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Massachusetts: Republican legislator praised for backing repeal of 1913 law

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Milford Daily News reports: “The trio of candidates vying to replace state Rep. Paul Loscocco, R-Holliston, backed his choice to support gay marriage and repeal a 95-year-old law that blocked nonresidents from marrying here if those unions would be void in their home states...

UCLA?s Williams Institute releases new study showing enthusiasm for marriage among same-sex couples

Posted on July 31, 2008
MarketWatch reports: A new study published today by UCLA’s Williams Institute finds that same-sex couples eagerly take advantage of the ability to marry or form civil unions when presented with the opportunity. More than 85,000 couples have already signed up for legal recognition in eleven states–40% of all same-sex couples in these states...

UK: Schools asked to step in as families break down

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Christian Institute reports: “Schools are being expected to pick up the pieces as society turns its back on the traditional family, says the head of teachers? union, Voice.” Visit Site » Share This

ACLU Hails Senate Markup of Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act

Posted on July 31, 2008
The ACLU has issued this press release that begins: “The American Civil Liberties Union hailed today?s Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA) as an important step in ending the persistent exploitation and enslavement of domestic workers by foreign diplomats...

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Harvard, Columbia Researchers Make Stem Cell Breakthrough

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Harvard Crimson reports: Scientists from Harvard and Columbia announced Thursday the creation of the first patient-specific stem cell line from humans afflicted with a genetic disease, a key step in the push to create therapies for a wide variety of illnesses by replacing diseased tissue with tissue generated by stem cells ...

Sex workers in Nepal demand legalisation of prostitution

Posted on July 31, 2008
Zee News reports: Sex workers of eastern Nepal have launched a campaign for legalisation of their profession after the authorities refused to recognise them as an organisation. Visit Site » Share This

South Africa: ?Sex work should be legal?

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Independent Online reports: “Sex work should be decriminalised and regulated by the same labour legislation as other sectors of the economy, an Institute for Security Studies report recommended on Thursday.” Visit Site » Share This

Planned Parenthood Web Site Offers Sex Ed Videos for Teens

Posted on July 31, 2008
CNSNews reports: “A new Web site launched by the Columbia/Willamette (Ore.) Planned Parenthood affiliate uses a series of video vignettes designed to ‘teach’ teens about avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, but the videos include two boys purportedly engaging in oral sex, advice to two teens in bed about getting tested after having intercourse and instructions on [...

Cash Infusion for ?Protect Marriage? Group

Posted on July 31, 2008
CNSNews reports: A conservative advocacy group is giving half-a-million dollars to the organization that is leading the fight to protect marriage in California. The American Family Association said the $500,000 donation comes from “years of savings...

Legislation Grants Special Status Based on Sexual Orientation: Colo., Ohio, Arizona

Posted on July 31, 2008
Citizen Link reports: “In Colorado, men and women legally can use any public restroom they choose, based on their ‘perceived gender identity.’ The idea is spreading to at least two other states.” Visit Site » Share This

Islam Subway Ad Should be Tolerated, Says Theologian

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Christian Post reports: Authorities should tolerate an initiative to place ads about Islam in New York subway cars, said a Christian theologian with expertise in Islamic strategies. Several Muslim groups, including main sponsor Islamic Circle of North America, are supporting a campaign to feature 1,000 ads promoting Islam in New York?s subway trains in [...

Pro-Abortion Republicans Organize, Fundraise in Maine

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Christian Civic League reports: The pro-abortion, anti-family Republican Leadership Council of Maine registered a political action committee with Maine’s Ethics Commission in July . . . The newly formed Maine group is the state chapter of the national Republican Leadership Council, led by former New Jersey Gov...

?Law Faculties with Most Scholarly Impact, 2008-09?

Posted on July 31, 2008
Brian Letier’s Law Blog provides this report: “Here are the twenty law faculties (based on 2008-09 affiliations) who have the most scholarly impact (based on the data collected last year). “ Visit Site » Share This

?New Mass. law lets out-of-state gay couples marry?

Posted on July 31, 2008
The AP reports: “Massachusetts on Thursday began allowing any gay couple to get married there as Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill repealing a 1913 law that had blocked most out-of-state same-sex couples from tying the knot.” Visit Site » Share This

Military fights increasing number of sexual assaults

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Sexual assault and harassment involving female military personnel is not a new consequence of war. But the sheer number of women serving today ? more than 190,000 so far in Iraq and Afghanistan ? is forcing the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs to more aggressively address the issue...

ABA Journal: ?Study Labels Thomas Most Partisan Justice, Scalia Most Activist?

Posted on July 31, 2008
The ABA is reporting on a study by Law Professor Cass Sunstein that concludes: “A law professor?s study of court decisions concludes that Justice Clarence Thomas is the Supreme Court?s most partisan justice and Justice Antonin Scalia is the most activist...

University denies students funds for pro-life week

Posted on July 31, 2008
OneNewsNow.com reports: . . . Students for Life at Wayne State wanted to host Pro-Life Week 2008. To pay for the five days of events, they asked for the same student activities fees that other student groups use to pay for their themed, week-long celebrations...

San Diego: ?Tourism Bureau Launches Gay Marriage Sweepstakes?

Posted on July 31, 2008
NBCSanDiego reports: “The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau is offering free airline tickets, a five-night hotel stay and complimentary meals at some of San Diego’s finest restaurants to the couple who submits the best essay describing why they want to get married in San Diego...

US House Passes Olympics Related Measure Calling on China to End Human Rights Abuses

Posted on July 31, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Today by a vote of 419 to 1, the U.S. House approved House Resolution 1370, introduced by Congressman Howard Berman, which calls on the Government of China to end human rights abuses to ensure that the 2008 Olympic Games take place in an atmosphere honoring Olympic traditions...

McDonalds Homosexual Advocacy Increases - Now Funds Pride Parade

Posted on July 31, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “American Family Association Chairman and Founder Donald Wildmon has called for the continuation of the boycott of McDonald’s restaurants after the fast food giant announced it has increased its support for the homosexual movement by funding a homosexual pride parade...

South Korean Court ends preventing doctors from telling baby?s gender

Posted on July 31, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “To help stop the practice of sex-selection abortions in the Asian nation, South Korea instituted a ban on physicians telling couples the gender of their unborn child. A Korean court overturned that ban Thursday saying the practice is no longer a problem...

Child Custody and Children?s Unease with a Parent?s Transsexual Associate

Posted on July 31, 2008
Eugene Volokh has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy discussing an Indiana Appellate ruling where a father sought to have custody of the children modified, because the mother persisted in exposing the children to a transsexual against their wishes. The post begins: I’m not sure what the right answer ought to be here, but I thought [...

Battle over Marriage Sweeps the Nation

Posted on July 31, 2008
Citizen Link has this report that begins: “Massachusetts is a step closer to exporting gay “marriage” to the entire country. And California activists are doing all they can to stop a marriage-protection amendment.” Visit Site » Share This

?Defamation of Religions? Campaign Discussed In Congress, By Magazine

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports “on testimony offered at a July 11 off-the-record briefing presented by the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Task Force on International Religious Freedom titled “Taboos” on Freedom of Religion and Expression at the United Nations: How Religious Defamation Resolutions are Setting a Dangerous Precedent...

Turkey?s Ruling Party Avoids Dissolution For Anti-Secular Activities In Close Court Decision

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Religion Clause Blog reports: “Media around the world, including the New York Times and London’s Guardian, are reporting on Wednesday’s decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court that stopped short of ordering dissolution of the ruling AK (Justice and Development) Party that had been charged with ‘becoming a focal point of anti-secular activity...

5th Circuit: Child Pornography Distribution Conviction Reversed

Posted on July 31, 2008
It's not often that you see a conviction reversed because of evidentiary error, much less on plain error review. But that's exactly what happened to one of the four child pornography counts of which Baker was convicted

ND: Some complain Law Review biased against ?gay marriage?

Posted on July 31, 2008
Some North Dakota attorneys are outraged over the latest North Dakota Law Review, saying the scholarly publication was hijacked by national religious rights activists bent on stopping gay marriage.

Bulgaria Prosecutors Office Asks Termination of Five Religious Organizations

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Sophia News Agency reports: “The Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to the Court five claims to terminate the activities of five religious organizations in Bulgaria because they have been preaching contrary to the law...

Laurence H. Tribe: The Supreme Court Is Wrong On the Death Penalty

Posted on July 31, 2008
Laurence H. Tribe has this commentary in the Wall Street Journal that concludes: The Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment clause should not be construed in a manner that puts it on a collision course with the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause...

Texas to execute Mexican national on Aug. 5, despite World Court ruling

Posted on July 31, 2008
How Appealing links to two articles discussing the situation: Showdown over a Texas execution: The state plans to execute a Mexican national on Aug. 5, despite objections of the World Court. “Buying Time in Texas: Tuesday’s execution of a Mexican national should be delayed while Congress resolves a treaty dispute...

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