Daily Archives: October 21, 2008

The Christian Institute carries this report that begins: “News that the Scout Association is jumping on the sex education bandwagon has been slammed by a columnist writing in the Times. Ross Clark asks: “Can there be a youth left in Britain …

The HRC Backstory Blog reports:  Yesterday, the notorious head of the Office of Special Counsel, Scott Bloch (pictured), submitted a letter (PDF) to President Bush indicating that he will step down at the end of his five-year term on January 5, 2009, …

The Seatle Post Intelligencer carries this report that begins:  THE DIRTY BIZ of sex and human trafficking keeps hitting home. “5 accused of enslaving girl,” said a Seattle P-I headline this month, about a handful of South King County residents …

The AP reports: “A new drug store at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across …

The AP reports:  In this live-and-let-live town, where medical marijuana clubs do business next to grocery stores and an annual fair celebrates sadomasochism, prostitutes could soon walk the streets without fear of arrest. San Francisco would become the first major …

Proposition 8 opponents have raised $6.8 million since Oct. 7 . . . Prop 8 supporters have raised $1.2 million since that day . . .

Baptist Press carries this article by R. Albert Mohler, Jr. that begins:  Human society is a complex reality, but certain constants have framed that reality for human beings. One of those constants has been the institution of marriage. The respected …

Americans United for Life has posted this announcement indicated that AUL Senior Counsel Clarke Forsythe will be speaking at Boston College Law School on October 21st. The topic:  Threatening Women’s Health: How the Federal “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA) would …

THOnline reports that the town of Dubuque has voted 7-0 to adopt a code regulating sexually oriented businesses.  Scott Bergthold is quoted in the article.  ”What you really want to do in the adult-entertainment arena is really just follow the …

The Daily News Transcript: “The town must revise its adult zoning bylaw to protect itself from potentially damaging litigation, Dedham officials said last night, while acknowledging that the difficult part is where to locate the controversial zone for R-rated bookstores, …

Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney David Langdon will be available for media interviews Wednesday following a hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit concerning a Hazel Crest church prevented from meeting at property it has already legally purchased.

Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence will participate in a debate Wednesday at the UCLA School of Law on the effects of same-sex “marriage” on First Amendment rights.

The Washington Post reports: “A federal appeals court Monday blocked the release of 17 Chinese Muslims into the United States from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until it can hear further legal arguments in the case . …

Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom 1 South 6th Street Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 PRESS RELEASE October 21, 2008 Contact: James Bopp, Jr. Cell Phone 812/243-0825; Phone 812/232-2434; Fax 812/235-3685; jboppjr@aol.com  Court Sides With West Virginians For Life A federal district court …

The LA Times has this editorial arguing that redefinition of marriage is not going to impact what children are taught in the schools despite the plain language of the statute quoted in the editorial.

WorldNetDaily reports:  A county in Maryland has agreed to halt enforcement of a sign ordinance cited when members of a team of pro-life protesters were arrested, shackled and strip-searched while expressing their opposition to abortion. According to a statement from …

Francesca Heintz reports on the American Lawyer:  When this year’s presidential balloting gets underway on November 3 and 4, thousands of lawyers around the country will set aside the billables and devote their time instead to fielding frustrated voters’ calls …

LifeNews.com reports: “. . . Vote Yes for Life says the pro-abortion ads falsely claim that, if Measure 11 passes, government will be involved in deciding if a woman could have an abortion when faced with medical conditions that present …

LifeNews.com reports:  ”A Catholic pro-life group says new information adds to the criticism a couple of Catholics organizations have already received for trying to make Barack Obama seem pro-life on abortion. Leading abortion activist and billionaire George Soros is behind the …

LifeNews.com reports: “Thousands of pro-life advocates rallied in Northern Ireland over the weekend against a measure in a bill in the England parliament that would legalize abortion there. The high turnout at the Rally for Life made it clear that …

Dennis Prager has this commentary on Townhall regarding the California Marriage Amendment and events leading up to this election. He writes: ”What we have here is truly manipulative. Four justices create a right, and then a sympathetic attorney general renames a …

Karen Sloan has this report on the National Law Journal.  She writes: “Law students have good reason to be particularly anxious about landing a summer associate position, said Kowalski, the head of recruiting at consulting firm Kowalski & Associates. He estimates that …

The Whispers in the Loggia Blog reports: . . . A presidential election forum at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church on Sunday centered mainly on abortion. The argument and audience, however, erupted when Diocese of Scranton Bishop Joseph F. Martino unexpectedly arrived …

Tony Mauro has this report in the Legal Times that begins: “One of the more confounding Supreme Court happenings of 2007 was Justice Anthony Kennedy’s recusal in two cases involving an important issue arising under the Individuals with Disabilities Education …

PR Newswire reports: “A new poll of California voters shows Proposition 8, a proposed constitutional amendment that would reserve marriage for opposite-sex couples, has a 9 percentage point lead among likely voters, 52% to 43%. The poll was conducted for …

The Family Voice Blog of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has this post by Nathan A. Cherry discussing ADF’s Pulpit Initiative and voting responsibilities of Christians.  Nathan writes:  . . . Many anti-Christian organizations such as the Washington based …

Eugene Volokh has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy discussing a recent Louisiana ruling that upheld a marriage between first cousins even though that is prohibited under Louisian law.    Related:  Lousiana ruling reveals the importance of state DOMAs and …

One News Now reports: “Many Christian teachers in California are upset with their union for donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat Proposition 8, and then writing a check for another million dollars on top of that.”

A voters guide provided by the Iowa Bar Association and the Iowa Association for Justice evaluates the judges, but it does not include information on such issues as where a judge stands on abortion and same sex marriage.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: “One of the most momentous and least-discussed topics in the presidential campaign is the likely departure in the next four years of as many as three of the more liberal justices on a closely divided …

The AP reports: “Stung by the abandonments of children as old as 17 under Nebraska’s brand-new safe-haven law, the governor and lawmakers agreed Monday to narrow the law’s broad wording to protect only the parents of newborns from prosecution. Forty of …

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joseph Biden says if he lived in California, he would vote against the marriage amendment, Proposition 8.