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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday October 08, 2023 ( 3 items )  

ACLU of Pennsylvania Sues Delaware County Over Failure to Expunge Criminal Record
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court in response to the Delaware County Office of Judicial Support's refusal to expunge a criminal record due to unpaid court costs, despite a court order requiring expungement. The ACLU-PA client, K.B., received a full pardon from Governor Tom Wolf for a 2019 marijuana possession conv  more

Nemours Estate Proudly Featured in Du Pont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 6 -- Nemours Foundation issued the following news release: Nemours Estate, an historic gem nestled in the heart of Delaware, is delighted to announce its inclusion in a new book that celebrates the duPont family heritage of land stewardship and horticultural creativity. Fourteen members of the duPont family arrived in America from France in January 1800. Led by E.I. duPont, founder of the DuPont Company, they settled in the Brandywine Valley, between Philadelphia and   more

Nemours Foundation: New Study in JAMA - Unnecessary Ovary Removal in Girls Decreased Significantly With Use of a Risk-Stratification Algorithm
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Nemours Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Consensus-based algorithm identified lesions highly likely to be benign, allowing for ovary-sparing surgery * * * Many children and adolescent girls diagnosed with an ovarian mass may be able to avoid ovary removal and its lifelong consequences with the use of a consensus-based risk stratification algorithm. Algorithm use helps doctors gauge the patient's risk of a malignancy and guides preop  more