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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

“Gay divorce case draws attorney general’s attention; Couple married in Massachusetts wants divorce in Travis County”: Today’s edition of The Austin American-Statesman contains an article that begins, “Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened in a first-of-its-kind Travis County same-sex divorce case, arguing that the women involved, who were married in another state, may not be legally granted a divorce because Texas law defines marriage as between a man and a woman.”

You can access the intervention petition of the State of Texas at this link.

Posted at 8:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Ternus: Keep judges insulated from politics.” Today’s edition of The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier contains an article that begins, “Top Iowa judicial and legal officials Monday warned against efforts to politicize the state’s process for selecting judges or turn judicial retention votes into referenda on particular decisions.”

And Radio Iowa has a report headlined “Chief Justice says retention vote will be a test of the system” that begins, “The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme court says this fall’s retention election for three of the state’s seven justices will be the test of a generation. The state’s high court has faced heavy criticism after striking down the law that banned on same sex marriage.”

Posted at 7:52 AM by Howard Bashman



“Asian-Carp Threat Stirs Rethink of Century-Old Feat; Great Lakes States Want to Effectively Undo a Historic Project and Cut Link to Mississippi River to Fend Off Invasive Fish”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 7:28 AM by Howard Bashman



“Palestinians reverse on terror victim”: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, “In a highly unusual step likely to come as a significant relief to U.S. officials, the Palestinian Authority has quietly paid an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit by the widow of an American killed in Israel in 2002.”

Posted at 7:25 AM by Howard Bashman



“Initiatives trample rights, Justice Moreno says”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, ”
Ballot initiatives have been used to mislead the public and trample on the rights of minorities, says Carlos Moreno, the only California Supreme Court justice who voted to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.”

Posted at 7:18 AM by Howard Bashman