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/2010/08/27/virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell-agrees-state-should-limit-abortion-businesses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell-agrees-state-should-limit-abortion-businesses/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:37:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70596 LifeNews: "Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell appears to agree with the opinion Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued late Friday providing legal guidance for the state Board of Health. Cuccinelli said more limits can be placed on abortion businesses in Virginia when it comes to healthy and safety standards." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell-agrees-state-should-limit-abortion-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/virginia-ags-advisory-on-religious-displays-may-lead-to-lawsuits-says-americans-united-for-separation-of-church-and-state/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/virginia-ags-advisory-on-religious-displays-may-lead-to-lawsuits-says-americans-united-for-separation-of-church-and-state/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:05:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70239 Americans United for Separation of Church and State: "Said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director, 'This opinion reads more like an op-ed than a legal advisory. Cuccinelli is encouraging local governments to wade into a deeply controversial arena of the law without adequate guidance . . . It is a green light to Religious Right activists to cajole local officials into erecting sectarian displays on public property. Unless local officials are extremely careful, this is likely to lead to lawsuits.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/virginia-ags-advisory-on-religious-displays-may-lead-to-lawsuits-says-americans-united-for-separation-of-church-and-state/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/washington-post-the-case-against-stronger-abortion-regulations-in-virginia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/washington-post-the-case-against-stronger-abortion-regulations-in-virginia/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:53:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70231 Washington Post editorial: "But do the women of the commonwealth need additional protection? Has the state experienced a spike in abortion-related complications, including those that, as Mr. Marshall suggests, imperil future pregnancies? No, and no. State medical and health boards already provide oversight of abortion facilities and the medical personnel who perform roughly 25,000 abortions each year." | Cuccinelli's opinion is here: PDF / Google Viewer (Va. AG Opinion #10-067) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/washington-post-the-case-against-stronger-abortion-regulations-in-virginia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/virginia-ag-holiday-displays-religious-or-otherwise-are-allowed-on-public-property/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/virginia-ag-holiday-displays-religious-or-otherwise-are-allowed-on-public-property/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:39:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70048 Washington Post: "Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli writes in a new opinion that local governments do not have to ban holiday displays that include religious symbols, including Jesus Christ. Cuccinelli's opinion was a response to a request from Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William), who asked whether Loudoun County, under the U.S. and Virginia constitutions and Virginia law, is compelled to prohibit holiday displays on public property." | Link to the opinion. (Va. AG Op., No. 10-067) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/virginia-ag-holiday-displays-religious-or-otherwise-are-allowed-on-public-property/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/va-cuccinellis-abortion-opinion-prompts-review/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/va-cuccinellis-abortion-opinion-prompts-review/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:31:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70043 The Roanoke Times: "Cuccinelli concluded that two state regulatory boards already have the authority to issue regulations governing abortion facilities and providers of first-trimester abortions . . . [Gov. Bob McDonnell] spokesman Tucker Martin said the administration will review Cuccinelli's opinion before making any decisions, but made the governor's stance clear. 'The governor is a long-standing supporter of ensuring that abortion clinics, and their medical personnel, are treated equally with other outpatient surgical hospitals by the commonwealth to ensure services are provided in a safe manner,' Martin said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/va-cuccinellis-abortion-opinion-prompts-review/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/sc-attorney-general-new-i-believe-license-plates-are-legal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/sc-attorney-general-new-i-believe-license-plates-are-legal/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:43:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70032 Associated Press: "Attorney General Henry McMaster says the plate designed by a nonprofit group is legal. That opinion comes nine months after a federal judge barred the state from making legislatively approved plates with the religious message." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/sc-attorney-general-new-i-believe-license-plates-are-legal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/23/virginia-ag-opinion-state-can-regulate-abortion-clinics/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/23/virginia-ag-opinion-state-can-regulate-abortion-clinics/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:20:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69883 Washington Post / Virginia Politics: "Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who is anti-abortion, has issued a legal opinion allowing greater restrictions on abortion clinics, drawing swift criticism from providers who say it could cause some of the facilities to close." The opinion is here: PDF / Google Viewer (Va. AG Opinion #10-067) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/23/virginia-ag-opinion-state-can-regulate-abortion-clinics/feed/ 0