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		<title>Liberty Counsel Files Brief Supporting Privacy for Signers of Marriage Petition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Amicus Brief was filed in the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday seeking the court to protect the privacy rights of individuals who want to repeal a law that gives all the privileges of marriage to same-sex partners in Washington State.
Liberty Counsel, a &#8220;nonprofit litigation, education and policy organization,&#8221; filed the brief seeking the court to [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/marriage-equality-opponents-ask-supreme-court-to-shield-their-identities/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Marriage Equality Opponents Ask Supreme Court to Shield Their Identities'>Marriage Equality Opponents Ask Supreme Court to Shield Their Identities</a> <small>An anti-same-sex marriage group has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/liberty-counsel-petitions-u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-school-graduation-free-speech-case/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Liberty Counsel Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear School Graduation Free Speech Case'>Liberty Counsel Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear School Graduation Free Speech Case</a> <small>The Colorado valedictorian who was denied her diploma until she...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/news/marriage-family/u-s-supreme-court-asked-to-support-privacy-for-signers-of-marriage-petition/</link>
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		<title>Same-sex marriage legal in Washington, D.C.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Same-sex couples waited in line for hours Wednesday to apply for marriage licenses on the first day same-sex unions became legal in Washington D.C.
The nation&#8217;s capital is now the sixth place in the nation where gay marriages can legally take place. Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont also issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Because [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/d-c-council-votes-11-2-to-allow-gay-marriage/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: D.C. Council Votes 11-2 To Allow Gay Marriage'>D.C. Council Votes 11-2 To Allow Gay Marriage</a> <small>Washington D.C. council members overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that recognizes gay...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/dc-officials-refuse-to-give-voters-choice-in-gay-marriage-debate/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: D.C. Officials Refuse To Give Voters Choice In Gay Marriage Debate'>D.C. Officials Refuse To Give Voters Choice In Gay Marriage Debate</a> <small>A ruling by D.C. elections officials has put the wheels...</small></li>
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		<title>N.C. County Will Appeal Ruling That Censors Prayer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed an appeal Wednesday regarding a court decision that restricts a North Carolina county from opening public meetings with prayers calling on the name of a deity.
In the case, Joyner v. Forsyth County, federal judge James A. Beaty ruled on January 28 that Forsyth County&#8217;s invocation policy is unconstitutional.  [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/humanists-appeal-presidential-inaugural-challenge-to-%e2%80%9cso-help-me-god%e2%80%9d/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Humanists Appeal Presidential Inaugural Challenge to “so help me God”'>Humanists Appeal Presidential Inaugural Challenge to “so help me God”</a> <small>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA &#8211; Attorneys for 255 individual and 19...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/news/religious-freedom-news/school-district-involved-in-prayer-case-face-new-battle/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: School District Involved In Prayer Case Faces New Battle'>School District Involved In Prayer Case Faces New Battle</a> <small>The Santa Rosa County School District must pay out $196,500...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/n-c-county-will-appeal-ruling-that-censors-opening-prayer/</link>
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		<title>High Court Rules Excessive Force Claims Must Be Decided On Nature Of Force</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that excessive force claims must be decided based on the nature of the force rather than the extent of the injury.
The Wilkins v. Gaddy [docket] ruling says a defendant need not &#8220;show significant injury in order to state an excessive force claim.&#8221;  The decision reinstates a North Carolina [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/split-supreme-court-orders-review-of-death-row-inmates-claims-that-witnesses-recanted-testimony/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Split Supreme Court Orders Review of Death Row Inmate&#8217;s Claims That Witnesses Recanted Testimony'>Split Supreme Court Orders Review of Death Row Inmate&#8217;s Claims That Witnesses Recanted Testimony</a> <small>The case of Troy Anthony Davis took another extraordinary turn...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/juvenile-adjudications-count-toward-three-strikes-tally-for-adults-calif-high-court-rules/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Juvenile Adjudications Count Toward &#8216;Three Strikes&#8217; Tally for Adults, Calif. High Court Rules'>Juvenile Adjudications Count Toward &#8216;Three Strikes&#8217; Tally for Adults, Calif. High Court Rules</a> <small>The California Supreme Court on Thursday held that juvenile adjudications...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/news/high-court-rules-excessive-force-claims-must-be-decided-on-nature-of-force/</link>
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		<title>Kenneth Starr Leaving Pepperdine Law School to Become President of Baylor University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Solicitor General Kenneth W. Starr is leaving his post as dean of Pepperdine University Law School to become president of Baylor University, both schools announced Monday.
Starr, who has been dean of the law school for five years, made national attention when he investigated President Clinton during the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals.  He also [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/law-schools/liberty-university-school-of-law-announces-bar-pass-rates/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Liberty University School of Law Announces Bar Pass Rates'>Liberty University School of Law Announces Bar Pass Rates</a> <small>Liberty University School of Law announced this week a 100 percent pass...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/law-schools/another-liberty-university-school-of-law-graduation-milestone/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Another Liberty University School of Law Milestone'>Another Liberty University School of Law Milestone</a> <small>On May 9, Liberty University School of Law marked another...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/kenneth-starr-leaving-pepperdine-law-school-to-become-president-of-baylor-university/</link>
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		<title>Judge Rules Oklahoma Abortion Law Unconstitutional</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Oklahoma County judge ruled a 2009 law that would ban abortions on the basis of the fetus’s gender and require women seeking abortions to fill out a survey is unconstitutional.
District Judge Daniel L. Owens said Friday that House Bill 1595 by Sen. Todd Lamb (R), and Rep. Daniel Sullivan (R), covers too many topics, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/oklahoma-judge-hears-arguments-against-abortion-law-allowing-ultrasound-view/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Oklahoma Judge Hears Arguments Against Abortion Law Allowing Ultrasound View'>Oklahoma Judge Hears Arguments Against Abortion Law Allowing Ultrasound View</a> <small>Oklahoma City, OK (LifeNews.com) -- An Oklahoma judge today held...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/abortion-law-backers-vow-oklahoma-appeal/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Abortion Law Backers Vow Oklahoma Appeal'>Abortion Law Backers Vow Oklahoma Appeal</a> <small>A day after a judge struck down an Oklahoma law...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/judge-rules-oklahoma-abortion-law-unconstitutional/</link>
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		<title>USDA Will Pay $1.25B To Black Farmers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration announced Thursday it will pay out $1.25 billion settlement in order to resolve a decade long dispute by black farmers who say the Department of Agriculture discriminated against them in loan programs.
&#8220;This is a very historic, emotional day for black farmers,&#8221; said John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/black-pro-life-advocates-say-obamas-abortion-support-has-racist-outcome/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Black Pro-Life Advocates Say Obama&#8217;s Abortion Support Has Racist Outcome'>Black Pro-Life Advocates Say Obama&#8217;s Abortion Support Has Racist Outcome</a> <small>Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama supports abortion and...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/news/verdicts/usda-will-pay-1-25b-to-black-farmers/</link>
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		<title>S.C. Legislator Introduces Law To Ban Federal Currency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced legislation that would mandate gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state.
Four-term Republican, Mike Pitts, introduced the bill earlier this month that would outlaw what he calls “the unconstitutional substitution of Federal Reserve Notes for silver and gold coin” in South Carolina.
&#8220;If the federal [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/christain-legal-firm-and-13-ags-threaten-lawsuit-over-healthcare/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Christain Legal Firm and 13 AG&#8217;s Threaten Lawsuit Over Healthcare'>Christain Legal Firm and 13 AG&#8217;s Threaten Lawsuit Over Healthcare</a> <small>A Christian legal defense firm and 13 state attorneys general...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/s-c-legislator-introduces-law-to-ban-federal-currency/</link>
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		<title>Haiti judge frees 8 missionaries, keeps 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Haitian judge decided today to release eight of the ten American missionaries, who have been held since Jan. 30 on accusations of kidnapping 33 children.
“I am extremely disturbed that two of the missionaries are being left behind,” says Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, which has lobbied the Haitian government on behalf of [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/blawg/us-census-bureau-tells-utah-it-wont-include-overseas-mormon-missionaries-in-2010-head-count/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: US Census Bureau tells Utah it won&#8217;t include overseas Mormon missionaries in 2010 head count'>US Census Bureau tells Utah it won&#8217;t include overseas Mormon missionaries in 2010 head count</a> <small>The U.S. Census Bureau has told Utah's elected leaders it...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/americans-united-defeated-school-district-can-continue-graduation-in-church/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Judge Says Public High Schools Can Continue Graduation In Church'>Judge Says Public High Schools Can Continue Graduation In Church</a> <small>A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Wisconsin school district...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/haiti-judge-frees-8-missionaries-detains-2/</link>
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		<title>Judge&#8217;s Legal Philosophy On Trial: ACLU Wants It Silenced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For nearly a decade, the American Civil Liberties Union has been trying to silence an Ohio judge from expressing his legal philosophy.
The ACLU finds it wrong that Common Pleas Judge James DeWeese of Ohio display a small poster that compares moral absolutes with moral relativism.
Judge DeWeese’s poster has on the left hand side the Ten [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/news/aclu-says-sexting-is-not-a-crime/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: ACLU says &#8216;Sexting&#8217; is not a crime'>ACLU says &#8216;Sexting&#8217; is not a crime</a> <small>COLUMBUS, Ohio – According to the American Civil Liberties Union...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.christianlawjournal.com/news/justice-souter-shares-his-philosophy-on-his-rulings/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Justice Souter Shares His Philosophy On His Rulings'>Justice Souter Shares His Philosophy On His Rulings</a> <small>Justice David H. Souter &#8212; who recently announced his retirement...</small></li>
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		<link>http://www.christianlawjournal.com/featured-articles/judges-legal-philosophy-on-trial-aclu-wants-it-silenced/</link>
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