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ACLU wins suit: Calif. student awarded 25k for anti-gay harassment
A 16 year-old California lesbian has won a $25K settlement from her school district after the ACLU threatened a lawsuit for the way she was harassed by teachers and school employees. The agreement between the Vallejo City Unified School District and the American Civil Liberties Union was reached without litigation, said ACLU attorney Elizabeth Gill. In agreeing to the settlement, the district is not admitting liability, Gill and district Superintendent Mary Bull said.Student Allowed to Give Report on Harvey Milk
The Ramona School District reversed its decision and allowed a 6th grader Thursday to present her report on slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. In May, sixth-grader Natalie Jones was the only student in her class prevented from giving an in-class presentation. The Ramona school district in San Diego County told Jones that she could not give her oral report on Milk before the class because her fellow students did not have signed permission slips from their parents.“Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8”
A nice sentiment? Maybe not. The psalm reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” Presidential criticism through witty slogans is nothing new.Pro and Con of Ten Commandments posted in schools
PRO 1
Our government was based on religious principles from the very beginning. The 10 Commandments are the foundation of our moral government.
CON 1.1
Having religious principles does not mean that they wanted to use the government to force religion on the country.
Library of Congress Ordered to Pay in Discrimination Suit
By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 29, 2009; 10:29 AM A federal judge yesterday awarded a former special forces commander $491,190 in back pay and damages because officials with the Library of Congress discriminated against her when they rescinded a job offer after learning she was transitioning from being a man to being a woman. The decision came in a lawsuit filed in 2005 by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Diane Schroer. U.S.High Court Weighs Legality Of Memorial Cross
A white cross erected on a rock outcropping on federal land in California's Mojave Desert is at the heart of a Supreme Court case about the government's display of religious symbols. Critics say the cross violates the Constitution's ban on government establishment of religion. The case will be argued Wednesday.Interracial couple denied marriage license in Tangipahoa Parish
By The Associated Press: Mary Foster of The Associated Press wrote this report.
October 16, 2009, 6:15AM
A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. 'My main concern is for the children,' said Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish.
Denied interacial marriage
Not sure why this topic is the judges business, but thought people might find it interesting. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9BBNUJ80&show_article=1 Interracial couple denied marriage license in La. Oct 15 04:00 PM US/Eastern HAMMOND, La.Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License By Louisiana Justice Of The Peace
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. "I'm not a racist.Racist Justice of the Peace!
Interracial Couple Refused Marriage License in Louisiana
Thursday, October 15, 2009
HAMMOND, La. — A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
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