Judge Dismisses Federal Female Genital Mutilation Charges

Detroit Free Press, Press & Sun-Bulletin
Tue, 11/20/2018 - 5:51pm

The judge called female genital mutilation "despicable," but says a federal law banning it is unconstitutional.

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