Bias Watch: The Palin e-mails
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 29th, 2011 4:29 am by HL
BIAS WATCH
Date of Bias Allegation: June 19, 2011
Originator of Bias Allegation (Complainant): Chris Wallace, Fox News
2 Kansas doctors who perform abortions file federal lawsuit to block state’s new regulations
TOPEKA, Kan. — Two doctors who perform abortions in Kansas filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block a new licensing law and regulations that abortion rights advocates fear will make Kansas the first state in the country without an abortion provider.
Dr. Herbert Hodes and his daughter, Dr. Traci Nauser, argue that the new licensing process for abortion providers is a “sham” and that the law and accompanying regulations are designed to stop the state’s three abortion providers, all of which are in the Kansas City area. Supporters of the law say it protects patients from substandard care.
Judge sets hearing Wednesday in Tucson rampage suspect’s case; filing details bizarre behavior
PHOENIX — A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled an emergency hearing about whether prison authorities should stop forcing the Tucson shooting rampage suspect to take anti-psychotic medication, as a new filing provided more details about his bizarre behavior behind bars.
U.S. District Judge Larry Burns ordered the hearing in Jared Lee Loughner’s case to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in San Diego, where a decision could be made on whether to halt the forced medication or allow it to continue.
Loughner’s attorneys are arguing that Loughner should not be involuntarily medicated without approval from a judge.
Arlington Cemetery’s mishandling of remains prompts FBI criminal probe
The Justice Department is investigating the mishandling of remains at Arlington National Cemetery in a broad criminal inquiry that is also seeking evidence of possible contracting fraud and falsification of records, people familiar with the investigation said Tuesday.
A federal grand jury in Alexandria has been subpoenaing witnesses and records relating to the scandal at the nation’s most venerated military burial ground, sources said. The investigation, conducted by the FBI and the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command, has been underway for at least six months, according to sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
