Tag Archives: Law

A manufactured “train wreck”

Posted on May 14, 2006 by David

Update: To illustrate the coordination of this article with other elements of the AGI, this action alert about the federal “marriage amendment” was sent out this morning by the “American Family Association”: “Once homosexual marriage is legal, our religious liberties … Continue reading →

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Which ones are the ‘activist judges,’ again?

Posted on April 26, 2006 by David

Virginia Centrist has a post up about the Ohio court ruling that the Ohio version of the Marshall-Newman amendment prohibits the application of domestic violence law to unmarried people. This immediately elicited comments complaining that this strict constructionist reading of … Continue reading →

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Discrimination is Illegal

Posted on June 1, 2005 by David

Loudoun Connection June 1, 2005 Mr. Nuzzaco, Mr. Guzman, Mr. Geurin and Mr. Ohneiser finally had to admit that it wasn’t “sexual interaction” or “depiction of sexual acts” or “sexual themes” that they really object to. They had to admit … Continue reading →

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More right, wrong

Posted on April 26, 2005 by David

Loudoun Times-Mirror April 26, 2005 Editorial staff The Virginia Supreme Court deserves commendation for ruling wisely that the commonwealth must issue a birth certificate that lists same sex adoptive parents that reside in other states. The court really had no … Continue reading →

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Sexual Orientation is not a Political Position

Posted on February 25, 2005 by David

Leesburg Today February 25, 2005 By David Weintraub President, Equality Loudoun You would think from reading the local papers recently that there were no more important public policy questions facing Virginians than those having to do with the rights of … Continue reading →

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Rulings conflict regarding parentage of girl with two mothers

Posted on December 28, 2004 by David

States’ rulings conflict regarding parentage of girl with two mothers Loudoun Times-Mirror December 28, 2004 By Karen Chaffraix The child custody case of two former Loudoun County women who formed and then dissolved a civil union in Vermont has advanced … Continue reading →

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Civil-union dissolution dispute to be appealed

Posted on December 9, 2004 by David

Custody case involves courts in Virginia, Vermont Augusta Free Press December 9, 2004 By Chris Graham A custody case involving a Virginia couple linked under Vermont’s civil-union law and their 2-year-old daughter will soon be back in court. Lambda Legal, … Continue reading →

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