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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
San Francisco Drug Stores to Continue Cigarette Ban
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a ruling that disallowed the selling of cigarettes in any pharmacy that existed within the city limits. The 3 judge panel voted unanimously on the provision, stating that it did not ban cigarette advertising, just the sale of the product itself. The current ban, which [...]