PRINTABLE PAGE Activists Hail Ruling on Transgender Sacking Originally publsihed by Reuters, June 21, 2002 TOKYO (Reuters) — A Japanese court ruling that a publishing firm had acted unjustly by firing a male employee who lived as a woman was…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Judge: Private Cause of Action Exists for Involuntary Servitude By Mark HamblettOriginally published in the New York Law Journal, August 21, 2002 The 13th Amendment and a federal statute enacted after its passage in 1865 create an implied…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Continues to Be A Major Public Health Concern Originally published by Reuters Health, May 23, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Many US children continue to be born with birth defects and developmental disabilities associated…
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PRINTABLE PAGE ‘My Name is Not Girl X’ By Carlos Sadovi, Staff ReporterOriginally published in the Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 2002 Mention boys to Toya Currie and a shy smile washes over her face like a night light in a…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Judge Allows INS to Hold Teen By Jody A. Benjamin, Staff WriterOriginally published in the Sun–Sentinel, March 8, 2002 In a setback for advocates for undocumented immigrant children, a federal judge in Miami ruled Thursday that he could…
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PRINTABLE PAGE NIH Research: Garlic Supplements Reduce Blood Levels of Saquinavir Originally published in the AIDS Read 12(2):60, 2002 Researchers have found that garlic supplements can cause a potentially harmful side effect when combined with a type of medication used…
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PRINTABLE PAGE NATO Arrests Serb War Crimes Suspect (The Associated Press) Originally published by The Associated Press, July 9, 2002 SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — NATO troops arrested a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Tuesday and were transferring him to the…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Stripped and Searched, Even at Age 13 By Matthew PurdyOriginally published in The New York Times, July 18, 2001 NEW HAVEN — THE 13-year-old girl was frightened. She was on her way to juvenile detention, after refusing repeated…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Senators Question Bush Plan for Uninsured Originally published by Reuters Health, March 12, 2002 WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tuesday praised the Bush administration for proposing to spend $125…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Sex Abuse Case Puts Heat On Charter Schools By Pat KossanOriginally published in The Arizona Republic, June 6, 2002 The arrest of a charter school teacher on accusations of sexually abusing two students has renewed calls that Arizona…