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Pro-equality Iowa Justices Face Challenge

Pro-equality Iowa Justices Face Challenge

Last week, Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker issued his long-anticipated decision in , the constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8.  In a sweeping and stirring opinion, Judge Walker found that the evidence and arguments advanced by Prop 8’s supporters were so insubstantial that California’s denial of same-sex marriage was irrational.

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SCOTUS Justice’s Wife Launches ‘tea Party’ Group

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Thomas continued to be one of President Obama appeared "far left the program." But Thomas is no ordinary activist.She is the wife of the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, and launched a snack-linked group has been able to test traditional notions of political impartiality in court.volvement Part of tea "the movement is the story of an average citizen in action. Full Story ..

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Funeral Flap: Justices Weigh Religion, Speech Rights

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Without comment, the justices agreed to review last year, the appellate court overturned a decision that the verdict of U.S. $ 5 million (. PDF) for a man who is suing the Westboro Baptist Church in Baltimore and Topeka pastor Fred Phelps, in 2006. Matthew Snyder, receive compensation, among other things, invasion of privacy and emotional distress to the events that occur outside the funeral of his son in a Catholic church in Maryland. The father of Marine Lance Cpl.

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