The 9th Circuit Court’s order expedites review of Proposition 8, and sets the hearing for appeal during the week of December 6 in San Francisco. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals intervened in the battle over Proposition 8 Monday afternoon, and gave an order preventing California officials from issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples... Continue Reading

The law requires abortionists to perform an ultrasound on a woman at least two hours before she undergoes the induced abortion of her child A U.S. District judge has blocked Louisiana’s “Ultrasound before Abortion Act” from going into effect until a legal challenge to the law’s constitutionality can be resolved in his court. Chief U.S.... Continue Reading

Some conservative Christian leaders have argued that the mosque and community center should not be built so close to Ground Zero. Months into an emotionally-charged debate surrounding the planned mosque and community center near the site of the 9/11 attacks, President Obama declared his support Friday night for the Muslim house of worship. “Let me... Continue Reading

A group of conservative congressmen and women submitted on Tuesday a resolution stating that the federal judge’s decision to strike down California’s Proposition 8 is wrong. “We really need to ask ourselves the question: are we now in the position of giving a judge the decision to decide whether or not the American people are... Continue Reading

“Compassionate” social policy, with its preference for state provision, has made individual Dutch people less compassionate. Even young Mick Jagger, bless his heart, could see that it’s hard getting old. But Mrs. van Breda, at 90, is managing just fine. This is not because her two daughters and their husbands live just a five-minute walk... Continue Reading

Opponents of Kenya’s new constitution gracefully conceded defeat and are now working toward making the best of the situation. Voters approved the draft by over two-thirds of eligible voters. Church leaders are still raising questions about anomalies found in the run up to and during the polling process. However, Higher Education Minister William Ruto said... Continue Reading

“These bills propose the most aggressive expansion of gambling in American history (and) would inflict an untold number of social costs on American families” Congressional advocates for legalizing Internet gambling in the United States have made progress in their effort less than two months after rules implementing a 2006 law that cracked down on the... Continue Reading

The American Center for Law and Justice said after the vote that “we’re planning to file an Article 78 petition in state court to challenge the city’s actions…” An Islamic cultural center that the Cordoba Initiative and the American Society for Muslim Advancement hope to build near ground zero has been trumpeted as an effort... Continue Reading

“There is absolutely nothing in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees homosexuals some kind of right to the institution of marriage” A California federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, the legislation that declares marriage between one man and one woman is the only form legally recognized in the state. Brad Dacus, founder of the Pacific Justice... Continue Reading

UIUC statement Thursday announced that the university “will continue Kenneth Howell’s adjunct appointment for the fall semester” While students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have hailed the school’s decision to reinstate professor Kenneth Howell, many have also received the news with caution, saying that the decision leaves some questions unanswered. News broke earlier... Continue Reading