requires no notice in a medical emergency or in cases of sexual abuse, and a provision allows girls to bypass parental notification by going to a judge. Thirty-five other states have similar laws.
IOWA
Cat with swine flu may be feline first
A 13-year-old cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said. It is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline.
The cat was treated last week at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames and has recovered, officials said. The veterinarian said two of the three people in the cat's home had flu-like symptoms before the cat became ill.
ILLINOIS
Man convicted in 7 killings gets life
A former handyman convicted of killing seven people in 1993 during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant was sentenced to life in prison. James Degorski, 37, was convicted last month in the deaths of seven people at the Brown's Chicken and Pasta restaurant in Palatine in 1993.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Prosecutors' immunity at issue
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed worried that allowing people to sue prosecutors who fabricate evidence to win convictions might chill other prosecutions, even if those prosecutors are doing their jobs correctly and honestly.
But justices also seemed frustrated at the thought that prosecutors could knowingly send an innocent person to prison and then escape any repercussions by claiming that they were doing their job.
The case in front of the high court involves two former Iowa prosecutors, Dave Richter and Joseph Hrvol. They are being sued by Curtis W. McGhee Jr. and Terry Harrington, who were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1978 for the death of a retired police officer. The men were released after 25 years.
Evidence showed that the prosecutors had failed to share evidence with the defense that pointed to another suspect.
-- times wire reports
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