Lawrence D. Jones

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  • Justice Stevens Mulls Supreme Court Retirement

    Justice Stevens Mulls Supreme Court Retirement

    Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court\'s senior justice in age and in tenure, intends to decide in about a month whether he will go on for another year or retire at the end of this term.

  • High Court Refuses to Review 10 Commandments Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up the case of a privately-funded Ten Commandments display that sits on the lawn of a county courthouse in Oklahoma.

  • Lawsuit Settled; 77-Foot Cross to Go Up

    A settlement agreement struck at the last minute has given the green light for a 77-foot cross to go up on a hilltop overlooking Interstate 10 in Kerrville, Texas, near San Antonio.

  • High Court Declines to Hear Ex-Lesbian Mother's Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a Texas mother\'s petition to review a decision the declared her former lesbian partner a legal parent of her daughter under California law.

  • Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-Lesbian Va. Mother

    A family court judge in Vermont has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Virginia woman who disappeared with her daughter after being ordered to turn her over to her former lesbian partner.

  • D.C. Marriage Referendum Rejected; Appeal Filed

    A Christian legal group and a coalition of traditional marriage advocates have appealed last week\'s decision by the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics to refuse to place the marriage issue before voters.

  • Calif. Court of Appeal Mulls Mall's Ban on Religious, Political Talk

    A California youth pastor who was arrested for violating a shopping mall\'s ban on controversial conversations with strangers has brought his case up to the California Court of Appeal for consideration and is now awaiting a response.

  • Impartiality of 'Outed' Prop 8 Judge Assured

    Two days after \"outing\" the federal judge who will be ruling on California\'s key gay marriage case, San Francisco\'s largest newspaper emphasized Tuesday that Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has a \"proven record of impartiality.\"

  • Legal Battle Looms Following 'No Vote' on Hawaii Civil Unions

    Gay rights group Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Foundation are planning to take legal action against the state of Hawaii after the State House of Representatives declined to vote last week on legislation to legalize civil unions in the Aloha State.

  • High Court Urged to Protect Faith Groups' Right to Define Membership

    At least 18 different organizations and 13 state attorney generals are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the constitutional rights of religious groups to set membership and leadership criteria according to the dictates of their religious beliefs.

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