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Saturday, March 8, 2014

“In Prop. 8 ruling’s wake, initiative sponsors take protective steps; Mindful of the Supreme Court ruling against Proposition 8, California initiative sponsors build in language so they can defend their measures if the state does not”: Maura Dolan will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 10:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Kansas Supreme Court’s school finance ruling seen by many as win for both sides”: This article will appear in Sunday’s edition of The Wichita Eagle.

Posted at 10:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge: Gay marriage trial ruling within 2 weeks.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A federal judge said he expects to make a decision within two weeks of Friday’s closing arguments in a challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.”

Posted at 1:35 PM by Howard Bashman



“Courts In 9 Western States To Review Anti-Gay Laws More Closely; Appeals court decision on ‘heightened scrutiny’ for sexual orientation claims stands, LGBT rights group says; A decision about jury selection could prove to be the key to coming legal fights”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed has this report today.

Posted at 1:25 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal appeals court rules Colorado TABOR lawsuit can move forward”: Today’s edition of The Denver Post contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court on Friday said it would allow a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights to go forward.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Challenge to TABOR wins round in court; Lawsuit contesting Colorado tax limits could affect other states.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

Posted at 8:06 AM by Howard Bashman