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Lesbian Teen Files Lawsuit Over Tuxedo Ban

Senior portrait of Ceara Sturgis, a lesbian student who submitted the photo  entry into the yearbook.

A lesbian teenager filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Mississippi school district over a policy that allegedly bans female students from wearing tuxedos in portraits for the yearbook. In the case, Sturgis v. Copiah County School District, the ACLU filed the complaint on behalf of a former student, Ceara Sturgis, who contends that the district [...]

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ACLU Concedes Defeat In Ten Commandments Case

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The ACLU has conceded defeat in their quest to remove a Ten Commandments display by letting time expire in filing a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking for review of the matter. In the case, ACLU v. Grayson County, the ACLU allowed the time to expire without filing the petition, closing the final chapter [...]

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California’s Gay Marriage Ban Extended

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said California’s ban on gay marriage will stay in effect, at least for now. The three judge panel granted an emergency motion to stay filed by proponents of Prop 8, in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger, until the court has time to hear the case in [...]

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Battle Brews In Tax Credit Case Involving Donations to Private Schools

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Another amicus brief was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that will consider the constitutionality of a Arizona school-choice tax credit program that provides students with scholarships to private schools. Liberty Counsel filed the brief in the case, Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, in which the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last [...]

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Attorneys For Prop 8 Say They Will Appeal The ‘Dangerous’ Decision

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Just moments after the federal judge’s Wednesday ruling that declared California’s voter-approved constitutional amendment that banned gay marriage unconstitutional, attorneys announced that they will appeal the “dangerous” decision. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund are litigating the lawsuit, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, along with lead counsel Charles J. Cooper and attorney Andrew Pugno, who represent the [...]

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Majority Of Rep. Senators Plan ‘No’ Vote For Kagan

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The U.S. Senate began debate Tuesday on Elena Kagan’s nomination for the Supreme Court with the majority Republicans opposing her, saying she is a political activist who lacks experience as a judge, is deceitful, and unfriendly to the Constitution. Democrats control the Senate, 59-41, and five Republicans have said they will support her and one [...]

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Universities Demand Christian Students To Accept Homosexuality

Public university’s have been stepping up their push for students to accept homosexuality, regardless of religious beliefs, and in some cases failure to do so will result in forced dismissal or to complete a mandated sensitivity training program. On Monday, a federal judge ruled in favor of a university that removed a Christian graduate student [...]

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Professor Fired For Teaching Catholic Doctrine On Homosexuality Is Reinstated

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A university professor who was fired over a complaint that he engaged in hate speech in his explanation of Catholic church doctrine on homosexuality, will now be reinstated to his position. Kenneth Howell, an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois in Champaign who taught, “Introduction to Catholicism”, was dismissed earlier this month after teaching his [...]

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Justice Scalia: Supreme Court Should Abandon ‘Living Constitution’ Doctrine

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Justice Scalia said Wednesday that the Supreme Court should abandon any idea of a “living Constitution,” a doctrine that has eroded the nation’s moral fabric and character and made the Court moral arbiters for the American people. “Nothing that I learned in my courses at Harvard law school, none of the experience I acquired practicing [...]

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Muslim Lawyer Stands In Support Of Christian Evangelists

Detroit attorney, Majed Moughni, led a small rally on the steps of Dearborn City Hall in support of four Christian evangelists who were arrested last month at the Arab International Festival. Moughni, who is running for Michigan’s 15th Congressional District in a race pitting him against three other Republicans, said that the Christians arrested were [...]

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  • Laura Hall: It is interesting that this article never names the University of Illinois, Urbana as the offending...
  • Jerry F: Why is “Christian” in quotes when you refer to Christian prayer? Christ is real, my friends, and...
  • Christopher: As a life long deist and recent convert to Christianity, I cannot stand around idly anymore and watch...
  • thomas hannove: this is insane and ridiculous. the u.s.is a christian nation.islam hates the u.s.and christians.
  • Kirsten: What a triumph for God. God is love, and love has prevailed over hate.