ALLIANCE ALERTS 03/11/2013

Featured - Monday, March 11, 2013 NM court hears arguments about photographer who wouldn’t shoot lesbians’ commitment ceremony | Washington Post March 11, 2013 Finnish Parliament Committee rejects redefinition of marriage March 11, 2013 Divided 8th Circuit panel adopts proximate cause requirement for child porn restitution awards March 11, 2013 Boy Scouts must stand firm for their principles: Organization loses its relevance if it caves on ‘morally straight’ | Dave Cortman at Washington Times March 11, 2013 Broad, Diverse Defense of Marriage at Supreme Court | Ryan T. Anderson at Heritage Foundation March 11, 2013 Marriage: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Consequences of Redefining It | Ryan T. Anderson at Heritage Foundation March 11, 2013 Anticipating SCOTUS ruling accountants are encouraging same-sex couples to seek prospective tax benefits March 11, 2013 Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: Same-sex marriage support “a business issue” | CBS Video March 11, 2013 Media Clips “Appeal By Photographer In Gay Bias Case Is Heard” | AP March 11, 2013 Phoenix Human-Relations Ordinance Causes Catholic Concern | NC Register March 11, 2013 Defending Religious Freedoms in the Courts | Alan Sears on “Faith and Liberty” with David Garrison March 11, 2013 Phoenix mayor, council open the women’s bathroom door for men | Joe LaRue at American Thinker March 11, 2013 NM Supreme Court to hear appeal by photographer | KFOXTV.com (AP) March 11, 2013 Court rules that Catholic-owned company may challenge HHS mandate | Catholic Culture March 11, 2013 TN bill would let graduate-student counselors reject clients on religious grounds March 11, 2013 Latest Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Decision Includes Several New Twists March 11, 2013 Ruling Brings ‘Several New Twists’ to Legal Fight over Contraceptive Mandate March 11, 2013 Former Senator Bucks Obamacare’s Demands: Files lawsuit over being forced to violate religious faith | WND March 11, 2013 Religious Liberty - USA Cruz Will Use ‘Any Procedural Means Necessary’ to Force Vote on Defunding Obamacare March 11, 2013 Homosexual activists in Minnesota move to ban unsupportive speech in schools March 11, 2013 Westminster Theological Seminary Sues Obama Admin Over HHS Mandate March 11, 2013 John Brennan Chooses Not to Use Bible for Swearing In as CIA Director March 11, 2013 Religious Freedom Bill Passes Ky. House and Senate March 11, 2013 RI bill to redefine marriage may hinge on religious clause March 11, 2013 Federal appeals court to hear Hamilton County prayer case March 11, 2013 ‘Conversion Therapy’ May Hinge on Pot Precedent March 11, 2013 Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby seeks to speed court process on health care appeal March 11, 2013 KS:Clergy-Communicant Privilege Does Not Extend To Lay Religious Counselors March 11, 2013 First Amendment Challenges To NC Marriage Laws Dismissed On Procedural Grounds March 11, 2013 Suit Challenges Catholic Cemetery’s Headstone Rules March 11, 2013 New problem for House GOP leaders: Rank-and-file may vote against rules March 11, 2013 AFLC Files Opening Brief in Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Defense of Tulsa Police Captain’s Religious Freedom March 11, 2013 Religious Liberty - Global Don’t Be Blasé About Blasphemy March 11, 2013 Iran puts five Christians on trial for their faith March 11, 2013 Swaziland: Another Prayer Meeting Banned March 11, 2013 Puerto Rican Police Sued By Atheist Officer Over Workplace Prayer March 11, 2013 Pakistan Christians demand help after mob burns homes March 11, 2013 Congress blocked Kerry from offering more aid to Egypt March 11, 2013 Sanctity of Life - USA Texas Ultrasound Law Cuts Abortions 10-15 Percent in Two Years March 11, 2013 South Dakota governor signs extended abortion wait period law March 11, 2013 Legislature to review North Dakota abortion measures March 11, 2013 Oklahoma Group Pushes for Parental Notification Law on Abortion March 11, 2013 Investigators: Another Woman Died From Second-Trimester Abortion March 11, 2013 Marriage and Family - USA Boy Scouts asking for input on openly homosexual members March 11, 2013 UK: Membership falls 35% at local Tory group over effort to redefine marriage March 11, 2013 MN: Marriage bills face key votes March 11, 2013 Obama’s support for same-sex marriage is on the wrong side of history | Frank Kacer at Washington Tiems March 11, 2013 Marriage ruling may rival Roe v. Wade in turmoil March 11, 2013 The Supreme Court’s First Assault on Marriage | Patrick Fagan at Public Discourse March 11, 2013 Marriage and Family - Global Germany: “Rogue Conservatives Mull Pro-Gay Petition” March 11, 2013 “Queen Elizabeth expected to sign Commonwealth Charter, which could support gay rights and gender equality” March 11, 2013 Bench and Bar - USA Legal scholarship highlight: A clinic’s place in the Supreme Court bar March 11, 2013 “Justice Kennedy Has Some Gay Rights Activists On Edge” March 11, 2013 Top Law School Cuts Admissions March 11, 2013 Reports: Obama picks civil rights lawyer for Labor secretary March 11, 2013 Retired Supreme Court justices still judge — and get judged March 11, 2013 “Supreme Court justice answers girl’s gay marriage letter” March 11, 2013 Bench and Bar - Global Alarm rises as Hungary defiant on law March 11, 2013 International Criminal Court Jurisdiction Over Israeli Settlements March 11, 2013 Miscellaneous - USA Florida Faith & Works Coalition Merges with Liberty Counsel March 11, 2013 3,000 Hawaii faculty flee the National Education Association March 11, 2013 This publication is a resource of the Alliance Defending Freedom. 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