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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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KY: Officials look to regulate sex shops

Posted on October 01, 2008
14 WFIE reports: “City and county officials met Monday night to discuss the future of adult-oriented businesses in Daviess County at the courthouse. Scott Bergthold, attorney, explained the meeting . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Couple who fled Islam granted asylum: Threats included video of beheading

Posted on October 01, 2008
WorldNetDaily reports: “A couple whose conversion from Islam to Christianity prompted threats, including the delivery of a video of a beheading, has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom because of the dangers they would face should they return to their home in Syria, according to the European affiliate of the American Center for Law [...

Iraqi Christians stripped of seats in parliament

Posted on October 01, 2008
The AP reports: “Iraq’s prime minister sought safeguards Sunday for small religious communities in this mainly Muslim country as Christians protested parliament’s decision to stop setting aside seats for minorities on provincial councils...

Four Recommendations for Implementing the Trafficking Victim Protection Act to Better Protect Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States

Posted on October 01, 2008
Nevertheless, there remain crucial problems in the non-implementation of the otherwise good laws that exist to protect victims of human trafficking.

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Washington Group Airs First Ads Against Assisted Suicide, Feature Martin Sheen

Posted on October 01, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “The leading group in Washington battling against the November ballot measure to legalize assisted suicide has launched its first set of radio ads. The spots feature actor [...]

A New Front in the Abortion Wars - Banning Sex-Selection Abortions

Posted on October 01, 2008
But those who hold pro-life sentiments should take note of the "Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008," for it arguably opens a new front in the abortion wars.

Dressing to Sexually Arouse Men or Not

Posted on October 01, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com carries this report: Sex sells, and advertising agencies know this better than anyone else. Their research into the subject has identified the areas of the female body which when exposed will lead men to sexual arousal.� There is a science to all this which is on display most obviously in television commercials ...

Mombian ?Sustenance for Lesbian Moms?: Five Principles to Start the School Year

Posted on October 01, 2008
The Mombian Blog posts “five principles” for lesbian moms to start the school year.� They are: Be out and visible Be proactive, not pesky Find opportunities to educate Make allies Empower our children Visit Site » Share This

Former lesbian partner seeks to remove custody from natural mom due to visitation denial

Posted on October 01, 2008
Liberty Counsel reports: “Activist judges in Vermont have declared that a legal stranger is a mommy to another woman’s biological child. Now, a Vermont judge will decide whether to order�the six year old little girl be stripped from the loving arms of the only mommy she has ever known�- her biological mother, Lisa ...

Experts: 64 Percent of Russian Pregnancies End in Abortion

Posted on October 01, 2008
The St. Petersburg Times reports: The number of infertile women in Russia is growing by 200,000 to 250,000 each year, with the main cause being complications from abortions, Marina Tarasova, deputy head of the St. Petersburg Reseach Institute For Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said on Monday ...

Armstrong Williams: Revisiting Abortion

Posted on October 01, 2008
Armostrong Williams has this commentary on Townhall. He writes: Women with children are seen as less valuable in the workplace and less likely to succeed in life. Children are viewed, not as our greatest resource leading to a better future for our civilization and the world at large, but as a burden on our individuality and [...

Frank Pastore: Should Christians argue politics?

Posted on October 01, 2008
Frank Pastore has this commentary on Townhall. He writes: “The best way for me to love my neighbor is through those things I choose to do personally. The second best way is through votes for candidates who support policies that I believe will promote the common good...

Dale Schowengerdt on the Drew Mariani Show discusses ADF?s Pulpit Initiative: Churches have led every major social movement in this country

Posted on October 01, 2008
ADF attorney Dale Schowengerdt appeared on the Drew Mariani Show to discuss ADF’s Pulpit Initiative. The mp3 file is here and runs just over 16 minutes. Share This

Fight to let Montgomery County citizens vote on ?gender identity? bill continues

Posted on October 01, 2008
ADF attorneys file new suit to keep Montgomery County Election Board from disenfranchising 900,000 voters before Nov. 4 election.

?Why A Federal District Court?s Decision Is a Victory for Transsexuals? Right Not to Face Employment Discrimination?

Posted on October 01, 2008
Joanna Grossman has this commentary on Findlaw that begins: “In a thoughtful, well-reasoned opinion, a federal district judge handed transsexuals a significant victory against employment discrimination. The case was Schroer v. Billington, and the court was the federal district court for the District of Columbia...

Demand for charter schools increases: 17,000 on Texas wait list

Posted on October 01, 2008
Ed News carries this report featuring an interview with Brooke Dollens Terry is an education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.� It includes this Q&A: 1) Brooke, in a recent public policy paper, you seem to indicate that the demand for charter schools is going to increase fairly substantially in the future...

Divided U.S. Supreme Court refuses to rehear Louisiana death penalty rape case

Posted on October 01, 2008
Scalia: Of course the Constitution contemplates no such thing; the proposed Eighth Amendment would have been laughed to scorn if it had read ?no criminal penalty shall be imposed which the Supreme Court deems unacceptable.?

Battle of religious symbol roils Hamptons village

Posted on October 01, 2008
The AP reports: . . . Rabbi Marc Schneier, who counts New York Gov. David Paterson among his friends, wants the Westhampton Beach mayor and village board to approve the placement of the religious boundary called an eruv, which would allow observant Jews to perform minor tasks on their Sabbath or on religious holidays like Rosh [...

California governor vetoes Harvey Milk bill

Posted on October 01, 2008
The AP reports: “In his veto message issued Tuesday, the governor said that while he respected the measure’s intent, he thinks Milk’s ‘contributions should continue to be recognized at the local level.’” Visit Site » Share This

Selling Originalism

Posted on October 01, 2008
I sketch an exemplary model of originalism's political success that is placed in market terms. I suggest that proponents of originalism have taken advantage of a democratization of the market for constitutional methodologies that has placed a premium on populist selling points such as simplicity, class-based critiques of judicial elites, and nativism.

Secular Law and Inscrutable Faith

Posted on October 01, 2008
I begin by challenging this view that religious and secular viewpoints are on a par, drawing upon jurisprudence under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

?We the Jurists?: Islamic Constitutionalism in Iraq

Posted on October 01, 2008
This article examines the implications of incorporating Islamic law in a modern democratic constitutional context.

Does Congress Find Facts or Construct Them? The Ascendance of Politics over Reliability, Perfected in Gonzales v. Carhart

Posted on October 01, 2008
I suggest that political considerations have infected fact-finding to an increasing extent, to the point that almost all fact-finding in modern hearings is deliberately shaped so as to accomplish a political goal.

Strained Application of the Viability Standard to In Vitro Frozen Embryos - Deconstructing Jeter v. Mayo Clinic Arizona

Posted on October 01, 2008
The Jeter court's reluctance to answer the fundamental legal question posed by advancing technological proficiency in manipulation of human embryos was justified by passing the question to the Arizona Legislature.

Supreme Court Reversals: Exploring the Seventh Circuit

Posted on October 01, 2008
First, this essay will consider the significance of the Supreme Court's increased use of decisions reversing or vacating and remanding federal appeals court rulings. Second, this essay will consider the record of individual circuit courts, examining the Seventh Circuit in comparison to the Ninth Circuit and to other circuits.

Surviving Rodriguez: The Viability of Federal Equal Protection Claims by Underfunded Charter Schools

Posted on October 01, 2008
This note examines the present funding inequities that face many charter schools and explains how these inequities may provide adequate grounds for successful federal equal protection challenges to state funding regimes.

2 Iraqi doctors sue A&M, allege racial, religious bias

Posted on September 30, 2008
The Houston Chronicle reports: “Two Iraqi doctors who fled to the United States to avoid persecution have filed a lawsuit against Texas A&M, saying they were regularly debased and that co-workers threw animal feces and urine on their prayer rug...

Part-Time Lawyer Dads Are Still a Rare Bird

Posted on September 30, 2008
The American Lawyer reports:� Twenty years ago, a father who took paternity leave was the stuff of urban legend . . .� These forces are all pushing fathers to spend more time at home. At the same time, the forces pushing back are weakening. Steve Jobs once described the challenge of starting Apple Computer as follows: “People [...

Opponents of Virginia State Police Chaplain policy consider legal action

Posted on September 30, 2008
WDBJ7.com reports:� . . . The controversy began last week when the Virginia State Police superintendent requested the department’s 17 chaplains offer non-denominational prayers at public events like graduations. Six chaplains resigned over the change...

Sacramento: Catholic Bishop stuns national homosexual ministries conference with straight talk

Posted on September 30, 2008
The California Catholic Daily reports:� The National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries, based in Berkeley, is a network of local ministries that has the reputation of taking, at best, an ambiguous stance on the moral character of homosexuality and homosexual acts...

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