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On this day: SCOTUS rules in favor of Va. law that set precedent of forced sterilization After being raised by foster parents and allegedly raped by their nephew, the appellant, Carrie Buck (left), was deemed feebleminded and promiscuous. In 1924, Buck was committed to the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded, near Lynchburg, and there ordered sterilized. (Source: Library of Virginia) By Rachel DePompa | May 2, 2020 at 10:00 AM EDT - Updated May 2 at 3:20 PM
(WWBT) - On this day in 1927, a major decision was made by the United States Supreme Court in a case known as Buck v Bell. At stake was a Virginia law that allowed for state-sponsored institutions to forcibly sterilize prisoners and those in mental institutions because they were deemed “undesirable.”
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Plans for a waste transfer station in Campbellfield have been knocked back by Hume council over concerns the application lacked vital information.
An application for the transfer station on Sarah Street, which would sort materials such as demolition and construction waste and household hard waste, was presented to council’s February 22 meeting.
A council report recommended the application be refused because it was “not supported by adequate information”.
Cr Karen Sherry said many key players expressed concerns over the proposed development.
“Merri Creek Management Committee [raised] concerns regarding the location of the works… with regards to visual impact and amenity… [and] also outlined the importance of good stormwater management,” Cr Sherry said.