Gay Couples can Recieve Benefits Declares NY Judge
Legally married same sex couples in New York can receive benefits an Albany NY court judge ruled. The judgment came after a Christian legal group challenged a ruling that allowed homosexual couples to receive government benefits. To that end, the court came just shy of indicating whether or not same sex spouses were privy to [...]
Court Considers Affirmitive Action Ban in Michigan
A federal court of appeals is considering a lawsuit that challenges Michigan’s ban against racial preferences in admissions to public universities and government hiring. Civil rights proponents and students of the University of Michigan, as well as faculty and applicants, say the measure approved in 2006 is unconstitutional. Critics of the amendment say that it [...]
Supreme Court Rejects Case Involving Religious Speech Delivered at Shcool
A student who complained that her constitutional right to free speech was violated when a school turned her microphone off during her graduation speech, will not be able to bring her case to the Supreme Court. A federal appeals court had already ruled against valedictorian Brittany McComb of Henderson, Nev. who challenged the actions of [...]
DC Board Bans Anti-Gay Marriage Effort
Washington, D.C.’s Board of Ethics and Elections says that a measure attempting to ban same-sex marriages will not be allowed on the city’s ballot. The ruling, which was announced on Tuesday, denies opponents of same-sex marriage to put the issue to a popular vote. The City Council is currently considering a measure allowing same-sex couples [...]
Gay Couples Blast Defense of Marriage Act
Seven gay married couples are suing the government over a federal law that doesn’t recognize same-sex unions. They say that there is “no legitimate or plausible” reason for having a federal definition of marriage that does not recognize gay couples. The couples were married in Massachusetts after it became the first state to legalize gay [...]
Teen Barred from Abortion Protest Sues School
A high school student from New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit in which she claims administrators violated her religious and free speech rights by barring her from a silent abortion protest. The girl, who was identified as C.H. in court papers, says that she asked her high school’s principal for permission to join the [...]
Supreme Court Tosses Student’s Religious Speech Appeal
The Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal from a student whose microphone was turned off during her religious high school graduation speech. The justices said on Monday that they will not hear a lawsuit filed by Brittany McComb of Henderson, Nevada, which challenged the actions of school officials from Clark County. A federal appeals court [...]
Foot Model Sues Upscale Co-Op for Discrimination
A NYC city foot model who married the doorman that used to work at her uppercrust co-op sued the complex stating that her and the ex-employee were being discriminated against. In her suit, Christina Ambers alleges that she and the former porter, a Hispanic man named Angel Rotger, are being forced out of Avon house, [...]
NJ Judge Allows Paralyzed Man to Keep His Guns
A Somerville NJ Judge ruled that a quadriplegic man could keep his guns even though he could not use them. The judgment came after a Manville police chief refused to issue 46-year-old James Cap a firearm ID to purchase weapons. The chief rejected his application due to safety concerns after he learned that Cap wanted [...]
Secondhand Smoke Testimony Thrown Out by SD Judge
A South Dakota circuit court judge ruled that the American Cancer Society couldn’t introduce research that indicated health risks posed from second hand smoke in court. This comes shortly after the American Cancer Society won a victory when they were able to get the 2009 SD legislature to ban smoking in many state establishments, including [...]