Judge Strikes Down Partial Birth Abortion Ban
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A federal judge on Thursday ruled against the government&#39;s ban on so-called partial birth abortions, saying the measure was unconstitutional because it failed to provide an exception to protect a mother&#39;s health.
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A judge in Spain has stripped a mother  of custody of her two daughters because she is a lesbian, media  said on Monday, in a ruling that has sparked an outcry in the  gay community and brought disciplinary action against him.
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A third federal judge has ruled the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional, adding judicial weight that some experts say could keep the issue from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.
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D. A US District Court Judge in New York State declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional because it does not contain an exception to protect a woman&#39;s health.
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The Florida Supreme Court struck down a hastily enacted law on Thursday that let the governor keep a severely brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes of her husband and legal guardian.
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A federal judge declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional Thursday in the second such ruling in three months &#151; even though he called the procedure "gruesome, brutal, barbaric and uncivilized."
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A judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Election Commission's request that she temporarily set aside a ruling striking down several government rules on political fund raising.
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In a unanimous ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law quickly passed to keep a brain-damaged woman on a feeding tube despite her husband&#39;s opposition.
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A judge has struck down more than a dozen of the government's current rules on political fund raising with just weeks before Election Day, concluding federal regulators improperly weakened the nation's campaign finance law.
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CHICAGO _ Sparking sharp debate on a divisive political issue, the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday issued key rules designed to revive a 1995 law that prohibits minors from obtaining abortions without notifying a parent.
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The Senate blocked a bid by anti-abortion forces Thursday to cut off money for clinics that provide family planning and other health services in addition to abortions.
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A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2004 directive by Ohio's elections chief against exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place.
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A federal judge said that a 2000 Supreme Court ruling required the law to have an exemption allowing such abortions if a woman's health is deemed at risk.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage...
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The House voted narrowly Thursday to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, challenging a pillar of President Bush's foreign aid policy.
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A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
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Florida Supreme Court has struck down a law that blocked Terri Schiavo&#39;s husband from removing the brain-damaged woman&#39;s feeding tube.