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Family Law Meets Science Frontiers, Social Shifts

By Deborah Mathis ● Crime & Law ● November 22, 2000

It’s not your mother’s family law practice. Today a family lawyer needs to know about reproductive science, genetics and technology, as well as the shifting frontiers of ethics, the latest thinking in child development and new contours in sociology.

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Lame-Duck Congress May Cut Children’s Programs

By Glenda Crank Holste ● Crime & Law ● November 21, 2000

Children’s advocates are calling on a divided Congress reconvening in December to put children first in their deliberations and approve conference agreements to increase federal funding for child care, Head Start and after-school programs.

Justice Ginsburg Recalls Bias, Expresses Concerns

By Kristin Choo ● Crime & Law ● November 20, 2000

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a spellbound audience at a gathering held to honor her that women will not reach full equality until men share the responsibility of raising the next generation.

Anatomy of a Needless Murder: What Went Wrong?

By Marie Tessier ● Crime & Law ● November 20, 2000

As the domestic violence death rate for women remains even while the number of men dying at the hands of family members falls, a new approach is emerging in an attempt to find a way to save women’s lives and those of their children.

Employers Beginning to Confront Domestic Violence

By Elizabeth Randolph ● Crime & Law ● November 13, 2000

Domestic violence doesn’t stay home. It’s a workplace issue, taking a sorrowful human toll, as well as an economic one. Sometimes prompted by tragedy, companies increasingly are recognizing the problem and working to develop helpful policies.

Spain Debates Whether to Print Wife Beaters’ Names

By Daniel Woolls ● Crime & Law ● October 24, 2000

As women worldwide are protesting domestic and other gender violence, Spain is swept up in a debate over a dramatic break from its fascist past when wife beating as “moderate reprimand” was legal.

U.S. Judge to Mete Out $34 Million Fund for Women

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Crime & Law ● October 12, 2000

State attorneys general have had a free, even arbitrary, hand to award $34 million in a legal settlement to women’s groups for health, education, safety and vocation. Some states had a selection process; others appeared to have done very little.

Supreme Court Will Hear Three Women’s Rights Cases

By Deborah Mesce ● Crime & Law ● September 29, 2000

The court will decide if states may test pregnant women for drugs and arrest them when the result is positive, if states can be sued for discriminating against the disabled, and if citizenship laws may set different rules for mothers and fathers.

Prostitution: Not a Victimless Career Choice

By Constance Johnson ● Crime & Law ● September 22, 2000

The world’s oldest profession is one of its most dangerous. Prostitutes are raped, battered and at risk for HIV. Now, a new study says medical and social scientists ignore the reality of prostitute’s lives, harming them further.

Shampoo, Manicure and Hotline Number

By Gretchen Cook ● Commentary ● September 14, 2000

Beauty salons are intimate gathering places where women chat, confide and nourish more than hair and nails. Now, some are playing potentially life-saving roles in a network helping battered women take care of beauty and bruises, body and soul.