Today in the news there was yet another interesting development in the world of gay rights, this one in Florida: Florida ban on gay adoptions ruled unconstitutional - MiamiHerald.com.
EXCERPT FROM MIAMI HERALD ARTICLE OF TODAY:
BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER (cmarbin@MiamiHerald.com)
A Miami-Dade circuit judge Tuesday declared Florida's 30-year-old ban on gay adoption unconstitutional, allowing a North
Today in the news there was yet another interesting development in the world of gay rights, this one in Florida: Florida ban on gay adoptions ruled unconstitutional - MiamiHerald.com.
EXCERPT FROM MIAMI HERALD ARTICLE OF TODAY:
BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER (cmarbin@MiamiHerald.com)
A Miami-Dade circuit judge Tuesday declared Florida's 30-year-old ban on gay adoption unconstitutional, allowing a North
It’s about time someone stood up for all of the gays and lesbians in this community, especially regarding this issue. I believe that a child can be brought up with love, respect, and dignity in a gay relationship, just as they can in a heterosexual one. Why should they be discriminated against because of sexual [...]
New York Judge has tossed out lawsuits against the movie character (I repeat, the movie character) Borat, played by Sacha Baron Cohen. The lawsuits were filed by a driving school instructor (which really surprised me, because he was great in that movie) and two etiquette school teachers. These people can be seen in the film, which I recommend you watch if you haven't already. The plaintiffs cl
Advocate News published Sept. 10th
Florida's ban on gays becoming adoptive or foster parents is unconstitutional, rules a Monroe County judge in letting a Key West adoption go forward, the Miami Herald reported.
Declaring the adoption to be in the boy's "best interest," Circuit Judge David J. Audlin Jr. ruled the Florida ban contrary to the state Constitution because it singles out a group for
A judge in Australia has ruled that 12-yr-old girl can begin to undergo a sex change despite her father's objections. Sources say the girl's mother hated her daughter being a girl while medical professions gave their green light saying it would make the girl "happy".
We've learned of a judge in Melbourne, Australia who has issued a ruling that has stunning repercussions: a 12-yr-old girl can undergo a sex change despite the objections of her father.According to the Daily Mail, the girl cannot be named in the press because of her age yet her age, at least to the courts, doesn't preclude her from the ability to begin to undergo hormone treatments, the first stag
by Robert Anglen -
The Arizona Republic
Taser International has fired a warning shot at medical examiners across the country.
The Scottsdale-based stun gun manufacturer increasingly is targeting state and county medical examiners with lawsuits and lobbying efforts to reverse and prevent medical rulings that Tasers contributed to someone’s death.
That effort on Friday helped lead an Ohio judge’s [...]
Originally posted Monday March 10, 2008 06:25 PM EDTBritney Spears is getting an allowance.The pop star, who is worth an estimated $100 million, has been approved for a $1,500-a-week allowance on a debit card, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz ruled Monday.In addition, Goetz approved the hiring of two specialist attorneys to help the singer and her lawyers sort out her affairs while Spears is under a temporary co-conservatorship.One, Jorge Hernandez, will get a $25,000 retainer to be an around-the-clock consultant on all questions pertaining to the co-conservatorship. The other, lawyer Tom Hansen, will receive $15,000 a month for his services as an entertainment lawyer consulting on Spears's entertainment deals and contracts.The ruling comes the same day as a separate hear
The backdating of stock options given to executives at Apple did not harm the company's stockholders, said a federal judge in dismissing a lawsuit that made the claim. The complaint, filed by the New York City Employees' Retirement System, asserted the backdating of stock options granted to Apple executives, including Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, was illegal and resulted in stock dilution. However, as reported by Bloomberg, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose, Calif., dismissed the case this week.
Chicago Circuit Court Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled last Friday in the R. Kelly case that prosecutors won't be allowed to have an expert testify that child victims of sexual abuse sometimes deny the abuse ever happened. The doctor was to testify that underage victims of pornography often respond to the trauma by delaying a cry for help.
Rate is up and down.
A judge has granted Allstate Texas Lloyds' request for a summary judgment in a rate battle with state regulators.
District Judge Margaret Cooper sent a letter to attorneys for Allstate and the Texas Department of Insurance about her decision.
The ruling means the state's second largest home insurer will continue to implement the higher rates it started to charge in August — a 5.9 percent hike with an average 2.1 percent on top of that for homeowners in some coastal and near-coastal counties, including Harris and Montgomery.
"Allstate has believed throughout the entire process and continues to believe that we are doing what is responsible and right for the customer," Bill Mellander, a spokesman for the company, said today..
Allstate maintains that it needs the rate increase to maintain enough capital to pay claims in a catastrophe.
A spokesman for the Texas Department of Insurance did not have any immediate comment this morning. The attorney genera
Finally , This MORON has got his due. The Judge ruled the case was a joke and gave a scathing review of the defendant. Judge Bartnoff ordered Pearson to pay the court costs of defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung. . read the full details :
Ajudge ruled Monday in [...]
Wisconsin was an early adopter in vehicle lemon laws, creating a law to benefit consumers in 1984. The state’s law, like similar laws in many states, allows an owner of a defective vehicle to seek replacement or a refund in cases where a vehicle proves unrepairable over a specific period of time. In the case of one woman, a resident of Hartland, that law ended up costing Mazda nearly one third of a million dollars. The case seems fairly straightforward - Adele Garcia purchased a 2001 Mazda SUV. After a short period of time, the transmission failed. After numerous repairs, the vehicle ended up having four different transmissions, and none of them seemed to work correctly. She sought protection under the Wisconsin lemon law, and thought that the matter would be resolved quickly. It should have been, but the Mazda dealership required Ms. Garcia to pay some $2200 in exchange for receiving a new car. Ms. G
A British immigration appeals judge yesterday (April 23) shot down attempts by the UK Border Agency to keep Snoop Dogg out of the country.
As reported earlier, Snoop was banned from the UK in 2006 because of his criminal record and a widely reported altercation between his entourage and British authorities ...
WhyFame.com - 50 Cent has got to resolve his fight with his baby mama Shaniqua Tompkins before he sells his burnt down $2 million crib in Long Island.The Long Island house was burnt down by an unknown cause about a month ago. The judge ordered the rusty rapper to put any insurance money he gets from his house in a trust account. We all know he will probably use ...
