Religion & Law

"Gay marriage on ballot; An initiative to ban same-sex marriage in Florida is certified for the November vote"
"Gay marriage on ballot; An initiative to ban same-sex marriage in Florida is certified for the November vote": This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times. And The Orlando Sentinel reports today that "Florida to vote on gay marriage ban amendment...

PA Senate Vote on Marriage Amendment
As I mentioned in a recent post, the Pennsylvania legislature is currently considering an amendment to the state constitution that purports to do no more than limit marriage to different-sex couples...

Intitiative to ban same-sex marriage will go to November vote
The initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California will go to voters in November. The Secretary of State announced yesterday that the initiative got more than the 694,354 signatures needed to qualify...

Gay-marriage ban headed for California vote:
Today the California Supreme Court unanimously refused to hear the attempt by Equality California to challenge the appearance of the proposed state constitutional amendment on the November ballot...

MA Victory for Marriage
Bay Windows is reporting that the anti-gay marriage amendment failed in a closely-watched vote. This is a huge and important victory--the rights of a political minority group should never be put to a popular vote.

Reactions To California Marriage Decision From Chief Justice and Religious Groups
Today's Los Angeles Times reports on its unusually candid interview with California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George about the Court's ruling last week legalizing same-sex marriage...

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Hawaii Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage in paradise

Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage

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

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