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Social Conservatives Up In Arms Over Prop 8 Ruling

Social Conservatives Up In Arms Over Prop 8 Ruling

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have both condemned the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stating that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. It is not surprising that they decided…

Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Prop 8 Unconstitutional

Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Prop 8 Unconstitutional

In a 2 to 1 decision, the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. The long-awaited ruling came down from the same…

Ninth Ciruit Court Of Appeals To Rule On Prop 8 Tomorrow

Ninth Ciruit Court Of Appeals To Rule On Prop 8 Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be the day that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on Prop 8. If they rule that the pro-Prop 8 groups do not have standing to…

Prop 8 Trial Tapes To Remain Under Seal

Prop 8 Trial Tapes To Remain Under Seal

This is not entirely surprising. The video recordings of the 2010 federal trial in which Judge Vaughn Walker, the now retired chief judge of the Northern District of California, ruled…

Four Sentenced For Murder Of South African Lesbian

Four Sentenced For Murder Of South African Lesbian

South Africa’s courts have sentenced four men to 18 years each for the murder of open lesbian and LGBT rights activist Zoliswa Nkonyana. The four men stabbed and sntoned Nkonyana…

SPLC Files Suit Challenging DOMA On Behalf Of Disabled Lesbian Veteran

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act. They have filed the suit on behalf of Tracey Cooper-Harris, who served in the US…

Appeals Court Revives Evangelical’s University Expultion Case

Appeals Court Revives Evangelical’s University Expultion Case

The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has sent back a suit by Julea Ward claiming that the counseling student was expelled from Eastern Michigan University because of her faith.…

Suit Attacking Hate Crimes Law Goes To Appeals Court

Suit Attacking Hate Crimes Law Goes To Appeals Court

Four men want to do away with the Matthew Shepard Act because they say that the federal hate crimes law would promote “thought crimes” and “eradicate religious beliefs opposing the…

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