Religion & Law

Senate To Vote Wednesday on Financial Bailout Plan
RollCall.com: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) set up a vote on a Wall Street rescue plan for Wednesday night....

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...

Bill to Amend Michigan Business Tax Approved by Senate
On April 22, 2008, the Senate approved S.B. 1217 on a roll call vote of 250-38. The bill now goes to the House Committee on Tax Policy.As noted in an earlier post, S.B. 1217 is designed to correct problems with the Michigan Business Tax as it affects construction contractors.

Maine: Senate passes National Popular Vote bill
PolitickerME.com reports: The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday allowing Maine to participate in the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The bill will next go before the House for consideration...

Calif. Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Ban Will Proceed
Californians will cast their votes this fall on whether to allow same-sex marriages to continue, after the state's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort to have the ballot initiative removed...

California same-sex marriage ban approved for November ballot
[JURIST] A California ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution [text] to ban same-sex marriage is set to appear on the November ballot, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen [official website] said Monday...

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

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.