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Advocates "religious freedom", though not a strong separation of church and state.
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States rushing to make room for DNA samples

Posted on April 24, 2008
. . . A rapid expansion of DNA sampling is corresponding with a building and hiring boom in North Dakota and other states to accommodate the collection of hundreds of thousands of new genetic profiles.

HLS Wins National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Posted on April 24, 2008
On April 5, 3Ls Phil Telfeyan and Elizabeth Barchas were crowned National Champions of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, which was held in Chicago.

Caseload, Marital Problems Raised as Factors in Judge?s Tirade Over Courtroom Cell Phone

Posted on April 24, 2008
Marital problems and a heavy caseload helped create the "perfect psychological storm" for a city court judge who began jailing defendants for not taking responsibility for a ringing cell phone in his courtroom one day in 2005, his attorney told New York state's highest court Tuesday.

Florida considers Christian license plate

Posted on April 24, 2008
The Florida Legislature is considering a specialty plate with a design that includes a Christian cross, a stained-glass window and the words "I Believe."

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SCOTUS petitions to watch includes RFRA and asylum for marriage case

Posted on April 24, 2008
SCOTUS Blog’s most recent list of petitions to watch for the May 8th conference of the Justices has been posted.� The list includes these two cases that may of particular interest to Alliance Alert readers: Docket: 07-756 Case name: Yang v. Mukasey Issue: Whether members of traditional marriages not recognized by the Chinese government may qualify for asylum [...

7th Circuit: Student can wear ?Be Happy, Not Gay? T-Shirt

Posted on April 23, 2008
A 7th Circuit panel has ruled that a student represented by ADF can wear a T-Shirt with the phrase "Be Happy, Not Gay" in protest of the "Day of Silence."

Press conference Thursday on submission of Calif. marriage amendment petitions

Posted on April 23, 2008
Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Joe Infranco will lead a press conference Thursday when signed petitions from California voters in favor of a marriage amendment to the state constitution are submitted to the Sacramento County Office of the Registrar of Voters.

Recent Prisoner Free Excercise Cases

Posted on April 23, 2008
Religion Clause blog provides this list of recent prisoner free exercise cases. Visit Site » Share This

Lapdancing?s naked truths

Posted on April 23, 2008
In Camden, a report by the Lilith project comparing the three years before and after the opening of four lapdancing clubs found that incidents of rape rose by 50% and sexual assault by 57%.

Pharmacist?s Rights of Conscience Goes to Wisconsin Supreme Court

Posted on April 23, 2008
The Christian Newswire carries this press release by the Thomas More Law Center. It begins: Today the Thomas More Society filed an appeal with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on behalf of Neil T. Noesen. Noesen is a registered pharmacist, who refused to fill a prescription for oral contraceptives at a K-Mart in Menominee, Wisconsin, because of [...

Students Encouraged to Stand Strong on Day of Truth

Posted on April 23, 2008
"The First Amendment protects their right to speak out on this, and we want to encourage Christian students to be salt and light and to speak the truth.?

Polygamists Cause Questions Regarding Home School Laws

Posted on April 23, 2008
. . . Excuse me, Judge? You issued a sweeping, house-to-house search warrant based on a highly questionable anonymous call that turned out to be phony. You refused to allow individual hearings for children, grouping them together like cattle.

Which Undergrad Majors Do Best on the LSAT?

Posted on April 23, 2008
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports blog reports: It isn’t, needless to say, the undergrads who study Political Science.� Here, courtesy of the Department of Philosophy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is a ranking by the average LSAT score of students in each major that had at least 400 students taking the LSAT (the score is in [...

California: Upland expands adult business limitations

Posted on April 23, 2008
The Upland Council voted unanimously last week to consider amending zoning regulations and the definition of what qualifies as adult businesses.

ACLU: ?Four Things You Should Know about Student Rights and Day of Silence?

Posted on April 23, 2008
The ACLU has posted this list of dos and do nots for students participating in the Day of Silence.�� One of particular interest reads: Students who oppose Day of Silence DO have the right to express their views, too. Like you, they must do so in a civil, peaceful way and they must limit their expression [...

Kansas: Kline presses to get abortion records

Posted on April 23, 2008
If district attorneys in Kansas can?t subpoena abortion records, then the state?s late-term abortion law is essentially unenforceable at the county level, Johnson County?s district attorney contends.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Gives Birth to Down Baby Despite Abortion Pressure

Posted on April 23, 2008
'We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed," the 44 year-old governor added . . .

South Dakota Secretary of State Will Decide on Abortion Ban Signatures Soon

Posted on April 23, 2008
Secretary of State Chris Nelson said Tuesday his office is completing the process of counting and validating the signatures and that it should be finished by the end of the week.

Giuliani breaks rules by having Communion at papal mass

Posted on April 23, 2008
Twice-divorced former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani took Communion at a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict on Saturday, breaching rules that bar those who remarry outside the Church from doing so.

?English diocese to stop adoption work because of gay-rights laws?

Posted on April 23, 2008
"An English Catholic diocese will cut its ties with an adoption agency because the diocese cannot accept the government's new laws on homosexual rights."

Maggie Gallagher: Is Planned Parenthood Above The Law?

Posted on April 23, 2008
But this week, in front of Planned Parenthood offices at 1108 16th St. NW in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a group of black pastors and pro-life activists (joined by two GOP congressmen) will demand a congressional audit of what the group alleges are a pattern of racist practices, funded by taxpayers, at Planned Parenthood abortion clinics

Missouri: Mock trial allows pharmacy students to weigh dilemma

Posted on April 23, 2008
St. Louis Today reports: They might be pharmacy students, but they took a brief detour to law school. Students at St. Louis College of Pharmacy held a mock trial Tuesday to debate pharmacists’ rights regarding drugs that violate their beliefs. In a hypothetical case with students playing lawyers, a pharmacist has appealed the loss of his license for [...

Vitter Adult Stem Cell Bill

Posted on April 23, 2008
The Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax-Credit Act would provide a federal tax rebate to stem-cell researchers if their work doesn?t involve death or danger to human embryos.

Shari?a-Compliant Financing Described As New Islamist Threat

Posted on April 23, 2008
Radical Islamists not only want to destroy America with bombs and weapons of mass destruction, they also are infiltrating U.S. financial markets and influencing the flow of credit and capital, according to the Center for Security Policy (CSP), a conservative think-tank.

Rising Euro-Muslim Tensions

Posted on April 23, 2008
Conversely, there is no more dangerous incubus inserted into a Western nation than hostility or indifference to the inherent value and rights of the individual.

Polish commission chairman would limit IVF to married couples

Posted on April 23, 2008
"In an interview for Poland?s Radio Zet, the head of the Polish government?s National Bioethics Advisory Commission, Jaroslaw Gowin, said that in-vitro fertilization procedures should be available for married couples."

Catholic Archbishop: The Role of Education in the New Ireland

Posted on April 23, 2008
"There is no evidence that a totally 'religiously neutral secularist society' is the best space in which to foster dialogue between cultures and religions."

Texas: Some school administrators getting nervous over ?Day of Silence? and parent protests

Posted on April 23, 2008
His districtwide e-mail on the subject, which confused and offended some teachers, came in response to form letters from parents complaining about Day of Silence . . .

Child Abuse in the Name of Protecting Children: The Texas Polygamy raid

Posted on April 23, 2008
David Bernstein has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy questioning Texas’ methods in prosecuting FLDS members and seizing hundreds of children.�� Numerous comments are posted below the post. For related posts, click the polygamy tag below. Visit Site » Share This

The Fate of Intelligent Design in our Public Schools

Posted on April 23, 2008
The purpose of this Note is to analyze the contribution Kitzmiller has made to Establishment Clause jurisprudence and to determine what the decision means for the ongoing controversy regarding the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in public schools.

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