Supreme Court Rules Against Protesting Outside Clinics
The Supreme Court 8 0 ruling bars using federal extortion and racketeering laws against abortion clinic protesters. Justice Breyer says Hobbs Act lacks a freestanding violence offense, citing the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. NOW's Kim Gandy calls the decision disappointing and notes injunctions must be sought city by city.
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Court weighs Anna Nicole Smith bid to share oil fortune
The Supreme Court signaled readiness to allow Smith to pursue a share of the Marshall estate estimated up to 1.6 billion dollars. Justices weighed federal versus state probate limits as Smith, a former stripper, faced a long family feud with E. Pierce Marshall over the late J. Howard Marshall II.
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Bird flu found in cat in Germany first central Europe case
In Germany a cat on Ruegen near the Baltic Sea tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the first animal non bird case in central Europe. Officials urge keep cats indoors while WHO notes insufficient transmission data and cites rising human cases worldwide.
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Reading Between the Lines highlights reading gaps in high school graduates
The ACT report shows only about half of 2005 high school graduates meeting the College Readiness Benchmark for reading, down from 55 percent in 1999. ACT chief executive Richard Ferguson warns that too few students develop needed reading skills for college or work training.
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ACT report urges tougher high school reading standards
The ACT recommends grades 9 to 12 read more complex texts across English math science and social studies with clear criteria for complex texts. It notes most states lack grade specific reading material definitions and teachers may not use higher level texts.
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FDA approves first skin patch for depression treatment
The FDA approved the Selegiline transdermal patch or Emsam as a once daily treatment for major depression. It is a patch form of the MAOI selegiline, previously used in Parkinsons disease, with brand development by Somerset Pharmaceuticals and Bristol Myers Squibb for three patch sizes.
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