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Gay and lesbian rights in prom season have become a familiar fight for ALCU chapters all over the country. In the fall, the ACLU helped Alabama teenager Cynthia Stewart win permission to attend prom with her girlfriend after the school announced it would cancel the dance for everyone. Sun said they get [...]
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A Mississippi high school senior has filed suit to get the school’s prom reinstated after officials canceled it because the young woman, an open lesbian, asked to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
The lawsuit, filed March 11 in U.S. District Court, charges that 18-year-old Constance McMillen’s free speech rights were [...]
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The father of a 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy charged last year with murder says his son is “just an all-around good kid” who doesn’t deserve to face life in prison.
A judge will soon decide whether or not Jordan Brown should be tried as an adult for the murder of his soon-to-be stepmother, and face [...]
Cited: Associated Press
Apocalyptic visions supposedly caused a New Jersey man to terrorize his family, impregnating his 3 of his 5 daughters, eat his children with boards as well as moving to avoid child protective services. He apparently impregnated 3 of his daughters to create a “pure” family.
The nightmarish picture of a family subjected to more [...]
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The Internet is buzzing about Megan Barnes as “Public Enemy” in Florida. Others are joking about her “razor sharp focus” and she drives her car. However, the 37-year-old was thrust into the limelight for allegedly multitasking while driving. This has earned her a place on hundreds of websites with her mug shot.
According to [...]
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The use of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on US currency have been found to be constitutional and not a violation of the separation of church and state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento [...]
