Day: July 4, 2008
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Court ruling weakens child-rape law in Texas
Death penalty provision in so-called Jessica’s Law is erased. Courtesy of Jason Embry , AMERICAN-STATESMAN Thursday, June 26, 2008 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said states cannot use the death penalty to punish child rapists if the victim is not killed, erasing a key plank in the so-called Jessica’s Law that Texas…
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Kids Are Waiting – Fix Foster Care
As you may know, the popular, bipartisan adoption incentives program is set to expire in September 2008. Representatives Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Jerry Weller (R-IL) just introduced a bipartisan proposal, H.R. 6307, the Fostering Connections to Success Act, that would extend the Adoption Incentive Program and improve the system in other ways as well. (Details…
