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Equal Protection

Judge in Gay Marriage Case Outed

February 10, 2010

in the San Francisco Chronicle. Well, not exactly outed, since according to the article the judge, Vaughn Walker, has made no secret of his sexual orientation. In the very high-profile case in federal court in California challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the gay marriage prohibition passed by California voters in 2008, Judge Walker has [...]

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The Prop 8 Trial – Introduction

January 13, 2010

     Here are some links to information about the Prop 8 trial, and some analysis to put the trial in perspective.

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Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Martinez (Part 2)

January 5, 2010

     The difficulty of this case stems from the number of constitutional doctrines and principles which are intertwined, a tangled skein of general rules and fundamental values.

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Health Care Financing Reform: (101) Is the "Nebraska Compromise" Constitutional?

December 31, 2009

     Jordan Fabian of The Hill reports that thirteen state Attorneys General – all Republicans – have written a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatening legal action if the health care reform legislation is enacted with the exception singling out the State of Nebraska for favorable treatment under [...]

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Young People's Constitutional Right to Drink and Vote

December 19, 2009

     In my day, college kids could drink but not vote.  Now they can vote  but not drink.  What gives?

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Health Care Financing Reform: (71) Are Filibusters Constitutional?

November 27, 2009

     Absent the threat of a filibuster, health care reform would already have been enacted into law.  Are filibusters constitutional?

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Federal Judge Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

November 20, 2009

     Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has found a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. 

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