MINNEAPOLIS — Women’s rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge, Bernard Friedman, in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional. They called his decision a serious blow to girls’ rights. Legal experts said the judge made clear that U.S. states have authority to ban the practice, though only about half do. It won't surprise anyone to learn that Friedman overturned Michigan's same sex marriage ban.
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Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was among eight people charged in federal court in Michigan in connection with the genital mutilation of nine girls from Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois between 2015 and 2017.
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