http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/18/william-duncan-same-sex-marriage-the-tortuous-road-to-the-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/18/william-duncan-same-sex-marriage-the-tortuous-road-to-the-supreme-court/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:11:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111144 SCOTUSblog: The Marriage Law Foundation’s William Duncan describes obstacles to U.S. Supreme Court review of the constitutional claim for same-sex marriage and explores the implications of the way these cases seem likely to be presented to the Court. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/18/william-duncan-same-sex-marriage-the-tortuous-road-to-the-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/30/%e2%80%9cwhat-if-joey-has-two-daddies%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/30/%e2%80%9cwhat-if-joey-has-two-daddies%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:34:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/30/%e2%80%9cwhat-if-joey-has-two-daddies%e2%80%9d/ Ruth Institute Blog: "A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued an opinion ordering the State of Louisiana to issue an amended birth certificate for a child born in Louisiana but listing as the child’s parents two men . . . The implications of these errors are significant. The decision clearly dilutes the crucial constitutional concept of 'interstate pluralism, in Professor Jeffrey Rensberger’s phrase. It allows judges to substitute their judgments of law for the valid actions of legislators and administrative officials charged with making and enforcing a State’s law. It threatens to create a new national standard of parenting whereby a couple can force an unwilling State to participate in their project of acquiring a legally motherless or fatherless child." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/30/%e2%80%9cwhat-if-joey-has-two-daddies%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/03/august-2009-marriage-law-digest-online/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/03/august-2009-marriage-law-digest-online/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:30:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=35118 http://www.marriagedebate.com. This month's topics include: BOSEMAN V. JARELL, No. COA08-957, North Carolina Court of Appeals, August 18, 2009 (second parent adoption). Recent Law Review Articles (topics: religion and marriage, interjurisdictional recognition, marriage and procreation, California Supreme Court and marriage) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/09/03/august-2009-marriage-law-digest-online/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/marriage-law-digest-july-2009-now-online/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/marriage-law-digest-july-2009-now-online/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:37:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33229 July 2009 Marriage Law Digest, edited by Bill Duncan of the Marriage Law Foundation, is now available online at http://www.marriagedebate.com. This month's topics include:

• WISCONSIN V. PRYES, 2009 AP2-CR, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II, June 10, 2009 (challenge to statute distinguishing between married and unmarried sexual relations involving minors).

• EDVALSON V. DICKSON, Case No. 090901288, Utah District Court, Salt Lake County, June 20, 2009) (validity of contract between same-sex partners regarding child visitation).

• SHINEOVICH V. KEMP, A131083, Oregon Court of Appeals, July 15, 2009 (constitutionality of artificial insemination paternity presumption as applied to same-sex couple).

• PALAZZOLO V. MIRE, No. 2008-CA-0075, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, January 7, 2009 (visitation dispute involving same-sex couple).

• NICHOLS V. M.J., 2009 SQKB, S09F0132, Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, July 17, 2009 (duty of marriage commissioner to perform same-sex wedding despite religious exemption).

• Recent Law Review Articles (topics: California's Proposition 8, preferential treatment of marriage, evangelicals and same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court marriage decisions, marriage and gay rights, marriage and civil unions).

]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/marriage-law-digest-july-2009-now-online/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/08/alaska-revised-sexual-orientation-ordinance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/08/alaska-revised-sexual-orientation-ordinance/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:53:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26272 KTVA.com: "The city is revising its gay rights proposal and clarifying what it would mean if the assembly decides to pass it. The controversial ordinance looks to add sexual orientation to the city's anti-discrimination laws, making it illegal for employers and landlords to discriminate against gays, lesbians and bisexuals." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/08/alaska-revised-sexual-orientation-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/01/the-olsonboies-challenge-to-californias-proposition-8-a-high-risk-effort/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/01/the-olsonboies-challenge-to-californias-proposition-8-a-high-risk-effort/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:15:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25619 writes at Findlaw: "It would be wonderful if Olson and Boies were to succeed. It will be a disaster if they fail. While they will go on to their next big case, untold thousands in the LGBT community could be devastated by their failure. Olson and Boies are placing at risk the slow, state-by-state, steady progress that has been moving apace across the nation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/01/the-olsonboies-challenge-to-californias-proposition-8-a-high-risk-effort/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/22/poll-finds-mainers-split-on-same-sex-marriage-issue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/22/poll-finds-mainers-split-on-same-sex-marriage-issue/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:27:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=21901 Bangor Daily News: "Two conservative attorneys, William C. Duncan, director of the Marriage Law Foundation in Lehi, Utah, and Austin R. Nimocks, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., also will testify today against efforts to repeal the Maine Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as between a man and a woman." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/22/poll-finds-mainers-split-on-same-sex-marriage-issue/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/lesbian-couple-seeking-divorce-in-new-jersey/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/lesbian-couple-seeking-divorce-in-new-jersey/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:14:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=14874 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/06/lesbian-couple-seeking-divorce-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/02/january-2009-marriage-law-digest-online/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/02/january-2009-marriage-law-digest-online/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:45:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=14226 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/02/january-2009-marriage-law-digest-online/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/29/nm-domestic-partnerships-battle-resumes-clears-1st-hurdle/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/29/nm-domestic-partnerships-battle-resumes-clears-1st-hurdle/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:31:12 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=14067 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/29/nm-domestic-partnerships-battle-resumes-clears-1st-hurdle/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/15/marriage-law-digest-online-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/15/marriage-law-digest-online-2/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:25:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=12615 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/15/marriage-law-digest-online-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/05/adversarial-legal-system-or-not-undermining-the-judiciary-through-rigged-social-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/05/adversarial-legal-system-or-not-undermining-the-judiciary-through-rigged-social-policy/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:05:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/05/adversarial-legal-system-or-not-undermining-the-judiciary-through-rigged-social-policy/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/03/05/adversarial-legal-system-or-not-undermining-the-judiciary-through-rigged-social-policy/feed/ 1