Religion & Law

"Senate Panel Approves Judgeships Bill"
"Senate Panel Approves Judgeships Bill": At his "Washington Briefs" blog, Lawrence Hurley of The Daily Journal of California has a post that begins, "This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 14-5 to approve a bill that would create dozens of new federal judgeships for the first time since 1990...

Vermont legislature considers same-sex marriage bill
[JURIST] The Vermont State Legislature on Monday began a series of week-long hearings on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the state. The bill, "An Act to Protect Religious Freedom and Promote Equality in Civil Marriage," sponsored by Vermont State Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin and State Senators John Campbell and Claire Ayer, changes the definition of marriage to "the legally recognized union of two people...

Indiana Senate Approves Pharmacist Refusal Bill
The Indiana Senate has been busy, and that's not good for women. Indianapolis Star: Senate approves abortion-medicine bill: The Senate today passed a bill that would let a pharmacist refuse to dispense medicines they believed will lead to abortion or...

Indiana Senate Approves Misinformed Consent Bill for Abortion
Indianapolis Star: Indiana Senate OKs abortion bill: The Senate voted 39-9 today to require that pregnant women considering an abortion be given information about the possibility of fetal pain and when life begins...

Alabama: PAC to PAC transfer bill passes senate
Alabama Senate approves bill to regulate PAC donations | TimesDaily.com | Times Daily | Florence, AL AP reports: The Democrat-controlled Alabama Senate split largely along party lines Tuesday to approve a bill that would stop some financial transfers used to...

Kentucky: Senate committee approves campaign finance bill
The Fort Mills Times reports: A Kentucky Senate panel has approved a plan that would require candidates for statewide office to report campaign contributions more frequently around an election...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

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.

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

Darvocet
FDA Expert Panel Votes for Ban

Insignia
26-Inch Flat-Panel LCD TVs Recalled

Gulf War Syndrome
Panel Confirms it's Real, and Identifies Causes

Pull Vicodin, Percocet
Expert Panel Advises FDA