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For WVa. abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions

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Lindsey Jacobs, a 38-year-old lawyer with no criminal history, was ordered to perform 25 hours of community service. She was removed from the House gallery last Sept. 13 while lawmakers discussed banning abortions at all stages of pregnancy. The bill was signed into law three days later by Republican Gov. Jim Justice. In February, West Virginia's only abortion clinic filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the ban.

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For WV abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions

CHARLESTON — A protester forcibly removed from a chamber gallery at the West Virginia Capitol and later arrested for disrupting lawmakers as they moved to ban abortion last year will

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For WVa. abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions

A protester arrested for disrupting West Virginia lawmakers as they moved to ban abortion last September will see all charges dropped against her — if she stays out of trouble for the next six months

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For WVa. abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A protester arrested for disrupting West Virginia lawmakers as they moved to ban abortion last September will see all charges dropped against her — if she stays out of trouble for the next six months. Lindsey Jacobs, a 38-year-old lawyer, was ordered to perform 25 hours of community service. And at a court hearing Wednesday, the magistrate dismissed two misdemeanor charges for obstruct…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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For WVa. abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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For WVa. abortion protester, charges dropped with conditions

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A protester forcibly removed from a chamber gallery at the West Virginia Capitol and later arrested for disrupting lawmakers as they moved to ban abortion last year will see all charges dropped against her, if she stays out of trouble for the next six months. Lindsey Jacobs, a 38-year-old lawyer with no criminal history, was ordered to perform 25 hours of community service under an agreement made Wednesday at a hearing …

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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