Civil News

2:37 PM EST
2/7/2012 Appeals court strikes down California same-sex marriage banA federal appeals court has struck down Proposition 8 that banned gay marriage in California.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

10:13 AM EST
1/30/2012 Conservatives to rally against gay marriage bill in MarylandConservatives and opponents of same-sex marriage were set to rally in Annapolis Monday evening, a week after Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley introduced a bill legalizing gay marriage in the state. The gathering organized by the Maryland Marriage Alliance has the support of the archdiocese of Baltimore, which successfully worked with conservative groups last year to defeat a same-sex marriage bill in the state House.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Politics, Human Rights, Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

3:36 PM EST
1/24/2012 Supreme Court tax case to determine extent of IRS enforcement authorityThe U.S. Supreme Court plans to issue a ruling in a corporate tax shelter case this spring at a time of uncertainty in the tax laws.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Corporate Crime, Fraud, Economy, Business And Finance, Finance

2:31 PM EST
1/17/2012 Supreme Court lets stand ruling that bans prayer at school board meetingsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals that sought to give government organizations more discretion on whether to open their meetings with prayers. Instead, the court decided to let a federal appeals court decision stand that said a North Carolina school board would violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by starting its meetings with prayers.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Religion And Belief, Church And State Relations, Laws, Civil

9:19 AM EST
1/16/2012 Mississippi attorney general to ask court to declare pardons voidMississippi Attorney General Jim Hood plans to ask a court to declare void the more than 200 inmates granted clemency last week by former Gov. Haley Barbour.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Politics, Government, Executive (government), Social Issue

3:26 PM EST
1/13/2012 It just got easier to get married and divorced in New JerseyLegislation sits on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's desk that would make it easier to get married and divorced

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Social Issue, Family, Marriage, Divorce

7:09 AM EST
1/10/2012 Texas challenges Federal courts’ right to redistrict its votersThe Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on Texas’ plans to reconfigure its voting districts after the latest census showed a big growth in its minority population. The court’s decision is expected to determine whether to maintain a provision in the law intended to protect equality of voting rights.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Election, Voting, Local Elections, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil

8:54 AM EST
1/5/2012 Washington governor to introduce same-sex marriage billWashington could become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage after Gov. Chris Gregoire's announcement that she would introduce such legislation next week. Democrats have vowed to push for passage despite being a few votes short in the state Senate.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Politics, Government, Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

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12/22/2011 France-Turkey ties strained over genocide denial billTurkey recalled its ambassador in Paris Thursday and suspended political and military cooperation with France after the French lower house of parliament approved a bill criminalizing the denial of genocide, including the massacre of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parliament, Lower House, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, History

7:58 AM EST
12/2/2011 HIV-positive boy's family sues private school for refusing admissionThe family of a 13-year-old honor student has filed a lawsuit against a private school in Pennsylvania for refusing to let their son enroll.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Education, School, Health, Disease, AIDS