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?Who Decides If LGBT Is Normal?? Homosexual advocates alarmed at APA transitions

Posted on May 14, 2008
Mombian Blog reports that homosexual advocates are alarmed at the appointment of Dr. Kenneth Zucker as the APA Sexual and Gender Identity Disorder Chair that will revise the Manual for Diagnosis of Mental Disorders (DSM). Dana at Mombian writes: Zucker, as it turns out, is the darling of groups such as NARTH, the National Association for [...

N.C. Appeals Ruling Limits Extent of Partner?s Parenting Rights

Posted on May 14, 2008
Apparently, in Estroff there was no parenting agreement between the lesbian partners so the partner who is not a biological parent was denied as to parental rights.

Colorado Christian University v. Baker Tenth Circuit oral argument tomorrow/Wednesday

Posted on May 14, 2008
he Center challenges the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's denial of financial aid to CCU students because of the commission labeling of CCU - a Christian, accredited, liberal arts university - as "pervasively sectarian."

Kansas Voters Could Change the Way Judges Are Selected

Posted on May 14, 2008
We hear a lot of talk today about the need for an "independent" judiciary. We do need a state judiciary that is independent of the attorneys and their special interests, especially trial lawyers. . . .

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?Maryland Becomes 7th State to Enact Anti-Bullying Law that Protects All Students?

Posted on May 14, 2008
"Maryland Governor Martin O?Malley today signed into law a comprehensive anti-bullying bill that protects all students from bullying and harassment . . . "

Ohio: Zoning board again rejects gentleman?s club

Posted on May 14, 2008
The Athens Messenger reports: The Athens Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday reaffirmed its opinion that a “gentleman’s club” is not appropriate for a proposed Stimson Avenue location. But the issue remains in play, with an appeal of the zoning board’s original decision pending in Athens County Common Pleas Court and a second appeal likely to be [...

NC: Tarboro residents win battle against sexually oriented business

Posted on May 14, 2008
WRAL.com reports that Tarboro, NC has passed a law that “would not allow adult establishments within 1,000 feet of day cares, schools, parks, churches and residential areas.” Proposals for a sexually oriented bookstore were abandoned after encountering fierce opposition from residents...

Rocky Mount restricts ?adult? businesses

Posted on May 14, 2008
Rocky Mount Town Council voted Monday night to adopt an ordinance regulating sexually-oriented businesses, such as adult arcades, adult bookstores, adult video stores, adult movie theaters, nude model studios and sexual encounter centers.

Paul Clement resigns as Solicitor General effective June 2nd

Posted on May 14, 2008
SCOTUS blog has copied the text of the press release here. As of this posting, we did not see it on the DOJ website. Visit Site » Share This

9th Circuit: Congress can?t cure Establishment violation by selling land under a religious symbol

Posted on May 14, 2008
"Over the dissent of five judges, the Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc of decision holding that Congress cannot cure a government agency's Establishment Clause violation by ordering sale of the land upon which a religious symbol is situated."

Canadian Archbishop: For the Clergy, Obedience to Church ?Requires Preaching About the Moral Evil of Contraception?

Posted on May 14, 2008
The speech focused on Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae. Faithful Catholics leaving the event told LifeSiteNews.com "I've been waiting 35 years to hear that from a Canadian bishop." . . .

California Supreme Court marriage decision to be released Thursday

Posted on May 14, 2008
Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Glen Lavy will be available for media interviews Thursday at 10 a.m. PDT when the California Supreme Court releases its decision on the constitutionality of the state?s Defense of Marriage Act, Proposition 22.

Guess who?s speaking at the local mosque

Posted on May 14, 2008
It is the height of political incorrectness to even suggest that possibly, just possibly, it might be worth checking into the local mosque?s sources of funding, and what they?re teaching there

Standing for the Pledge of Allegiance in junior high: What does the ACLU teach?

Posted on May 14, 2008
"The law does not compel you to pledge allegiance to the American flag or to stand while others do. But simple respect should prompt you to honor those who bled and died for that flag . . . "

Top Pro-Abortion Group Endorses Barack Obama for Democratic Nomination

Posted on May 14, 2008
"One of the leading pro-abortion groups issued its endorsement on Wednesday for Barack Obama, apparently believing he will represent the Democratic Party against John McCain. NARAL has supported Hillary Clinton throughout her career but Obama appears more likely to win the nomination...

Pennsylvania: Rendell?s judicial nominees rejected in partisan showdown

Posted on May 14, 2008
Four vacancies on Pennsylvania's appellate courts, including one on the Supreme Court, will remain unfilled for now.

Facebook adding safeguards against cyber-bullying, porn

Posted on May 14, 2008
Social networking giant Facebook, which has faced political pressure to increase online safety, is putting in place 40 safeguards to protect young people from sexual predators and cyberbullies, the Palo Alto company announced today.

Colorado Pro-Life Group Submits Near-Double Signatures for Abortion Amdt

Posted on May 14, 2008
"The Colorado pro-life group supporting an amendment to the state constitution that would define unborn children as persons under law submitted almost twice as many signatures as necessary."

To Bring Down the Flowers: The Cultural Context of Abortion Law in Early Modern England

Posted on May 14, 2008
Dellapenna argues that, contrary to Justice Blackmun's historic analysis in Roe, abortion was considered a serious crime throughout most of European history and that courts did . . . punish abortions before quickening during the Middle Ages. This article shows that Dellapenna's argument relies on serious misreading ...

Partial-Birth Abortion and the Perils of Constitutional Common Law

Posted on May 14, 2008
Gonzales exemplifies the modern disintegration of the ideal of ?the Court? expounding ?the Constitution?--i.e., its language read in light of its underlying political structure and theory, its drafting and ratification history, and the understandings manifested by those who implemented its provisions for over a century...

Suit against judge who disallowed veiled Muslim?s testimony dismissed

Posted on May 14, 2008
Small Claims Judge Paul Paruk last October dismissed Ginnnah Muhammad's suit against a car rental company when Muhammad refused to remove her niqab (full face veil) before she testified. Muhammad then sued in federal court alleging that she was denied her free exercise rights and access to the courts because of her religion.

Librarians Against, and For, Censorship

Posted on May 14, 2008
Some have made the obvious point that challenging libraries to provide titles they?re not stocking would turn the tables and make people realize that librarians can also be censorious in the titles they choose not to display. The mere act of selecting some books and excluding others is a "censorious" act.

?Ranking the Politics of Supreme Court Justices: Four of the five most conservative justices since 1937 are on the bench today?

Posted on May 14, 2008
But how conservative would a McCain presidency make the court?and how conservative is it already? The answers to these questions may be found in a new paper by Richard Posner, a judge who sits on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and William Landes, a law professor at the University of Chicago, that is now making its way through the academic community.

Family First fuels church-state debate

Posted on May 14, 2008
A Tampa group that promotes healthy families would be the first of its kind allowed to ask Florida drivers to donate money under a little-noticed bill headed to the governor. Critics, some of whom contend that the group is faith-based, say the proposed law sets a bad precedent and raises constitutional questions.

Conference: African American Healthy Marriage Initiative

Posted on May 14, 2008
The African American Healthy Marriage Initiative: Administration for Children and Families "Building Strong and Healthy Families; Connecting Marriage Research to Practice Conference" will take place at the Friday Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday, June 17 through Thursday, June 19, 2008.

N.Y. Court Rejects Order for Foster Child?s Sex-Change Surgery

Posted on May 14, 2008
A family court does not have the authority to compel New York City's Administration for Children's Services to pay for a foster child's sex-change operation, an appellate court has ruled.

Sect mother of newborn not a minor, Texas concedes

Posted on May 14, 2008
Texas child welfare officials conceded Tuesday that a newborn's mother, held in foster care as a minor after being removed from a polygamous sect's ranch, is an adult.

GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi

Posted on May 14, 2008
In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday.

Religion is child abuse: An In-Depth Look at Article 14 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Posted on May 13, 2008
The danger to parents is compounded by a growing movement among American and international academics to prevent parents from ?indoctrinating? their children with religious beliefs . . .

?Military Recruitment Practices Violate International Standards, Says ACLU?

Posted on May 13, 2008
"Military recruitment tools aimed at youth under 18, including Pentagon-produced video games, military training corps, and databases of students' personal information, have no place in America's schools," said Jennifer Turner of the ACLU Human Rights Project.

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