Daily Archives: August 21, 2008

“The case law in this area establishes that parents simply do not have a constitutional right to control each and every aspect of their children’s education and oust the state’s authority over that subject.”

Press of Atlantic City reports: When Christopher Christie was sworn in as New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, he named three things he wanted to focus on. While everyone knew about the top two – terrorism and corruption – it was the …

The Independent Online reports: Moves to legalise the sex industry that suggest women voluntarily choose prostitution as a viable profession should be vociferously opposed, a multinational conference focusing on the impact of the 2010 World Cup on trafficking of women …

Albert Mohler has this post on his Blog that begins: The subversion of moral responsibility is one of the most significant developments of recent decades. Though this subversion was originally philosophical, more recent efforts have been based in biology and …

The Religion Clause Blog reports: “In Wausau,Wisconsin, according to WISN News, a couple charged with reckless homicide plead not guilty yesterday and are raising constitutional defenses. Dale and Leilani Neumann merely prayed for the recovery of their 11-year old daughter, …

The NY Times reports: During the Olympics, Lee and at least three of the five United States archers who qualified to compete in Beijing met every morning to sing hymns and read from the Bible, and to attend church together …

The Religion Clause Blog reports: “The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced yesterday that James D. Standish has been appointed its new Executive Director . . . Meanwhile, The Roundtable reports that Jay Hein, director of the White House …

The Religion Clause Blog reports: Military.com reported yesterday on the controversy surrounding the endorsement by high army officials of a book written by a military chaplain offering spiritual guidance to soldiers. The book is Lt. Col. William McCoy’s, Under Orders: …

The Staunton Leader reports: After Hours Video remains open after being found guilty of obscenity charges. But a city code could force owner Rick Krial to close doors . . . Under city code, that permit could be revoked if …

The Columbus Dispatch reports: Ohio’s private-school voucher program isn’t just great for the students who use it, a new study asserts, but it’s actually made public schools better. It was the first sizable study of the statewide voucher program, now …

Al.com reports: Civil liberties attorneys Wednesday urged a federal appeals panel to block a suburban Atlanta county from allowing clergy to open meetings with Christian prayers, although the judges seemed reluctant to overturn a lower court’s ruling upholding the practice. …

The AP reports: “An anti-discrimination order put in place by former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco four years ago won’t be renewed by Gov. Bobby Jindal when it expires Friday . . . Jindal said Wednesday that discrimination is prohibited under …

The Denver Post reports: “When nearly 360 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender delegates descend on Denver today, four days before the Democratic National Convention, they will discuss equal rights and anti-discrimination laws.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: A proposed Bush administration regulation on contraception and abortion would stop California from enforcing a state law that requires Catholic hospitals and charities to provide birth control coverage for thousands of female employees, state Attorney …

The ACLU has issued this press release: More than 200,000 US public school students were punished by beatings during the 2006-2007 school year, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union said in a joint report released today . …

The ACLU has issued this news release that reports: In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal court today held that the U.S. Constitution bars deliberate subversion by the federal government of state medical marijuana laws . . . While previous high-profile …

LifeSiteNews.com reports: A 24 year old Australian woman’s death has been blamed on her use of oral contraceptive pills, which she was taking them as part of her acne treatment . . . The hospital’s director of emergency medicine, Associate …

LifeSiteNews.com reports: A touring truck hired by the European Union to spread a message of acceptance of homosexuality has been banned from public property in Lithuania for the second consecutive year, reports the homosexual news service Pinknews.com . . . …

Via Federalist Society: “University of Minnesota Law’s Dale Carpenter, Colorado Law’s Robert Nagel, Northwestern University Law’s Andy Koppelman, and the University of Pennsylvania Law’s Amy Wax debate whether or not the right to marry should be extended to same sex …

LifeNews.com reports: “One of the nation’s top pro-life organizations is asking pro-life advocates to contact the American Psychological Association and urge calls and emails concerning its recent abortion report. The APA dismissed insurmountable evidence that abortion causes mental health problems …

The AP reports: Authorities say a California sheriff’s deputy and an attorney were among 55 men charged with possessing child pornography after an eight-month investigation.

The AP reports: A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday in favor of a Tennessee school system that banned the Confederate battle flag because of concerns the symbol could inflame racial tensions at a high school . . . The …

When a high school senior told her principal that students were taunting her for being a lesbian, he told her homosexuality is wrong, outed her to her parents and ordered her to stay away from children . . .

Citizen Link reports: The (New York) Sun reported that the four lawmakers, who rarely raise money from outside their districts, have benefited from a fund-raising network stretching to at least nine states. Not surprisingly, the Gill Action Fund is behind …

Naomi Schaefer Riley has this report in the Wall Street Journal that concludes: Next week, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr. will be giving a speech at the convention in Denver. Mr. Casey, whose father, a former governor of Pennsylvania, was …

Mark Hamblett reports in the National Law Journal: A man accused of human trafficking under the guise of a consensual sadomasochistic relationship will get a new trial because of the ex post facto clause to the U.S. Constitution. Glenn Marcus …

The Nashua Telegraph reports: Things aren’t looking good for the Hudson School District’s chances in federal court. Superintendent Randy Bell said lawyers have told him case law is “stacked against” the district in a federal lawsuit over the distribution of …

Peter Page reports in the National Law Journal: The University of Idaho is proposing to open a law school campus in Boise, the state capital, before a private law school does. Donald L. Burnett Jr., dean of the public University …

OneNewsNow.com reports: Pat Trueman, special counsel to the Alliance Defense Fund and former chief obscenity prosecutor for the Justice Department, explains why he feels the conviction “reverberates across the nation.” “You had a porn shop move into Staunton, Virginia — and …

Steve Walden has this post on the Wall Street Journal’s Political Perceptions Blog. He writes: “We put a woman’s right to choose in a lock box and strengthened the language significantly,” he says. “We needed it to assure that we …

Steve Chapman has this commentary on Townhall. He begins: Life is full of surprises, and some 100 college presidents think they have stumbled on one. They think there is too much problem drinking on campus — no surprise there — …

Rebecca Hagelin has this article on Townhall: How are you doing in your fight against a culture that’s gone stark raving mad? The real-life headlines for some parents have been more like nightmares . . . I’m working now on …

CNSNews reports: Physician’s groups, religious rights attorneys, and pro-life groups say a California Supreme Court decision issued Monday takes away the right of doctors not to violate their own consciences – and they vow to fight it. “It really is …

The AP reports: Most states don’t recognize gay marriage — but now Hallmark does. The nation’s largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding cards — featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. “Two …