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PA: Advocates of picking judges by merit push their case

Posted on March 19, 2008
Mark Scolforo of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Advocates for replacing Pennsylvania’s system of electing appellate judges with an appointive system launched an effort yesterday to convince the legislature that change was needed. The nearly $8 million in campaign donations generated by last year’s state Supreme Court races show that judicial independence is at risk, and polls show [...

NY: Amish challenge building permit requirements

Posted on March 18, 2008
The basis of the Old Order Amish faith is that they don't conform to new technology . . . So if you have a law that says you have to keep pace with technology, that's the same as having a law that says no Amish allowed.

Missouri: Lesbian seeks Missouri ?divorce? for Mass. same-sex?marriage?

Posted on March 18, 2008
Greg Scott, a spokesman for the group, said if Mr. Kellogg was to grant the couple a divorce or annulment, the ruling would ?overrule? the will of Missourians, who in 2004 voted overwhelming for a constitutional amendment that prevents same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Missouri ...

OR Lawmakers? initiative would repeal sexual orientation discrimination law

Posted on March 18, 2008
Two Republican lawmakers are planning a statewide ballot initiative to repeal the law passed by the 2007 Legislature to prohibit discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation.

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Top 10 Appeals Court Nominees Needing Quick Confirmation

Posted on March 18, 2008
en of President Bush?s 2007 Circuit Court of Appeals nominees have yet to be confirmed by the Democrat-controlled Senate -- in fact, most of them have not even had hearings yet. Seven of the 10 nominations are to fill spots that have been declared ?judicial emergencies...

4th Circuit: Rutherford defends right to pray in Jesus? name

Posted on March 18, 2008
ttorneys for The Rutherford Institute will present oral arguments before a federal appeals court on Wed., March 19, 2008, in defense of the right of a Virginia City Councilman to pray according to his conscience at City Council meetings.

Indictment alleges party is trying to turn Turkey into Islamic state

Posted on March 18, 2008
Religion Clause blog reports: “The struggle between religious and secularist forces in Turkey has reached a new level. According to today’s Turkish Daily News, the country’s chief prosecutor has filed a 162-page indictment against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), charging it with trying to turn Turkey into an Islamic state...

Memphis Council Weighs Strip Club Plans

Posted on March 18, 2008
Will the Memphis City Council follow the county's lead and toughen it's regulations on strip clubs?

WI: Strip club sting nets 10 arrests for prostitution

Posted on March 18, 2008
The 10 misdemeanor arrests?nine women and one man, whom Mahan described as a customer?involved sexual contact but not intercourse, the chief said . . .

Mexican experts hope Supreme Court will rule against abortion

Posted on March 18, 2008
Two experts in law and philosophy consulted by the Mexican daily La Joranda expressed their confidence that the country?s Supreme Court would rule against the legalization of abortion in the Mexican capital.

McCain Pressed to Clarify Stance on Marriage

Posted on March 18, 2008
The FRC Action vice president urged McCain to make it clear that he will maintain the Republican platform on marriage and life.

California Bill Would Disincentivize Marriage

Posted on March 18, 2008
SB 1066 by state Sen. Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) would allow cohabitating men and women to receive every marriage right and all marriage benefits that married husbands and wives receive under California law.

Libraries Must Report Child Pornography to Police

Posted on March 18, 2008
Librarians across the United States should report child pornography to law enforcement despite their supervisors' reluctance to protect children, said Campaign for Children and Families, a leading California-based pro-family organization.

Roy Moore brief: PA hate crimes law is unconstitutional

Posted on March 18, 2008
The brief argues that the state legislature violated the state constitution in 2002 when it added "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the state's "hate crimes" law--under the title "ethnic intimidation.

Row over Greek unmarried couples

Posted on March 18, 2008
The new law would allow unmarried couples to make their relationship legally binding, by signing a simple notarial contract.

ADF Attorney: Supreme Court will side with FCC, families

Posted on March 18, 2008
Attorney Pat Trueman says a case before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding broadcast indecency will have a far-reaching impact. He is optimistic that the high court will rule the FCC has the authority to protect the public airwaves from profanity.

ACLU: Increased Profanity Policing Unfair and Unconstitutional

Posted on March 18, 2008
ACLU: The Second Circuit was right that the FCC has overstepped its bounds and, in fact, the Constitution, and we believe the Supreme Court should uphold that decision.

Conn. ?Gay Couples Say Civil Unions Aren?t Enough?

Posted on March 18, 2008
Alison Leigh Cowan has this report on The NY Times discussing civil unions in Connecticut and the pending case before the Connecticut Supreme that seeks to redefine marriage.

The Possibility of a Secular First Amendment

Posted on March 18, 2008
. . . how did we get to the point where an interpretation of the First Amendment which denies that religion is "special" came to seem plausible and even desirable?

Europe-wide abortion campaign

Posted on March 18, 2008
Via SPUC director John Smeaton, the news that the the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has issued a report calling on “[EU] member states which have not already done so to decriminalise abortion...

?Wedded to variety?: one partner not enough for polyamorists

Posted on March 18, 2008
A recent poll on Oprah.com found 7 percent of women say they have an open marriage, while 14 percent of men do.

"Israel recognizes gay couples as parents"

Posted on March 18, 2008
"The Israeli government has registered a Tel Aviv gay couple as the fathers of a five year old boy . . . "

IN House Dems Kill Pharmacist Conscience Protections

Posted on March 18, 2008
After initially getting approval from the Indiana Senate, a bill that would put a pharmacist's conscience clause in place died in the Indiana House.

Virginia legislature guts effort to defund Planned Parenthood

Posted on March 18, 2008
LifeNews.com reports: After some surprising initial success, the Virginia legislature has dropped an effort to stop taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion business . . . Victoria Cobb, president of the Virginia Family Foundation ...

MT: Complaints dismissed against Christian pharmacist

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Montana Board of Pharmacy has dropped all complaints against Christian pharmacist John Lane who declined to dispense a pill that many believe causes abortions . . .

Ill. High Court to hear pharmacists rights of conscience case

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Illinois Supreme Court is slated to hear complaints about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's three-year-old order requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraception.

HHS Sec. to Oby/Gyn Board: Protect Conscience

Posted on March 18, 2008
Unless changes are made, physicians could be forced to refer patients for abortions even if it violates their conscience.

Parents and Education in Europe and the U.S.

Posted on March 18, 2008
Recent actions aimed at curtailing parents? rights to direct their children?s education in Germany have underscored the dramatic difference between the liberty parents are accorded in some parts of Europe and that protected in the United States.

Kansas House passes abortion restrictions by veto-proof majority

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Kansas House has given final approval to a bill with several components to limit abortions by a veto-proof majority -- important given the pro-abortion stance of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Saudis to allow construction of a Catholic church?

Posted on March 18, 2008
While it is home to 800,000 Catholics-- virtually all of them foreign workers-- Saudi Arabia is the only country on the Arabian Peninsula without a Catholic church.

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