On Wednesday morning, a judge ruled that yet another case of a man whose organs were taken without his family’s permission by the University of Alabama at Birmingham could go forward. This time, the inmate was being held in a federal prison when he died.

“We are here today because (UAB) violated the sacred trust placed in them to perform a solemn service,” attorney Lauren Faraino wrote in a court filing. “They robbed bodies entrusted to them of organs that were not theirs to take, disregarding the rights and dignity of the deceased and their grieving, vulnerable loved ones.”

“This is nothing short of grave robbery, dressed in the guise of medical authority, and it strikes at the heart of public trust in our institutions.”

The case was brought by the family of Matthew Harrell, who died u

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