9th Circuit Puts Brakes on Decision that Struck Down California Marriage Amendment

By Legal Editor

Published: August 16, 2010

9th Circuit Puts Brakes on Decision that Struck Down California Marriage Amendment  | read this item

SAN FRANCISCO /Christian News/ — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Monday put the brakes on an Aug. 18 implementation date for U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s order overthrowing the will of 7 million California voters with regard to marriage.
The court granted a motion filed by the ProtectMarriage.com legal team, including attorneys [...]

ACLU Again Refuses to Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Ten Commandments Case

By Legal Editor

Published: August 16, 2010

ACLU Again Refuses to Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Ten Commandments Case  | read this item

Cincinnati, OH /Christian News/ – The ACLU has allowed the time to expire without filing a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting review of the Ten Commandments case in ACLU v. Grayson County, Kentucky. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, which upheld the Ten Commandments in the “Foundations of American Law and Government [...]

Federal Judge Lifts Stay on Prop. 8 Decision, Green Light to Same-Sex ‘Marriage’

By Peter J. Smith

Published: August 12, 2010

Federal Judge Lifts Stay on Prop. 8 Decision, Green Light to Same-Sex 'Marriage'  | read this item

SAN FRANCISCO (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal judge says he will lift the stay he imposed on his ruling striking down Proposition 8, California’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco issued his decision Thursday, just five minutes past his self-imposed deadline [...]

Proposition 8 Judge Attacks Churches

By Legal Editor

Published: August 10, 2010

Proposition 8 Judge Attacks Churches  | read this item

Washington, DC /Christian News/ — U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, in his August 4 ruling overturning California’s Proposition 8, attacked religious doctrines disapproving of same-sex relations and distinguishing them from the marriage of man and woman. “Religious beliefs that gay and lesbian relationships are sinful or inferior to heterosexual relationships harm gays and lesbians,” [...]

Defenders of Marriage in California Will Appeal Dangerous Federal Ruling

By Legal Editor

Published: August 4, 2010

Defenders of Marriage in California Will Appeal Dangerous Federal Ruling  | read this item

SAN FRANCISCO /Christian News/ — Attorneys representing ProtectMarriage.com will appeal a federal judge’s decision Wednesday that declared California’s voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting marriage as the union of one man and one woman unconstitutional under the U.S. Constitution. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys are litigating the lawsuit, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, together with lead counsel Charles J. Cooper [...]

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