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Transcript: Analysis: Washington state Supreme Court strikes down a law that allows grandparents visitation rights
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MADELEINE BRAND
NPR Special
04-12-2005
Analysis: Washington state Supreme Court strikes down a law that allows grandparents visitation rights
Host: MADELEINE BRAND
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
MADELEINE BRAND, host:
This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Madeleine Brand.
We hear a lot about parental visitation rights, but what about visitation rights for grandparents? It turns out that most states allow grandparents some access to their grandchildren, but in Washington state last week, the state's highest court struck down a law allowing grandparents visitation rights, saying the law was unconstitutional. I spoke earlier with Slate and DAY TO DAY legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about what rights grandparents have.
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