Litigation

California Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage
The California Supreme Court today has decided that it is Unconstitutional to limit "marriages" to opposite-sex couples. Marriage cannot be limited to a union "between a man and a woman...

California Supreme Court Holds That California Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriage:
"[T]o the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional." The opinion is here. The vote is 4-3, which Chief Justice George joined...

Calif. high court refuses to remove proposed ban on same-sex marriage from ballot
The California Supreme Court, which approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in May, has refused to remove a proposed ban on same-sex marriage from the state's November ballot...

California Supreme Court Issues Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
"In the present case, it is readily apparent that extending the designation of marriage to same-sex couples clearly is more consistent with the probable legislative intent than withholding that designation from both opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples in favor of...

Words Do Matter
Supporters of Proposition 8, which would amend the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriage and overturn the California Supreme Court’s decision in In re Marriage Cases, have filed suit against Attorney General Jerry Brown...

California: Supreme Court leaves "Marriage Protection Act" on fall ballot
The Los Angeles Times reports: A voter initiative to reinstate a ban on same-sex marriage will remain on the November ballot, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Hawaii Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage in paradise

Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

Medical Records
To Stay out of Pharma's Hands

Holiday Inn Express
Complimentary simplySmartâ„¢ "Remove" Make Up Remover Recalled

Stephen J. Hyland
alleging fraudulent operations in offering expertise in same gender couples' issues.

Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.