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Social Capital in Constitutional Law: The Case of Religious Norm Enforcement Through Prayer at Public Occasions

Posted on July 09, 2008
This Article argues that the government violates the Constitution when a private group improperly uses government power or property to enforce the group's social capital.

Florida: Holmes County Schools to pay ACLU $325K over student?s rainbow shirt

Posted on July 08, 2008
WTVYNews4.com reports: “Judge Richard Smoak said the school violated Heather’s constitutional right of free speech after a ban on clothing and stickers featuring rainbows.” According to this report, the judge has ordered the school to pay the ACLU $325,000...

Maryland: Elkton church serving homeless to sue Elkton

Posted on July 08, 2008
The AP reports that the ACLU is suing Elkton, Maryland on behalf of a church that claims the town has blocked its efforts to open a day center for the homeless. Visit Site » Share This

FRC to Release New Poll on the Political Impact of State Marriage Amendment

Posted on July 08, 2008
FRC has released this press release on the Christian Newswire: Thursday, July 10, at 10:00 am, Family Research Council will release the results of a commissioned national survey showing the political impact of marriage protection amendments on the November ballot in California, Florida, and Arizona ...

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Abortionist: I cancel human souls before they become babies

Posted on July 08, 2008
WorldNetDaily reports: An abortionist who claims to have destroyed more than 20,000 unborn children and who once was Hillary Clinton’s OB-GYN says he is doing “God’s work” when he terminates a pregnancy. “Embryos and fetuses spontaneously aborted ? most, but not all of those ‘canceled’ by ‘God’ ? are … luckless human souls,” wrote William Harrison, referring [...

Counties to Supreme Court on ?gay? marriage: Drop dead

Posted on July 08, 2008
"At least two counties in California have begun reviewing a plan to uphold the state's laws regarding marriage as being between one man and one woman and disregard a state Supreme opinion that has yet to be implemented by the Legislature . . . "

PJI Blitzes CA with Pastor Briefings on Same-Sex Marriage Issues

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Pacific Justice Institute has issued this press release that begins: “Due to the legalization of same-sex marriages by the California Supreme Court, the Pacific Justice Institute is providing legal briefings to pastors on this issue.” The press release sets forth scheduling and location information...

Massachusetts: Strip club debate haunts Fall River revitalization

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Boston Globe reports: . . . Five miles south, the city’s historic Taunton River waterfront and the Battleship Cove tourist attraction have gotten a boost with a new boardwalk. And plans are moving forward for a commuter rail station nearby, as well as relocation of state Route 79, which cuts across the district...

Minot, ND passes new ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses

Posted on July 08, 2008
KXMC.com reports that Minot, North Dakota has passed a new ordinance restricting the locations of sexually oriented businesses. Visit Site » Share This

Michigan: Petoskey City Council considers zoning restrictions for adult businesses

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Petoskey News-Review reports: Zoning regulations that would restrict the placement of adult businesses in Petoskey got initial consideration from the city council Monday . . . The city?s zoning ordinance currently doesn?t address adult-themed businesses ...

?Study: Military gays don?t undermine unit cohesion?

Posted on July 08, 2008
"Congress should repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the ability to fight and win, according to a new study released by a California-based research center."

Dissent over the litigation strategy to redefine marriage?

Posted on July 08, 2008
Elizabeth Howten has this article in the Mercury News titled: Gay marriage still unequal in the eyes of Federal government. She writes: In a dispatch last month on www.freedomtomarry.org, the nine leading gay and lesbian organizations advise us to “make change, not lawsuits...

Assisted Suicide Crusader Jack Kevorkian?s Congressional Bid Certified

Posted on July 08, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “Elections officials in Oakland County have certified that assisted suicide crusader Jack Kevorkian has submitted enough signatures on petitions to qualify for the November ballot as an independent candidate.” Visit Site » Share This

Ohio town split over teacher accused of preaching

Posted on July 08, 2008
The AP reports: “Demonstrations on the town square show how divided people are over the school board’s decision to fire a science teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in the classroom and burning crosses on students’ arms...

New abortion debates loom in British Parliament

Posted on July 08, 2008
CWNews reports: “The British Parliament will see efforts both to tighten and to ease the country’s abortion law when the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill comes up for discussion again next week, the BBC reports . . . “ Visit Site » Share This

Texas high school student files new motion for right to wear Edwards T-shirt

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Student Press Law Center reports: Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina may no longer be in the running for the presidency, but a Waxahachie High School junior still wants the right to wear apparel supporting his candidacy. Paul “Pete” Palmer on July 2 filed a second motion for a preliminary injunction that would force [...

Who Would Obama Nominate to the Supreme Court? The short list

Posted on July 08, 2008
Orin Kerr has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy identifying a short list of potential nominees. Visit Site » Share This

Wisconsin Abortion Numbers Plummet 14 Percent in 2007 as Centers Close

Posted on July 08, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: “New numbers are in from the state of Wisconsin on the number of abortions done in the state in 2007 and pro-life advocates are ecstatic that they show a decline of 14 percent.” Visit Site » Share This

Brazilian Judge: Catholic Priest?s Book Denouncing Witchcraft Must be Removed from Bookstores

Posted on July 08, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com reports: “A judge in the state of Bahia, Brazil, has ordered the confiscation of a book written by Catholic priest Jonas Abib, in which he condemns witchcraft as immoral.” Share This

Maryland town sued over zoning denial for Muslim group

Posted on July 08, 2008
Religion Clause Blog reports: “In Baltimore, Maryland yesterday, developer David Moxley filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the decision of the Walkersville (MD) Board of Zoning Appeals to deny a special exception to land use restrictions sought by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA ...

Court Dismisses Free Exercise Challenge To Park Service Permit Regulations

Posted on July 08, 2008
Religion Clause Blog reports: “In Nenninger v. United States Forest Service, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51212 (WD AR, July 3, 2008), an Arkansas federal district court dismissed a challenge to U.S. Forest Service regulations requiring a special permit for large noncommercial gatherings on Forest System lands...

Cal Thomas: Surrender: England?s most senior judge says Sharia Law ok in the UK

Posted on July 08, 2008
Cal Thomas has this commentary on Townhall. He concludes:”There is no due process under Sharia law. Lord Phillips has signed the death warrant for his nation if his opinion becomes the law of England.” Visit Site » Share This

Nigeria: Trafficking of girls, abuse worsening

Posted on July 08, 2008
IrinNews.org reports: The trafficking of girls from villages to cities in Nigeria is increasing and the state is powerless to stop the trade, officials told IRIN. Girls aged 12-17 are regularly trafficked from villages and brought to the city to work as maids for an average monthly wage of 1,500 naira (US$13) which they usually send [...

U.N. envoy denounces hidden sex abuse of Afghan boys

Posted on July 08, 2008
Reuters reports: “Afghanistan must do more to end an age-old practice of young boys being kept as sex slaves by wealthy and powerful patrons, the U.N. special representative for children and armed conflict said on Monday. Radhika Coomaraswamy said the practice, called ‘bacha bazi’ — literally ‘boy play’ — was a taboo subject ...

President Bush and Sen. John McCain speak to the National Right to Life Committee

Posted on July 08, 2008
National Right to Life has published the text of the comments by the President and Sen. McCain along with other information about the speeches. See the archive links dated between July 4-8. Visit Site » Share This

Seattle Times: Washington Pharmacists should be required to violate their consciences

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Seattle Times has this editorial arguing that Washington Pharmacists should be required to violate their consciences by distributing “emergency contraception.” Related: ADF attorney available to media following ?right of conscience? hearing 9th Circuit thwarts Wash...

Heir?s adoption of lesbian lover annulled in Maine

Posted on July 08, 2008
The AP reports: An adult adoption involving lesbian partners and a claim to a share of a family fortune built on IBM has been annulled, bouncing the case to Maine’s highest court. At issue is whether it was legal for a judge to allow Olive Watson to adopt Patricia Spado in 1991 in Knox County, where the [...

Michigan ballot proposal to allow stem cell research advances

Posted on July 08, 2008
The AP reports: Supporters of a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan’s restrictions on embryonic stem cell research took a big step toward placing it on the November ballot. The Stem Cell Research Ballot Question Committee said Monday it turned in more than 570,000 voter signatures backing the measure...

MNBC: ?McCain, Obama oppose gay marriages, but how to ban them is the issue?

Posted on July 08, 2008
MSNBC reports: Both men have said that they oppose granting legal recognition to same-sex marriages. But neither candidate wants to alienate voters who support marriage rights for same-sex couples. And gay and lesbian campaign donors can be a powerful force, particularly in the Democratic Party ...

?Frozen embryos better than fresh, study shows?

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Telegraph reports: “Infants born from embryos which were frozen and then thawed before being implanted into a woman had a higher birth weight and were less likely to suffer abnormalities. Fewer of the children were also twins or triplets...

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