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U.S. Supreme Court declines AZ diaper changing case, upholds molestation conviction

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//April 3, 2017//

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U.S. Supreme Court declines AZ diaper changing case, upholds molestation conviction

U.S. Supreme Court declines AZ diaper changing case, upholds molestation conviction

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//April 3, 2017//

The nation’s high court has upheld a criminal conviction that the chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court openly feared could lead to child molesting charges against parents for routine...

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