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/2012/05/07/ron-paul-nabs-nevada-delegates-from-romney/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ron-paul-nabs-nevada-delegates-from-romney/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:35:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133081 Mohave Daily News: Of Nevada’s 25 delegates elected Sunday to go to the national convention, 22 openly support Paul and three back Romney. The state’s three other delegates are state party officials. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/ron-paul-nabs-nevada-delegates-from-romney/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/high-price-of-foreclosure-your-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/high-price-of-foreclosure-your-marriage/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:28:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132745 Huffington Post: Is there a correlation between divorce and foreclosure? Does foreclosure increase the likelihood of divorce, or does divorce increase the risk of foreclosure? The answer is both are probably true. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/high-price-of-foreclosure-your-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/nevada-joins-millions-answering-the-call-to-prayer-may-3/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/nevada-joins-millions-answering-the-call-to-prayer-may-3/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:27:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131936 Mesquite Citizen: Millions will answer the call to prayer on May 3 and organized events will be held in thousands of public venues throughout the nation from Washington, D.C. to Hawaii. Nevadans in large and small communities create their own events led by volunteers who share information and post unique events on the website provided by the National Day of Prayer Task Force www.NationalDayofPrayer.org ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/nevada-joins-millions-answering-the-call-to-prayer-may-3/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/federal-lawsuit-challenges-nevada-marriage-definition-state-domestic-partnership-law-cited/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/federal-lawsuit-challenges-nevada-marriage-definition-state-domestic-partnership-law-cited/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:20:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130811 Las Vegas Sun: Lambda attorneys in the suit highlighted what they suggested was a contradiction in which the state’s Constitution limits marriage to couples composed of a male and a female, while at the same time the Legislature in 2009 created Nevada’s Domestic Partnership law. | Lambda Legal press release and documents ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/federal-lawsuit-challenges-nevada-marriage-definition-state-domestic-partnership-law-cited/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/nv-pro-life-group-pulls-initiative-petition-will-back-%e2%80%98personhood%e2%80%99-initiative/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/nv-pro-life-group-pulls-initiative-petition-will-back-%e2%80%98personhood%e2%80%99-initiative/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:34:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129918 Las Vegas Sun: Organizers of one of two competing anti-abortion petitions decided Tuesday to pull their initiative, hoping to present a united front behind the so-called personhood initiative being circulated for signatures now. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/nv-pro-life-group-pulls-initiative-petition-will-back-%e2%80%98personhood%e2%80%99-initiative/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/nevada-senate-heller-r-47-berkley-d-40-rasmussen/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/nevada-senate-heller-r-47-berkley-d-40-rasmussen/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:17:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129080 Rasmussen: Incumbent Republican Dean Heller holds a seven-point lead over his likeliest Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, in Rasmussen Reports’ first look at the U.S. Senate race in Nevada. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/nevada-senate-heller-r-47-berkley-d-40-rasmussen/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/ron-paul-supporters-object-to-religious-limits-for-participating-in-late-nevada-caucus/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/ron-paul-supporters-object-to-religious-limits-for-participating-in-late-nevada-caucus/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124865 Religion Clause: As previously reported, the Nevada Republican Party yesterday scheduled an evening caucus to accommodate Orthodox Jews who could not attend Saturday daytime caucuses for religious reasons. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/07/ron-paul-supporters-object-to-religious-limits-for-participating-in-late-nevada-caucus/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/challenge-to-nevadas-limit-on-who-can-perform-marriages-moves-ahead/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/challenge-to-nevadas-limit-on-who-can-perform-marriages-moves-ahead/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:48:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123517 Religion Clause Blog: In Martinez v. Clark County, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5313 (D NV, Jan. 18, 2012), a Nevada federal district court, while dismissing claims against the state attorney general, refused to dismiss claims against the county and county officials challenging the constitutionality of Nevada's statutes limiting who may perform marriage ceremonies ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/challenge-to-nevadas-limit-on-who-can-perform-marriages-moves-ahead/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/judge-prohibits-gathering-of-signatures-on-nv-personhood-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/judge-prohibits-gathering-of-signatures-on-nv-personhood-amendment/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:35:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121618 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/judge-prohibits-gathering-of-signatures-on-nv-personhood-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/nv-carson-judge-rules-personhood-initiative-petition-can-go-forward/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/nv-carson-judge-rules-personhood-initiative-petition-can-go-forward/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:50:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121248 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/nv-carson-judge-rules-personhood-initiative-petition-can-go-forward/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/backers-of-abortion-ban-in-nevada-still-pushing-forward/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/backers-of-abortion-ban-in-nevada-still-pushing-forward/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:31:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118320 Reno Gazette-Journal: ackers and opponents of two proposed ballot initiatives in Nevada to ban abortions were resolute Wednesday in their efforts a day after voters in conservative Mississippi defeated a similar ballot measure there. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/10/backers-of-abortion-ban-in-nevada-still-pushing-forward/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/18/iowa-officially-picks-jan-3-for-caucuses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/18/iowa-officially-picks-jan-3-for-caucuses/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:56:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116173 The Hill: The Iowa Republican Party officially set its caucuses for Jan. 3, guaranteeing a standoff between New Hampshire and Nevada for timing of their early primary elections and pushing the primary season up against the holidays for the second consecutive presidential campaign. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/18/iowa-officially-picks-jan-3-for-caucuses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/18/aclu-and-planned-parenthood-file-lawsuit-to-challenge-nevada-personhood-ballot-initiatives/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/18/aclu-and-planned-parenthood-file-lawsuit-to-challenge-nevada-personhood-ballot-initiatives/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:38:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116161 American Civil Liberties Union: A group of registered Nevada voters today filed the first of two lawsuits this week challenging two proposed ballot initiatives that could ban vital health services by granting legal protections to fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses. | Related Personhood USA press release ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/18/aclu-and-planned-parenthood-file-lawsuit-to-challenge-nevada-personhood-ballot-initiatives/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/aclu-challenges-nevada-religion-requirement-to-conduct-marriages/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/aclu-challenges-nevada-religion-requirement-to-conduct-marriages/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:18:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114869 Christian Post: The ACLU brought suit in March on behalf of two members of the American Humanist Association, Raul Martinez and Michael Jacobson, who said they were denied certificates to perform marriages because they are not affiliated with a religious organization. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/28/aclu-challenges-nevada-religion-requirement-to-conduct-marriages/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/14/gop-coasts-to-victory-in-nevada-race/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/14/gop-coasts-to-victory-in-nevada-race/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:29:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113493 The Hill: Republican Mark Amodei coasted to victory Tuesday, delivering an all-out defeat to Democrat Kate Marshall in Nevada’s first special House election since the state entered the union, according to election results compiled by The Associated Press. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/14/gop-coasts-to-victory-in-nevada-race/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/sister-wives-family-to-challenge-utahs-anti-bigamy-law-in-federal-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/sister-wives-family-to-challenge-utahs-anti-bigamy-law-in-federal-court/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:08:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107955 NPR (includes audio): The latest episode in Sister Wives is playing out in the courtroom, not on cable. On Wednesday, the Brown family — the husband, four wives, and 16 children who star in the reality TV show — plans to file a lawsuit in federal court in Utah. The family members say the state's anti-bigamy law is unconstitutional and that Supreme Court precedent backs them up. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/13/sister-wives-family-to-challenge-utahs-anti-bigamy-law-in-federal-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/high-court-upholds-nevada-ethics-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/high-court-upholds-nevada-ethics-law/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:08:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=106188 WSJ.com: —The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld a Nevada state law barring local lawmakers from voting on matters in which they are judged to have a conflict of interest. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/13/high-court-upholds-nevada-ethics-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/20/nev-judge-parties-get-a-say-in-special-election/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/20/nev-judge-parties-get-a-say-in-special-election/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 15:43:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=104202 AP: A Nevada judge ruled Thursday that political parties can pick who will represent them on the ballot for the Silver State's first special election to fill a vacant U.S. House seat. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/20/nev-judge-parties-get-a-say-in-special-election/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/nevada-supreme-court-hosting-law-day-live-program/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/nevada-supreme-court-hosting-law-day-live-program/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 17:09:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102862 AP: The Nevada Supreme Court is hosting an interactive Law Day Live forum linking courtrooms in Las Vegas, Carson City, and Winnemucca around an American Bar Association theme honoring the legacy of the nation's second president, John Adams. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/05/nevada-supreme-court-hosting-law-day-live-program/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/dean-heller-to-replace-nevada-senator-john-ensign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/dean-heller-to-replace-nevada-senator-john-ensign/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:29:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102151 BBC: The Republican governor of Nevada has appointed Congressman Dean Heller to replace a US senator resigning over a probe into his affair with an aide. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/27/dean-heller-to-replace-nevada-senator-john-ensign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/nv-senate-oks-two-of-three-transgender-bills/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/nv-senate-oks-two-of-three-transgender-bills/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:57:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101983 Las Vegas Review Journal: Senate Bills 368 and 331, which would outlaw transgender discrimination in housing and public accommodations, were approved on votes of 13-8 and 11-10. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/26/nv-senate-oks-two-of-three-transgender-bills/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/nevadas-ensign-to-resign-amid-senate-ethics-probe/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/nevadas-ensign-to-resign-amid-senate-ethics-probe/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:27:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101860 AP: Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada is turning in his official resignation letter Friday, a day after announcing he would step down amid a developing ethics probe he feared would result in further "wear and tear" on himself and his family. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/nevadas-ensign-to-resign-amid-senate-ethics-probe/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/supreme-court-confronts-whether-nev-conflict-of-interest-law-violates-free-speech/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/supreme-court-confronts-whether-nev-conflict-of-interest-law-violates-free-speech/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:17:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101830 Washington Post: The question is whether Carrigan should even have participated in an application for a new casino in this boomtown near Reno. It has turned into a major constitutional showdown with national implications for how states may police public officials who face a potential conflict of interest in conducting the people’s business. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/supreme-court-confronts-whether-nev-conflict-of-interest-law-violates-free-speech/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/nv-assembly-passes-transgender-discrimination-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/nv-assembly-passes-transgender-discrimination-bill/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:30:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101606 Las Vegas Review Journal: "Members voted 29-13 for Assembly Bill 211, which would prevent discriminating against people based on their gender identity or expression." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/20/nv-assembly-passes-transgender-discrimination-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/a-glance-at-republican-legislative-hotspots/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/a-glance-at-republican-legislative-hotspots/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:27:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101367 AP: epublicans have moved quickly to convert November election gains to legislative advances in the states. A look at some GOP successes, and setbacks, in the first months of the new order . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/18/a-glance-at-republican-legislative-hotspots/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/12/nevada-anti-discrimination-bills-for-transgender-people-advance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/12/nevada-anti-discrimination-bills-for-transgender-people-advance/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:04:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100820 Las Vegas Review Journal: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee members voted 4-3 for Senate Bill 331 that would make it unlawful for hotels and motels to discriminate on the basis of one's gender . . . The committee also backed Senate Bill 368, which forbids discrimination through refusal to rent, lease or sell a home, apartment or property to a transgender person. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/12/nevada-anti-discrimination-bills-for-transgender-people-advance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/suit-challenges-nevada-law-limiting-marriage-officiants-to-clergy-or-government-officials/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/suit-challenges-nevada-law-limiting-marriage-officiants-to-clergy-or-government-officials/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:41:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99451 Religion Clause Blog: Yesterday's Las Vegas Sun reports that the ACLU of Nevada has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of Nevada and Clark County (NV) challenging the constitutionality of the state law that limits the issuance of state certificates to perform marriages to clergy, judges and commissioners and deputy commissioners of civil marriage. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/29/suit-challenges-nevada-law-limiting-marriage-officiants-to-clergy-or-government-officials/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/11/nv-considers-internet-poker-bill-but-casinos-balk/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/11/nv-considers-internet-poker-bill-but-casinos-balk/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:08:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97739 AP: "Some Nevada lawmakers want the state to be the first to regulate the multibillion dollar, quasi-legal Internet poker industry." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/11/nv-considers-internet-poker-bill-but-casinos-balk/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/07/sen-john-ensign-r-nev-to-retire-in-2012/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/07/sen-john-ensign-r-nev-to-retire-in-2012/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:35:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97316 Washington Post: "Ensign, who was first elected to the Senate in 2000 after two terms in the House, is the third Republican to announce his retirement in this year. He follows Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) and Jon Kyl (Ariz.) to the sidelines. Four Democrats, as well as Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who caucuses with Democrats, are also retiring in 2012." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/07/sen-john-ensign-r-nev-to-retire-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/nevada-family-fights-for-survival-in-down-times/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/nevada-family-fights-for-survival-in-down-times/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:51:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97015 AP: "Burbank and her husband, John Clark, epitomize the dreadful economic situation these days in Nevada, where a once-mighty construction boom has given way to a historic recession and a record 14.9 percent unemployment in Las Vegas." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/03/nevada-family-fights-for-survival-in-down-times/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/reid-takes-on-old-west-says-time-to-ban-brothels/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/reid-takes-on-old-west-says-time-to-ban-brothels/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:08:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96217 Breitbart (AP): "U.S. Sen. Harry Reid took aim at the world's oldest profession Tuesday, telling state lawmakers the time has come to have an adult conversation about Nevada's legal sex trade if the state hopes to succeed in the 21st century." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/reid-takes-on-old-west-says-time-to-ban-brothels/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/court-wont-stop-nevada-from-banning-brothel-ads/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/court-wont-stop-nevada-from-banning-brothel-ads/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:40:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96134 AP: "The court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal from two newspaper companies, the American Civil Liberties Union and a Nye County brothel called the Shady Lady Ranch." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/22/court-wont-stop-nevada-from-banning-brothel-ads/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/21/union-workers-rally-across-nevada/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/21/union-workers-rally-across-nevada/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:15:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=96104 Boston Herald: "Nevada union members plan to rally in Las Vegas and Carson City to show their support for public workers in Wisconsin fighting to keep their collective bargaining rights." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/21/union-workers-rally-across-nevada/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/03/nevada-supreme-court-dismisses-personhood-amendment-appeal-as-moot/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/03/nevada-supreme-court-dismisses-personhood-amendment-appeal-as-moot/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:47:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89274 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/03/nevada-supreme-court-dismisses-personhood-amendment-appeal-as-moot/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/adf-defending-constitutional-christmas-celebration/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/adf-defending-constitutional-christmas-celebration/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:20:13 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88146 OneNewsNow: "The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is trying to encourage two locales that anti-religious groups have no constitutional standing to remove Christian aspects from Christmas . . . 'Teachers can't wish students "Merry Christmas;" they have to use the generic "Happy Holidays." All religious displays or Christmas displays that say "Merry Christmas" have to be taken down, and even Christmas trees have to be referred to as "holiday trees,"' the attorney reports." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/adf-defending-constitutional-christmas-celebration/feed/ 0