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06.26.09
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Virginia Abortion Ban

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in a 6-5 decision on Wednesday upheld Virginia's 2003 law banning what abortion-rights opponents call "partial-birth" abortion, a procedure known medically as intact dilation and extraction, the AP/Hartford Courant reports (O'Dell, AP/Hartford Courant, 6/24).

04.13.09
Appeals Court Halts 5% Cuts In Medi-Cal Payments To California Hospitals

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Monday ordered a halt on California's 5% cut to Medi-Cal payments for hospitals, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Medi-Cal is the state's Medicaid program. In July 2008, legislation took effect that reduced Medi-Cal reimbursements by 10%.

04.03.09
Judiciary Committee Republicans Critical Of Obama Judicial, Justice Dept. Nominees

Many Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday boycotted a hearing for U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton of Indiana, President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit, the