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Conn. court rules for gay marriage
Los Angeles TimesThe Connecticut Supreme Court gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry yesterday, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...Tags: Laws, Family, Richard Blumenthal, Minority Groups, Constitutional Issues
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Columbus Day
Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday. The following public services will be affected: •Schools: Chicago Public Schools will be closed. Most parochial and suburban schools also will be closed. •Government offices: Federal, county and...Tags: Metra, Public Holidays, Chicago Public Schools, Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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What's closed on Columbus Day
Monday is Columbus Day Closed: Federal offices, federal courts, post offices and most banks. BankAtlantic will be open noon to 4 p.m. There will be no regular mail delivery. Municipal offices in Cooper City, Lauderhill, Parkland, Pembroke Park, Sea...Tags: Cooper City, BankAtlantic, Lauderhill, Wilton Manors, Pembroke Park
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Broward County: Condo deposit suit dropped
A lawsuit accusing a Hallandale Beach developer and a title company run by former Hollywood Commissioner Keith Wasserstrom of wrongly keeping a security deposit on a high-rise condominium has been voluntarily dismissed. Ron Kurtz, who sought the return...Tags: Prosecution, Hallandale Beach, Corporate Crime, Defendants, Corruption
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NY priest charged with e-mailing porn to teenager
A priest who serves as a youth minister at a Roman Catholic university is charged with e-mailing pornographic videos to a Colorado detective posing as a 14-year-old. Authorities say the Rev. Charles Plock, a chaplain at St. John's University in Queens,...Tags: New York City Police Department
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Derby Woman Admits Aggravated Identity Theft
9.A 47-year-old Derby woman with a prior federal wire fraud conviction has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and faces a mandatory sentence of at least two years in federal prison when she is sentenced in December. Linda Lee David entered the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Fraud, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Theft
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Excerpts From The Court's Decision
Majority opinion Written by Palmer / Katz, Norcott and Harper concurred. "We also conclude that (1) our state scheme discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, (2) for the same reasons that classifications predicated on gender are considered...Tags: Family, Minority Groups, Constitutional Issues, Human Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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Incumbent seeks last 8 years on Mich. high court
Associated Press WriterChief Justice Clifford Taylor is at an age when he could retire to a nice life reading about Abraham Lincoln and helping his wife garden at their rural lakeside home. Instead, the 65-year-old is running for a final eight years on the Michigan Supreme...Tags: Democratic Party, George Washington University, Government, Colleges and Universities, Executive Branch
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16-year court veteran running for Supreme Court
Associated Press WriterThe fourth floor of Wayne County's Murphy Hall of Justice isn't a place to settle fender-benders. Judge Diane Marie Hathaway handles rapes, robberies and murder. When she recently tried to pick a jury in a sexual-assault case, some people said they...Tags: Democratic Party, Laws, Government, Constitutional Issues, Voting
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High Emotions On Both Sides Of Gay Marriage Case
In 1980, Garrett Stack met the person he wanted to marry: John Anderson. The couple share a house and life. But by law, they could not share wedding vows. So they were ecstatic Friday to learn of the state Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex...Tags: Laws, Family, Burlington, Minority Groups, Judges
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Catholic Bishops Urge 'Yes' Vote On Constitutional Convention
The state Supreme Court's historic ruling legalizing gay marriage Friday has prompted the state's Roman Catholic bishops to call on Catholics to vote "yes" on a key ballot initiative Nov. 4. The question of whether the state should hold a...Tags: Family, Richard Blumenthal, Government, Minority Groups, Stamford
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Finally, State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
As it turns out, marriage is Adam and Steve. It's also Beth and Jody, and John and Garrett, and Janet and Carol and all the couples who've been waiting for the state Supreme Court's decision in the landmark marriage equality case, Kerrigan et al. v....Tags: Stephen Davis, Family, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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