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Catholic hospitals in the US

vendredi 19 février 2016 à 01:00

Patients are suing a US Catholic organization for its broad interpretation of the policy of not doing abortions, which it imposes on Catholic hospitals in the US.

The Catholic Church should remove itself from operating hospitals rather than impose its dogma on patients.

American public schools

vendredi 19 février 2016 à 01:00

Americans rallied at 800 public schools to oppose school budget cuts, violation of local democratic control of schools, and imposed standardized tests.

Times' coverage of Iraq

vendredi 19 février 2016 à 01:00

The New York Times is suing the author and publisher of a book which shows how the Times' coverage of the US conquest of Iraq glorified that war.

Fair use in the US is not an explicit right, just a defense available to those accused of copyright infringement. Thus, even if you are pretty sure from precedents that you're going to win the case on grounds of fair use, you're still in a perilous position.

NSA algorithm

vendredi 19 février 2016 à 01:00

The NSA's algorithm for detecting al Qa'ida couriers was an experiment, not a system used to choose targets.

Abortions in South America

vendredi 19 février 2016 à 01:00

Women in South America are begging for help to get abortions.

It appears that microcephaly can be detected at 22 weeks. That's not too late for an abortion a fetus with a grave birth defect.