Wisconsin woman challenges fetal protection law
According to court documents, Beltran, 28, of Jackson, Wis., was about three months pregnant in July when she went to a clinic in West Bend for a prenatal checkup. She told a physician's assistant that she'd just finished treatment for what she thought … Read more on Ct Post
Wisconsin Fetal Protection Law Hit With Legal Challenge
27 in federal court in Milwaukee says 28-year-old Alicia Beltran was sent to a private drug treatment facility in Appleton after telling medical and social workers that she had overcome a painkiller addiction. She rejected suggestions that she continue … Read more on Huffington Post
Skakel seeks release from prison
"Although the petitioner may have had a turbulent youth involving substance abuse, he has been sober for 31 years and maintains constant contact with his sponsor," they wrote. "He is not now, nor has he ever been, a violent man." The State's Attorney's … Read more on Greenwich Time
Man stabbed at drug rehab program
BRIDGEPORT — A resident of a local drug rehab program is facing an assault charge after police say he stabbed another resident several times. The victim, a 56-year-old man, was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center after being stabbed several times. Read more on Ct Post