No benefits for 'miracle' baby: suit by artificially inseminated mother seeks reversal

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Hart v. Shalala is a suit challenging a Louisiana law saying a man can only qualify as a child's natural father if he was alive when the child was conceived. The father of the child in question stored his sperm at a fertility clinic after finding out he had cancer. Although the sperm was implanted before his death, his wife was informed she could not list a deceased man as the child's father on the birth certificate and that the child was not eligible for survivor's benefits. Lawyers for the woman claim the law is outdated and should be revised.

Cases, Birthparents, Birth parents, Paternity

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When good cops go bad: the Justice Department has a new weapon to fight police brutality. The question is, how will the government use it?

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The US Department of Justice can prosecute police misconduct at the department level with the 1994 pattern-of-practice law. The Department is using this law to investigate the police departments of New Orleans and Los Angeles. The effectiveness of the law is unknown since it is too new to have been tested in the courts. Historically, police misconduct cases have been hard to win because most jurors had presumptions in the police's favor and most local district attorneys were reluctant to go against police they had to work with on a daily basis.

Police, Complaints (Civil procedure), Police misconduct

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Stumped police turn to crime shows; law enforcement, viewers like "Most Wanted" and "Mysteries," both 5 years old

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Two television shows which profile unsolved crimes and solicit viewer help in solving them, 'America's Most Wanted' and 'Unsolved Mysteries,' have enjoyed both ratings success and success in helping the police solve crimes. Close to half of the 541 cases 'America's Most Wanted' has profiled in the show's five-year existence have been solved due to help from viewers. Some observers fear that the type of crime the shows profile promote an undue fear of crime among the public.

Administration of justice, Public opinion, Mass media, Mass media and criminal justice, America's Most Wanted (Television program), Unsolved Mysteries (Television Program)

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