Religion & Law

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...

Senate Votes on FISA: Dodd -Feingold and Other Amendment Fail
Update 12:17 pm ET: The Dodd-Feingold Amendment fails by a vote of 32 to 66. Specter's Amendment will be voted on in 2 minutes. It needs 60 votes to pass. Update 12:37 pm ET: Specter Amendment fails by a vote of 37 to 61, and is withdrawn...

PA Marriage Ban "Indefinitely Tabled"
Harrisburg, PA—In a surprise move just hours before the Pennsylvania Senate was expected to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state the measure's backer pulled the bill...

One Vote Short; Senate Fails to Proceed With Federal Energy Bill
The Hill is reporting that the Senate vote to proceed with the energy bill fell short by one vote, 59-40. According to the article, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to strip out the renewable energy tax package and try to pass the remainder of the bill this afternoon...

Opponents of Arizona's Marriage Amendment Focus On Mormon Suport For Measure
In November, Arizona voters will decide whether to approve Proposition 102, a state constitutional amendment providing: "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state...

The Arizona State Legislature
As well as all the ASU students returning for second semester, the Arizona Legislature returns for the start of the second session of the forty-eighth legislature today. Included on the legislature?s website is information about the Senate, the House, bills, committees, the Administrative Code and the Arizona Revised Statutes...

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.

Microsoft
Settles with Arizona for $4.4 Million

Excessive Arrest
City of Worcester agrees to pay pizza vendor $100,000 settlement after breaking nine bones in his face.

Class Action Filed Over Incontinence Briefs
Arizona Health Care Faces Federal Class Action over Incontinence Briefs