Stem-cell grants face court challenge.(News)

Byline: Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff Writer A Cook County circuit court judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich's executive order funding stem-cell research is constitutional. Richard P. Caro of Riverside filed the pro se lawsuit Monday in the chancery division of Cook County circuit court.

Judge James Henry will hear Caro's argument to enjoin the state from announcing on April 17 the distribution of $10 million in grants for stem-cell research. Caro, an abortion opponent, is not a member of the Illinois bar but has a law degree and still works in ...

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