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Wednesday, May 27 2009

  • Parental Freedom or Medical Neglect? May 27, 2009

    A Minnesota judge granted parents custody of their son, as long as they provide him with the chemotherapy they had denied him on religious grounds. Where do you draw the line on perso... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Wednesday, May 27, 2009 (Early Edition) May 27, 2009

    Headlines; News on same-sex marriage (article)

  • After Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage in California May 27, 2009

    After Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage in California (episode)

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    • After Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage in California May 27, 2009

      Advocates for gay marriage in California hoped the State Supreme Court would overturn last November’s ballot initiative that took away the right to same-sex marriage, but their hopes ...

    • Surprises on the Supreme Court May 27, 2009

      President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. His pick is a New York Puerto Rican who is generally considered left-leaning. But once a judge is ...

    • Parenting Choices: What Constitutes Neglect? May 27, 2009

      Two stories in different parts of the country have re-ignited the issue of when the state should step in and take over for parents. Yesterday a Minnesota judge ruled that the parents ...

    • Violence in Pakistan May 27, 2009

      A huge explosion outside a police building in the Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least 23 people and injured about 250. Officials said gunmen opened fire from a car which drov...

    • Singing the Blues: The Legendary Henry Butler on Art and Ability May 27, 2009

      The Takeaway talks with legendary bluesman Henry Butler. Butler has been blind since birth but that hasn't stopped him from playing to packed houses or from taking up a new craft: pho...

    • The New Liberal on the Court May 27, 2009

      As President Obama puts his mark on the Supreme Court, Republicans are cautioning against a return to a liberal court. But New York Times Magazine contributor – and law professor – Je...

    • Should States Get Out of the Marriage Business? May 27, 2009

      The California Supreme Court stopped same sex couples from calling themselves married, even though they can have the same rights. But what if society decided that "marriage" is just a...

    • China's Role in North Korea's High-Stakes Game May 27, 2009

      North Korea continues to raise the stakes in its game of nuclear poker, conducting a second nuclear test in as many days on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a South Korean newspaper has reported t...

    • Supreme Court Fashions May 27, 2009

      One of the many issues the new Supreme Court Justice will have to address is what to wear. A lace jabot like Sandra Day O'Connor? Something more... modern? The Takeaway talks to Sus...

    • Who is Sonia Sotomayor? Personal Views May 27, 2009

      Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor grew up in the projects in the Bronx, then went on to Princeton and Yale Law School before working as a Manhattan DA and then a federal judge. Ya...