Pregnancy ruling prompts potential law changes nationwide
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that disability benefits for pregnancy may be excluded by employers. The decision upholds GE’s policy of unpaid leave for pregnant workers and signals Congress could legislate to outlaw such exclusions. reactions from union leaders and women’s groups warned of broader sex discrimination implications and urged court reform.
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Samurai swords returned to Tokyo on Pearl Harbor anniversary
Nine samurai swords once held by former Japanese forces were flown back to Tokyo on the 38th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Richard Park, a University of Michigan political science professor, donated 18 other swords to UM's Center for Japanese Studies. The Flying Tiger Line said the swords were sent to Japan in hopes they can be returned to their owners.
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Death penalty struck down by California Supreme Court
In Sacramento inmates on San Quentin Death Row cheered as the California Supreme Court ruled the state death penalty unconstitutional. Wayne Kebieja in a Bay Area living room questioned why the man who killed his sister could get another chance. Atty. Gen. Evette Younger and lawmakers pledged to act on a new capital punishment statute while Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. withheld comment. The 40 page ruling, by Chief Justice Donald Wright, said the 1974 law mandated death for certain first degree murders without regard to mitigating evidence. The decision would reduce most death sentences to life terms. San Quentin officials reported pandemonium as TV reports broadcast the ruling. Six men and two women remain on death rows in California.
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