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that horror in american history gave the american people a first look at the brutality the community long faced. police and anti gay protesters seen beating fellow americans for refusing to leave a bar. the only safe haven they had at the time to be themselves. to celebrate who they love, and how they identify. and while, yes, times have changed. acceptance is more widespread and same sex marriages law of the land, many here are thinking how roe v. wade was once a law of the land to. n...

Theres no court has ever before . um overruled the expert judgment of the fda as to whether a drug should be widely available, and when and that so that would be a very big deal. i spoke with dr jane henie, who was the fda commissioner. when this drug was approved. she expressed concern that the court ruling, if left to stand, could potentially imperil the fda approval process writ large. would that be something that the supreme court would likely take into consideration? well i would . i would ...

Ago, attorney general garland said the justice department will appeal the texas ruling, quoting from the statement, quote todays decision overturns the fda as expert judgment. rendered over two decades that mifepristone is safe and effective. the department will continue to defend the fda decision. joining us now by phone is minnesota democratic senator amy klobuchar, who sits on the senate judiciary committee. senator klobuchar. im wondering what your reaction to the two rulings is particularly...

Increase pressure from anti-abortion groups targeting the legality of the pills. now, according to the gutmacher substitute, an ngo that works to expand reproductive rights worldwide, abortion medication is legal in 31 states, but a texas judge could soon block nationwide access to it if he reverses the governments approval of the drug. heres how the white house reacted to walgreens decision to restrict the pill. >> this is all a part of a continued effort by anti-abortion extremists who want to...

(Submitted) The brain is the most complex organ in the body, and it is in charge of making decisions that will impact individuals for the rest of their lives. However, just like any other organ, the brain has its flaws and weaknesses that we need to be aware of. The Kwantlen Psychology Society will host a speaker series on March 23 at 1:00 pm titled “The PWEOR OF CNOTXET: Cognitive Bias in Expert Judgment.” The event will be led by Dr. Carla MacLean, a KPU instructor in the psychology depar...

Strategy is changing and for folks like you it may not be fast enough but for the record youre disagreeing with my assessment that you will consider putting troops on the ground in iraq and syria, for the record, correct? >> i have said from the beginning that we should follow the judgment of the commanders. over a year ago, at a hearing very much like this hearing youre playing right now where you had then secretary hagel,d t chiefs general dempsey, i asked at the time, i said, if the objective...

Mind being fingerprinted. jacksons fingerprints and several others are sent to fingerprint examiner sergeant anthony paparo for comparison to the latent crime scene print. paparo has reviewed thousands of print-related cases in his career. he is often called upon to testify in court as an expert in the field. >> during the course of the investigation, over a two-week period i was given well over a dozen fingerprints to look at. i take all those fingerprints and i go through each one individually...

It wasnt just me myself. other people made that assessment in the department of energy, and the department of energy was carrying that through their channels to the government, kn the interesting thing is oak ridge is where all ofuranium enrichment work has been done, the center of the departments work on uranium enrichment for decades and they were the experts and the people who really knew, and they were being ignored. >> how does this work structurally. you have ron the ground experts, theyre...

One thats proven successful to law enforcement professionals for decades. robert epstein is a federal public defender who has taken a special interest in the science of fingerprinting. >> i think from tv, people may have the impression that the computers can make these type of identifications. it just doesnt work that way at all. >> while computers can help identify a potential match, its up to the fingerprint examiner to make an expert judgment. >> its entirely dependent upon the humans percept...