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Same-sex couples hope Obama's DOMA order could help right-to-marry suit
Late last month, President Barack Obama ordered the Department of Justice to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 measure signed into law by President Clinton that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:17A
Same-sex couples hope Obama's DOMA order could help right-to-marry suit
Late last month, President Barack Obama ordered the Department of Justice to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 measure signed into law by President Clinton that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:17A
Raid on Protector 'destabilised staff'
Madonsela was speaking on Tuesday at a hearing by Parliament's portfolio committee on Justice and Constitutional Development. While she was loathe to call the unsanctioned appearance of the two police officials a raid, she said the event had caused
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:16A
Bus crash at Walsall bus station
Apart from a few bumps and bruises, no-one was injured in the crash. A spokesman for transport authority Centro said: “The two buses were sufficiently damaged that they had to be towed away.” Witnesses described the scene as “bedlam”.
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:16A
Don't Ridicule Judiciary, Judge Warns EFCC
Justice Abubakar Umar of the FCT High Court has warned prosecutors handling cases for the EFCC not to expose the judiciary to public ridicule. Umar gave the warning when a counsel to the anti-graft agency, Ms. Efe Onoja, asked for an adjournment to
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:16A
Tractor trailer driver identified after Vernon accident
By WKTV News VERNON, NY>(WKTV)Sheriffs in Oneida County have released the name of the driver of a dairy tractor trailer that went off the road and flipped during Monday's storm. Deputies say 44-year-old Keith LaFountain of Champlain was hauling dairy
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:16A
Newly qualified female driver crashes into Shard End house
The driver was said to be 'embarrassed' over the crash, which happened shortly before 10am yesterday. When approached by the Birmingham Mail, the motorist did not wish to be named and declined to comment on the accident. Signs of the house crash were
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:16A
New Mini-Documentary Highlights an Arizona Rancher's Life Amongst the Scramble
became concerned enough with illegal activity on his land to build a watchtower to help himself and federal law enforcement track illegal aliens on his 75 acre ranch. This film relates Mr. Humphries' humane approach to curbing illegal immigration
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:15A
Obama names judge to grant board
SALEM — President Barack Obama has nominated Chief Judge David Brewer of the Oregon Court of Appeals for the board of the State Justice Institute. The institute is not a federal agency, but its 11 board members are named by the president and confirmed
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:15A
Road traffic victim was thrown from friend's car
After the accident he found Michael Bell on the road while another friend was in the ditch. He said he knew Michael was 'not good'. Garda PJ Clarke who investigated the crash explained that he arrived at the scene at 1.05am and saw two young people
Updated: 03/08/2011 07:15A
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