Split 9th Circuit Invalidates Proposition 8 Without Broadly Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage Right
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today, in a 2-1 decision struck down California’s Proposition 8 that eliminated the right– previously created by the California Supreme Court’s interpretation of the state constitution– for same-sex couples to marry. In Perry v. Brown, (9th Cir., Feb. 7, 2012), [opinion on alternate website in case of traffic overload] [...]
Court Orders Father To End Mormon Education of Children Without Mother’s Consent
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011In In re the Marriage of John and Angela Bell, (CA App., Nov. 18, 2011), a California appellate court upheld a trial court’s order in a marriage dissolution case preventing the father from continuing taking the couple’s young children to Mormon religious services and Sunday School without the mother’s consent. The order would expire when the [...]
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