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ADF to appeal ruling that allows Eastern Michigan U. to expel Christian students for holding to beliefs
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys will appeal a problematic federal court decision issued Monday in a lawsuit filed on behalf of student Julea Ward against Eastern Michigan University after it kicked out the Christian student for holding to her beliefs. EMU dismissed Ward from its graduate counseling program in March 2009 for not affirming homosexual behavior as morally acceptable. Ward would not agree to change her religious beliefs about homosexual behavior or express a message contrary to them during counseling sessions as a condition to receiving a degree.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5351 - 5k - 7/27/2010
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NJ Supreme Court rejects demand to redefine marriage…for now
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued an order Monday rejecting a recently filed motion in a long-ago-resolved lawsuit that attempted to force New Jersey legislature to redefine marriage. Lambda Legal attorneys represented a small group of activists who were dissatisfied with civil unions implemented by the Legislature in 2007, and recently argued that they were not content with anything short of forcing a redefinition of marriage on all New Jersey residents. However, this latest order won’t likely be the end of this legal attack on marriage in the Garden State.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5349 - 5k - 7/26/2010
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DC Court of Appeals: OK to lock out voters on marriage
Alliance Defense Fund and Stand4MarriageDC attorneys are considering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a narrow 5–4 ruling, upheld the decision of the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics to block residents from voting on the legal definition of marriage, despite a requirement by the D.C. Charter that they be allowed to do so. The charter, which serves as a constitution for the district, guarantees citizens the right to initiate and vote on any legislation except for “laws appropriating funds.”
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5343 - 5k - 7/15/2010
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Mass. federal judge rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
A federal judge granted summary judgment Thursday to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a decision against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which declares the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the Massachusetts District Court issued a ruling denying a USDHHS motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by the state, proclaiming that the federal DOMA, which defines marriage as one man and one woman, violates the 5th and 10th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5338 - 4k - 7/9/2010
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Hawaii Gov. protects state from sneak attack on marriage
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed House Bill 444 Tuesday, which would have given all of “the same rights, benefits and responsibilities” of married couples to same-sex couples. Lingle stated that such an important issue impacting all families across the Islands should be decided by voters, not by elected officials or in the courts.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5336 - 4k - 7/8/2010
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Will lawyers in Tar Heel State be forced to choose between conscience, career?
Alliance Defense Fund allied attorneys in North Carolina are uniting in their objections to a proposed policy revision which would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the list of “non-discrimination” ethics rules for attorneys. In a June 22 letter to the North Carolina State Bar, Bryce D. Neier, one of nearly 1,700 attorneys in the ADF alliance, noted that attorneys could be forced to compromise their religious beliefs in order to avoid professional sanctions.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5333 - 3k - 7/7/2010
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Wis. Supreme Court upholds will of the people on marriage
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Wednesday unanimously refused to tear down a state constitutional amendment adopted by voters that affirms marriage as the union of one man and one woman and prohibits the state from manufacturing other legal relationships that masquerade as marriage. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a friend-of-the-court brief last year on behalf of the Wisconsin Family Council in defense of the amendment, which a lower court upheld as constitutional.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5330 - 5k - 7/1/2010
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Will university’s expulsion of Christian grad student stand?
Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel David French will be available for media interviews Thursday following a summary judgment hearing in Ward v. Wilbanks, a lawsuit filed by ADF attorneys against Eastern Michigan University on behalf of student Julea Ward. EMU dismissed Ward from its graduate counseling program in March 2009 for not affirming homosexual behavior as morally acceptable. Ward would not agree to change her religious beliefs about homosexual behavior or express a message contrary to them during counseling sessions as a condition to receiving a degree. French will argue that the case should be decided in Ward’s favor without further proceedings.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5321 - 5k - 6/23/2010
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Will the will of Calif. voters on marriage stand?
Attorneys representing ProtectMarriage.com will be available for media interviews before, during, and after closing arguments in the trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, a lawsuit seeking to overturn the will of California voters by striking down a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys are co-counsel in the lawsuit together with lead counsel Charles J. Cooper and ADF-allied attorney Andrew Pugno, who represents the official proponents and campaign committee of Proposition 8. ADF will also be blogging live from the trial.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5316 - 4k - 6/15/2010
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Attack on marriage in Minn. draws intervention effort
Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence will join members of the Minnesota Family Council in a press conference Thursday at the Minnesota State Capitol to announce their intention to submit a request to intervene to defend marriage against a legal attack filed in state court.
http://www.alliancedefencefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=5308 - 3k - 6/2/2010
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