Lawrence D. Jones
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Scott Brown - Pro-Choice But 'Different'
Scott Brown of Massachusetts may have taken away the Democrats\' filibuster-proof Senate majority, but the Republican senator-elect isn\'t your typical conservative.
Widow of Ga. Minister to Sue Cops Who Shot Him
The pregnant widow of a young Baptist pastor plans to file a wrongful death suit after Feb. 11, claiming that the officers who shot and killed her husband last year during a botched drug bust violated state laws.
Prop 8 Defenders Call Up First Witness
Defenders of California\'s constitutional amendment on marriage presented their first witness Monday after the plaintiffs in the critical trial closed their case following two weeks of hearings.
Trial of Accused Abortionist Killer Opens Without 'A-Word'
The trial of the man accused of fatally shooting late-term abortionist George Tiller opened Friday without mention of the \"a-word\" in front of jurors.
Hawaiian Senate OKs Civil Unions
Hawaii\'s Senate has voted to extend the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities of spouses in a marriage to "partners in a civil union" - both homosexual and heterosexual.
Trial of Accused Abortionist Killer Set to Begin
The trial of the man accused of fatally shooting late-term abortionist George Tiller was set to begin Friday – on the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court\'s controversial decision to legalize abortion nationwide.
Pro-Lifers Mark 37th Roe v Wade Anniversary with Gains, Growth
It\'s been 37 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a woman has the constitutional right to have an abortion for any reason up until the \"point at which the fetus becomes \'viable,\'\" defining viability as the potential "to live outside the mother's womb, albeit with artificial aid."
Hawaiian Senate Vote on Civil Union Bill Expected Friday
A full Hawaii Senate vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex civil unions in the state could take place as early as Friday after having been postponed last year.
High Court Blocks Judge's Attempt to Broadcast Federal Prop 8 Trial
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against video streaming the high-profile federal court trial on California\'s voter-approved marriage definition.
Battle Over Gay Marriage Reaches Federal Court
A highly anticipated trial is set to begin to determine whether gay marriage is a constitutional right and, in effect, whether the decision of the majority to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman violates that right.