1. California Supreme Court Redefines Family
- In three separate cases raising fundamental issues as to what makes a family and who qualifies as a parent, the California Supreme Court today ruled in each case that a child may legally have two mothers.
Created: 8/22/2005
2. Ten Commandments resurrected by federal court
- In an en banc ruling, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned a lower federal court order requiring the removal of a Ten Commandments monument in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The court had earlier vacated a three-judge panel’s decision, which upheld the lower court’s order.
Created: 8/19/2005
3. Court says atheism is a religion
- A federal court of appeals has ruled in favor of an inmate who claimed that Wisconsin prison officials violated his rights under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment because they refused to allow him to create a study group for atheists.
Created: 8/19/2005
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