The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy: Strengthening marriage for a new generation http://www.imapp.org The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Feb.2010.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Feb.2010.pdf Tue, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Jan.2010.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Jan.2010.pdf Tue, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST MCFARLANE V. RELATE, Appeal No. UKEAT/0106/09/DA, Employment Appeal Tribunal, November 30, 2009 (religious discrimination claim for employee fired for refusing to affirm same-sex couple counseling); BOISSION V. LUND, 2009 ABQB 592, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, December 3, 2009 (hate speech prosecution for letter to newspaper on homosexuality); J.MCD. V. P.L. & B.M., Record No. 186/2008, Ireland Supreme Court, December 10, 2009 (dispute between sperm donor and same-sex couple raising child); LADELE V. LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON, [2009] EWCA Civ 1357, England and Wales Court of Appeal, December 15, 2009 (religious accommodation for marriage registrar's objections to same-sex civil partnerships); ELANE PHOTOGRAPHY V. WILLCOCK, CV-2008-06632, New Mexico Second Judicial District Court, December 11, 2009 (wedding photographer's religious objection to same-sex ceremony); PERRY V. SCHWARZENEGGER, No. 09-17241, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, December 11, 2009 (compelled disclosure of Proposition 8 campaign information); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: racial analogy to gay rights, religious liberty and same-sex marriage, interstate recognition, feminism and marriage, divorce jurisdiction, impotence trials); News Stories (topics: education on homosexuality, religious liberty and anti-discrimination laws); Recent Legislation (topics: same-sex marriage). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Dec.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Dec.2009.pdf Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST DAVIS V. DAVIS, D24407, New York Appellate Division, Second Department, November 17, 2009 (meaning of abandonment in divorce law); GODFREY V. SPANO, No. 147, New York Court of Appeals, November 19, 2009) (recognition of same-sex marriages contracted in other states); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: economic analysis of marriage debate, divorce disputes over frozen embryos, constitutional analysis of marriage laws, religious liberty and marriage, taxes and same-sex couples); News Stories (topics: same-sex couple adoption; babysitter custody). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Nov.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Nov.2009.pdf Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST KULSTAD V. MANIACI, 2009 MT 326, Supreme Court of Montana, October 6, 2009 (same-sex couple custody dispute); DOE V. REED, No. 09-35818, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, October 22, 2009 (privacy of marriage referendum petitioners); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: polygamy regulation, substantive due process and marriage, inter-country marriage, religious freedom, online marriage); News Stories (topics: visitation by nonparents, proxy marriage); Recent Legislation (topics: egg donor solicitation). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Oct.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Oct.2009.pdf Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST DOE V. REED, Case No. C09-5456BHS, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, September 10, 2009 (public disclosure of supporters of marriage referendum); BARKER V. CHANDLER, No. w2008-02255-COA-R3-CV, Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Jackson, September 18, 2009) (cohabitation restriction in divorce settlement); IN THE INTERESTOF M.K.S.-V., No. 05-08-00568-CV, Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas, August 11, 2009 (same-sex couple adoption); SMELT V. UNITED STATES, Case 8:09-cv-00286-DOC-MLG, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, August 24, 2009 (standing to challenge DOMA); ESTATE OF FEINBERG, Docket No. 106982, Supreme Court of Illinois, September 24, 2009 (will provision disinheriting grandchildren who marry outside the Jewish faith); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: divorce in Ireland, beyond marriage). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Sept.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.Sept.2009.pdf Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST BOSEMAN V. JARELL, No. COA08-957, North Carolina Court of Appeals, August 18, 2009 (second parent adoption); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: religion and marriage, interjurisdictional recognition, marriage and procreation, California Supreme Court and marriage). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.August.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.August.2009.pdf Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST WISCONSIN V. PRYES, 2009 AP2-CR, Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II, June 10, 2009 (challenge to statute distinguishing between married and unmarried sexual relations involving minors); EDVALSON V. DICKSON, Case No. 090901288, Utah District Court, Salt Lake County, June 20, 2009) (validity of contract between same-sex partners regarding child visitation); SHINEOVICH V. KEMP, A131083, Oregon Court of Appeals, July 15, 2009 (constitutionality of artificial insemination paternity presumption as applied to samesex couple); PALAZZOLO V. MIRE, No. 2008-CA-0075, Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, January 7, 2009 (visitation dispute involving same-sex couple); NICHOLS V. M.J., 2009 SQKB, S09F0132, Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, July 17, 2009 (duty of marriage commissioner to perform same-sex wedding despite religious exemption); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: California's Proposition 8, preferential treatment of marriage, evangelicals and same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court marriage decisions, marriage and gay rights, marriage and civil unions). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.July.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.July.2009.pdf Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST EMBRY V. RYAN, Case No. 2D08-1323, District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District, May 13, 2009 (interstate recognition of same-sex couple adoption); STRAUSS V. HORTON, S168047, California Supreme Court, May 26, 2009 (validity and meaning of Proposition 8, California's marriage amendment); MATTER OF H.M. V. E.T., 2009 Slip Op 04240, New York Appellate Division, Second Department, May 26, 2009 (family court authority to order former same-sex partner to pay child support); Recent Law Review Articles (topics: polygamy, divorce, same-sex adoption, marriage). http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.May.2009.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/MarriageLawDigest.May.2009.pdf Fri, 29 May 2009 08:00:00 EST On May 15th, the California Supreme Court struck down Proposition 22, passed by 61 percent of California voters in 2000, and issued a ruling that civil unions were not sufficient. How have Americans responded? We looked at one potentially influential indicator--editorials in major newspapers across the country--and find a surprisingly ambivalent response. http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/iMAPP.ssmedits.june2008.pdf http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/iMAPP.ssmedits.june2008.pdf Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST