Judge: Divorced California couple's embryos can be discarded
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman must abide by an agreement with her ex-husband to destroy five frozen embryos if they got a divorce, despite her contention that they represent her last chance to have children,...
View ArticleLawyer: California woman weighing options after embryo loss
A California woman is evaluating her legal options after a judge ruled against her in her fight to keep five frozen embryos she created with her now ex-husband over his objections, her attorney said....
View ArticleCalifornia woman weighing options after embryo loss
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California woman is evaluating her legal options after a judge ruled against her in her fight to...
View ArticleWhen it comes to IVF, reproductive policing can improve reproductive rights
It is hardly news when women’s bodies, and reproductive rights, are policed by the state, by the courts, by our culture and, sometimes, by our own partners. But what does it mean when a woman seemingly...
View ArticleA California judge ruled a woman can’t use frozen embryos against her ex’s...
A woman in California who wanted to use frozen embryos to become pregnant against her ex-husband’s wishes lost her...
View ArticleWife had described man accused in campsite killings as violent
The wife of an East Texas man charged with killing a family at a campsite detailed his violent behavior in a court record almost a decade ago, saying he had punched, pushed and threatened to kill her....
View ArticleWoman’s strip tease stops traffic on San Fransisco’s Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman was taken for a psychiatric evaluation after she stripped down to her underwear while strolling down...
View ArticleSC pulls up Tripura high court over ‘streedhan’
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has pulled up a trial court and the Tripura high court for dismissing the plea of a woman for 'streedhan' on the ground that she lost the right over it after judicial...
View ArticleWoman charged with burning 7 alive held
The district police have arrested a 35-year-old woman, who was charged with burning alive seven persons, including three children at Erwadi, in 2009. She had been evading arrest after jumping bail in...
View ArticleSTATE BAR ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR JULY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION (The...
(Source: The State Bar of California) NOTE TO EDITORS: The pass list for the July 2015 California Bar Examination can be found on and downloaded from the State Bar's website: www.calbar.ca.gov on Nov....
View ArticleMS sufferer should be allowed to die, says judge in landmark ruling
Granting application to daughter of 68-year-old woman in end stage of multiple sclerosis, judge concludes it would be disrespectful to keep her alive...
View ArticlePaul Weller: Mail loses appeal against privacy pay out
Associated Newspapers has lost its challenge to a High Court decision to award £10,000 privacy damages to rock star Paul Weller. It has also been refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court....
View ArticleUber Driver Charged With Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Woman
WASHINGTON -- The Denver district attorney charged an Uber driver on Wednesday with two counts of sexual assault, accusing him of violating an unconscious 24-year-old woman and following her and a...
View ArticleUPDATE 5-Ex-Subway pitchman sentenced to 15-1/2 years on child sex charges
(Adds details of sentence, judge's quote, Fogle expresses remorse) By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Former Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Thursday was sentenced to 15-1/2...
View ArticleVictims of late sleezy songwriter feel ‘cheated’ in settlement
Female casting-couch victims of the late “You Light Up My Life” songwriter sicko Joseph Brooks say they’re being cheated in a settlement of his $1.3 million estate that largely pays legal debts and...
View ArticleSheena Bora murder: Experts debate 'conspiracy to kill' based on calls to wife
MUMBAI: Merely saying there were several calls each of a long duration - over 20 minutes - between Peter Mukerjea and wife Indrani "just before, during and after" Sheena Bora was killed on April 24,...
View ArticleFinal Judgment in Rate Case Secures Landmark Water Authority Victories (San...
(Source: San Diego County Water Authority) MWD owes Water Authority $235 million and rights to more MWD water supply November 19, 2015 -A final judgment entered in San Francisco Superior Court late...
View ArticleHumboldt County Resident Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Murder...
(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - San Francisco Field Office) SAN FRANCISCO-Ryan Carroll was sentenced to 15 years in prison for aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a...
View ArticleMadras HC directs tehsildar to consider issuing legal heir certificate to...
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday directed the Madurai North tehsildar to consider the request of a widow seeking a legal heir certificate. The...
View ArticleCalifornia Solitary Confinement Prisoner Faces Retaliation, Takes Guards to...
(Source: Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity) For Immediate Release - Friday, November 20, 2015 Press Contact: Mohamed Shehk, 408.910.2618, mohamed@criticalresistance.org Prisoner Hunger Strike...
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