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Mainstream Media Mum on Revelation That Barack Obama Misled on Abortion

Posted on August 14, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “New documents show the excuse Barack Obama gave for opposing a bill that literally stops infanticides was a misrepresentation. But one media observer points out that the mainstream media hasn’t touched the new wrinkle in the story about the Born Alive Infants Protection Act...

Georgia: Former stripper glad to see club closed

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Sun News reports: She was living in Milledgeville when her neighbor, who danced nude at Cafe Erotica, had car trouble and asked Simms to give her a ride to work . . . “One thing led to another and I ended up working there,” she said. She doesn’t really remember the first time she danced, but she [...

Illinois Appellate Court invalidates ban on marrying non-Jewish heirs

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In re Estate of Max Feinberg, (IL Ct. App., June 30, 2008), an Illinois District Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held unenforceable decedents’ testamentary provision disinheriting any grandchild who marries outside the Jewish faith unless the spouse converts within one year of the marriage...

?Illegally Rejected Justice Dept. Applicants May Get Another Look.?

Posted on August 14, 2008
How Appealing links to several articles covering the ongoing controversy over political hiring in the Department of Justice. Visit Site » Share This

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?Judge says UC can deny class credit to Christian school students?

Posted on August 14, 2008
How Appealing links to the opinion and a few reports including this excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle: “A federal judge says the University of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian high schools whose textbooks declare the Bible infallible and reject evolution...

Should State Attorneys General Use Private Law Firms to Pursue Civil Suits? An Appeal to the California Supreme Court Raises This Hot-Button Issue

Posted on August 14, 2008
Anthony J. Sebok has this commentary on Findlaw. He writes: “Whether state attorney generals ought to use private law firms to pursue civil suits is a hot-button issue that touches on litigation beyond lead paint. In this column, I want to discuss the continuing importance of this issue — specifically in the context of [...

Ex-inmate helps make Bush nominee ?controversial?

Posted on August 14, 2008
The AP reports: “More than a year after President Bush nominated Gustavus A. Puryear IV to become a U.S. district judge in Nashville, the 40-year-old’s appointment appears to be in serious trouble, thanks in no small part to Alex Friedmann, a convicted armed robber turned inmate advocate...

Tenn. teen battles school?s Confederate flag ban

Posted on August 14, 2008
The AP reports: “Tommy DeFoe wore his Southern pride on his Confederate flag belt buckle Wednesday as he argued in federal court that a school dress code banning such items violated his free speech rights.” Visit Site » Share This

Miami fights to shutter house where online porn is filmed

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Miami Herald reports: From the outside, nothing about the home’s appearance suggests it’s different from its neighbors. But inside, multiple webcams capture occupants’ almost every move — from household chores to regularly scheduled sexual encounters...

Cal. Supremes to review medical pot limit

Posted on August 14, 2008
The San Francisco Chronicle reports: The San Francisco Chronicle reports: The state Supreme Court returned to the medical marijuana wars Wednesday, agreeing to decide the validity of a law that shields doctor-approved pot users from arrest for possessing up to eight ounces of dried marijuana or growing six plants ...

Victor Davis Hanson: Brave Old World

Posted on August 14, 2008
Victor Davis Hanson has this article on Townhall. He writes: So, what a richer but more critical world has forgotten is that in large part America was the model, not the villain — and that postwar globalization was always a form of engaged Americanization that enriched and protected billions...

Boxer Bullies Senate?s Birth Doc

Posted on August 14, 2008
Debra J. Saunders has this commentary on Townhall regarding the ethics investigation into Sen. Coburn’s practice of delivering babies for free. Coburn is an obstetrician. Saunders writes: The savvy observer has to conclude that because Coburn has challenged Senate pork, the Ethics Committee essentially is willing to stick it to poor pregnant women, [...

LinkedIn: A Competitive Intelligence Tool

Posted on August 14, 2008
Shannon Shankstone has this article on Law.com. She writes: . . . Many LinkedIn users wish for a robust profile, and make concentrated efforts to update and enrich their information. On the one hand, having numerous recommendations and connections, and providing quality free advice, is a fantastic strategy for building one’s credibility and visibility...

2nd Circuit Sets Standard for Anonymous Suit Filings

Posted on August 14, 2008
Mark Hamblett reports in the NY Law Journal: Judges Roger Miner, Joseph McLaughlin and Jose Cabranes decided the appeal in Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant #1, 06-1590-cv . . . The 9th Circuit, in a test that has been adopted by some of the district courts within the 2nd Circuit, held in Does I through [...

The ABA plots a judicial coup

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Wall Street Journal carries this editorial that reports: Some bad ideas never seem to die, especially in the hands of a crafty attorney. That’s the story now playing out at the American Bar Association, which voted at its annual meeting this week to endorse a version of “merit selection” for federal judges...

Pledges succeed in helping teens abstain from sex

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Tennessean reports: Like many parents, Mary Donaldson dreaded having ?the talk? with her teenage daughter, Brooke. That?s why Donaldson turned to the True Love Waits program at Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Old Hickory. The program promotes abstinence before marriage and urges parents to talk with their kids about sex...

Maryland High Court to hear Montgomery County Transgender Law

Posted on August 14, 2008
Maryland's highest court has agreed to hear a case involving a referendum on Montgomery County's new transgender law.

The Pill skews women?s taste in men?

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Times Online reports on a recent study by a team at the University of Liverpool indicating that the birth control pill skews a woman’s sense of smell/attraction in choosing a man. According to the report, this can lead to mismatched relationships...

?Can gay entertainment convert Red America??

Posted on August 14, 2008
"Basically, we?ve conquered the urban areas, the blue states, and most of the European Union . . . But there are still vast swaths . . . where gay content is almost unheard of . . . so as to not 'offend' conservative Christian sensibilities . . . "

Pennsylvania: City prayer dispute resurfaces

Posted on August 14, 2008
The Daily Local News reports: City Councilman Marty Eggleston is trying to bring prayer back to City Council meetings. He made a motion Monday night to reverse a ban on prayer that has been in place since February 2007. “I’m going to keep making the motion until it passes,” he said ...

Anti-Christian group drops bid to end baptisms in Italy

Posted on August 13, 2008
A group promoting anti-religious causes has dropped a legal bid to end baptisms in Italy after an Alliance Defense Fund-allied attorney became involved on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church and a bishop.

Maricopa School District reverses course, will allow religious flier distribution

Posted on August 13, 2008
Maricopa Unified School District officials have reversed course and will allow the distribution of fliers by a local church on campus. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed suit July 24 after a church and its pastor were told that they would not be permitted to distribute their fliers to students...

7th Circuit: Right to distribute religious literature affirmed

Posted on August 13, 2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled Thursday that an ordinance restricting the distribution of religious literature in Granite City is unconstitutional, upholding a previous district court ruling. The Alliance Defense Fund has provided funding for the case, being litigated by an ADF-allied attorney, for more than four years.

Library porn report inaccurate, says attorney

Posted on August 13, 2008
But Pat Trueman, special counsel to the Alliance Defense Fund and former chief obscenity prosecutor for the Justice Department, says that is not accurate.

Netherlands Recognises Polygamous Marriages of Muslims

Posted on August 13, 2008
Although polygamy is banned in the Netherlands, the marriages of Muslims who have several wives are recognised by Dutch authorities.

Sherry Colb: Infanticide, Abortion, Conservatives, and Liberals

Posted on August 13, 2008
In this post, I want to focus on the important principle that arises out of the view (held by most sane people) that once a baby is born, regardless of whether it was wanted or not, it should receive the same care as any other baby.

Democratic Platform Calls for Homosexuals in the Military

Posted on August 13, 2008
The national platform approved at a Democratic Platform Committee meeting in Pittsburgh on Saturday includes language that calls for repealing the ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? policy implemented by Democratic President Bill Clinton and for allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military.

Is America a religious nation or a Christian nation?

Posted on August 13, 2008
National Review's Peter Robinson interviews Richard Brookhiser - author of What Would the Founders Do? and George Washington on Leadership - on his Uncommon Knowledge program.

The Underpopulation Problem

Posted on August 13, 2008
We?ve done some back-of-the-envelope calculations, and in Italy every young couple would have to have four children in order to stop the population decline that?s currently underway.

APA: Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness

Posted on August 13, 2008
Women who choose to abort an unwanted pregnancy may experience feelings of grief and loss, but there is no evidence that a single abortion causes significant mental health problems, a panel of the American Psychological Association reported after two years of study.

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