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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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Public Lecture: The Law and Domestic Partner Benefits

October 6, 2008

Professor Marc Spindelman of The Ohio State University Moritz School of Law, will give a public lecture titled The Law and Domestic Partner Benefits. The lecture will be held Thursday, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. in Room 151 at The University of Akron School of Law. The lecture is free and open to the public. [...]

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Woman Sues for Broken Engagement…and wins!

July 31, 2008

A woman sued her ex-fiance for a broken engagement and was awarded $150,000 by the court.  She also gets to keep the 2 carat diamond, which she says she intends to sell.   Her former boyfriend is left footing the bill, along with $30,000 he says he previously loaned her to pay off her debts.

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Contraception as Abortion

July 22, 2008

     The Bush administration's Department of Health and Human Services has drafted a a proposed rule that would redefine certain forms of contraception as "abortion."  According to the New York Times:
The proposal defines abortion as follows: "any of the various procedures – including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any [...]

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The 160th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement

July 18, 2008

July 19 is the 160th anniversary of the Declaration of Sentiments, a document signed by 68 women and 32 men at Seneca Falls, New York at the first women's rights convention.  The Declaration, written by feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton as a take-off on the Declaration of Independence, was the launching point for the women’s rights movement in [...]

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The Supreme Court at the Tipping Point: Abortion

July 15, 2008

     The "right to privacy" is the right of the individual to make intimate and personal choices. One of the most intimate, personal choices that we make in our lives is whether to have children.

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The Presidential Candidates on Gay Marriage

July 9, 2008

The presidential candidates agree on some things on the issue of gay marriage. Both say they are against gay marriage. Both voted against the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment that would have amended the U.S. Constitution to permit marriages only between one man and one woman. But their agreement ends there. John McCain said on the [...]

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