Webster defines marriage
March 30, 2009 at 10:13 am | In Legal Research 101 | Leave a CommentTags: gay marriage, marriage, same-sex marriage
From the Adjunct Law Prof Blog: The Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary definition of marriage has changed: ”(2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage <same-sex marriage>”
Gay marriage: Connecticut
November 12, 2008 at 12:23 pm | In General Interest, Law in the News | Leave a CommentTags: gay marriage
Cnn.com is reporting that a Connecticut judge has ruled to allow homosexuals to marry in the state.
Legal challenges to California’s Proposition 8
November 6, 2008 at 11:28 am | In General Interest, Law in the News | Leave a CommentTags: gay marriage
According to the WSJ Law Blog, in response to the passage of California’s Proposition 8, legal challenges have been filed to keep the proposition from taking effect. You can read more about this here.
Problems in North Dakota?
August 5, 2008 at 8:52 am | In General Interest | Leave a CommentTags: gay marriage, law review, religion
From the Law Librarian Blog: It’s pretty rare that the contents of a law review will make headlines in the local press, but that’s what happened in the Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) newspaper. [link, free registration required] Why? Because the latest issue of the North Dakota Law Review features a “future of the family” symposium that includes articles from religious right activists and scholars. Five of the six articles are written by authors who are affiliated with church-based law schools or organizations that oppose gay marriage.
Protests from North Dakota lawyers have been so passionate and widespread that North Dakota Law School Dean Paul LeBel posted a disclaimer on the school’s Web site assuring the legal community that “the university and the School of Law are welcoming and inclusive educational communities.”
California Ruling of Interest
May 16, 2008 at 10:01 am | In Law in the News | Leave a CommentTags: California Supreme Court, cases decided, gay marriage
The California Supreme Court ruling overturning the gay marriage ban. You can read it here.
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