Wisconsin Woman Challenges Fetal Protection Law

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