Daily Archives: February 4, 2008

The link is here. Jonathan Adler provides the Federalist link on the Volokh Conspiracy along with several other articles analyzing McCain and Romny on the issue of judicial nominations.

People For the American Way (PFAW) today announced that Kathryn Kolbert, renowned civil rights lawyer and advocate, an expert on the federal courts, and the executive producer of the National Public Radio series "Justice Talking," has been named president of …

  Gina Passarella reports on the case of U.S. v. Fletcher, (W.D. Penn.) in the Legal Intelligencer (2.5.2008): Motions to dismiss said obscenity laws should not be applied to text where no pictures were involved. . . . . . …

Citizens for Life denied constitutional right to hold meetings on school campus Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday against the Rapid City Area School District. ADF attorneys filed suit on behalf of Citizens …

In Bader v. Wren, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6952 (D NH, Jan. 30, 2008), a New Hampshire federal magistrate judge rejected an Establishment Clause challenge to the "Alternatives to Violence Program" offered to inmates at the New Hampshire State Prison.  …

“The battle between a Milford strip club that says it has a right to do business in the Upper Bucks township and residents who are dead set against nude women dancing for money in their town is expected to take …

The Philippine Embassy here has claimed that human trafficking of Filipinos is at an all-time high in Singapore.

Family News in Focus is carrying this report by Terry Phillips on the Lauren Richardson situation. Life News further reports:  Lauren Richardson Becomes Next Terri Schiavo as Parents Debate Euthanasia A Delaware woman has become the next Terri Schiavo as …

"Under the proposal, over a five-year period, 75% of a school’s graduates must have passed the bar and the school’s annual first-time bar passage rate in its home state must not be more than 15 percentage points below the average …

The ACLU has issued a press release praising the ruling: "This is a victory for families, it’s a victory for fairness and it’s a victory for human rights," said Donna Lieberman, executive director of the NYCLU. “Congratulations to all same-sex …

Pro-family forces in Pennsylvania are pushing legislators to allow voters to decide the fate of a constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage . . .

Aberdeen officials are taking steps to adopt appropriate ordinances to regulate any future sexually oriented businesses that might wish to locate in its jurisdiction.

Pro-lifers getting ready for Lenten vigils outside abortion sites "Pro-life advocates in 59 cities across 31 states are preparing to launch the next wave of a unique nationwide pro-life campaign, 40 Days for Life," said David Bereit, national campaign director …

“A California lawmaker announced Friday his plans to introduce a bill that would make May 22 an official state holiday, celebrating the birthday of San Francisco’s first openly gay politician.”

Sanctity of Life Pressing Forward: Connecticut’s Approach To Embryonic Stem Cell Research Rebekah L. Bailey, 26 Law & Ineq. 133 (2007) Pregnant Women And The Fourteenth Amendment: A Feminist Examination Of The Trend To Eliminate Women’s Rights During Pregnancy Nora …

Steven Calabresi and John O. McGinnis, both professors at Northwestern law school, write: The conservative movement has made enormous gains over the past three decades in restoring constitutional government. The Roberts Supreme Court shows every sign of building on these …

One of the most reliable constituencies of the Republican Party in recent years has been born again Christians. A new national survey of likely voters conducted by The Barna Group, however, shows that the Republicans have lost the allegiance of …

Same-sex couples may begin as early as Monday to register as domestic partners in Oregon, obtaining some benefits comparable to marriage, as a result of a federal judge’s ruling Friday . . .

Just when we thought we’d heard everything from the diversity police, here they come trying to prescribe even the color of charity. The California Assembly last week passed a bill sponsored by state Representative Joe Coto to require foundations with …

If Del. Brenda Pogge (R-96th) has her way, local police will observe the Sex Workers’ Art Show at the College of William & Mary with an eye for lewd conduct. Pogge sent a letter to President Gene Nichol on Friday …

Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund have filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit asking the full court to review the case of a student who was censored for expressing a religious viewpoint as …

ADF Attorney Jordan Lorence appeared on the Lars Larson radio show to discuss the case pending in New Mexico where state authorities are investigating a photographer for refusing to photograph same-sex “marriage” ceremonies. The mp3 audio file (9:35 minutes) can …

. . . If Harvard has $34.9 billion or Yale $22.5 billion, fewer than 400 of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities in the United States had even $100 million in endowments in the fiscal year that ended in June. …

Although the next wave of significant proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure are not likely to go into effect until December 2009, now is the time to focus on the details of these changes. The deadline for …