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April 19, 2006Slapdown.......for Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline. Judge rules against Kline in teen-sex case In a case watched across the nation, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten ruled that Kansas health care providers should retain discretion in deciding what teenage sexual activities they report to the state as abuse. Attorney General Phill Kline had wanted most sexual contact involving children under age 16 reported. In a predictable but noteworthy grandstanding statement, Kline attempted to claim the decision as a victory. It wasn't. It was a slapdown. If the ruling stands, the state could be ordered to pick up the $100K+ legal bills of the plaintiffs, the health care providers. I say we should take it out of Kline's salary. But I'm prejudiced. Posted by Tully at April 19, 2006 10:44 AMComments
I'm with you, Tully. I remember this discussion from before...glad to see the decision was positive. Posted by: AR at April 19, 2006 02:26 PMJust more judicial activism..... Posted by: tim at April 19, 2006 04:43 PMTim, are you saying that the judge should have supported an invasion of these girl's rights? Wouldn't that be activism? Posted by: AR at April 19, 2006 11:04 PMAn invasion of their rights to enforce a misinterpretation of the law, no less. Posted by: Tully at April 20, 2006 08:26 AM |
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