French government introducing stricter immigration controls after riots
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced Tuesday that he would introduce stricter immigration controls as part of the French government's response to the riots started by immigrant youth that broke out across...
French parliament approves extension of emergency powers to suppress riots
The French Senate on Wednesday approved a three-month extension of emergency powers for local governments still struggling to control rioting around the country. The Senate's approval came a day after the...
US District Court Judge Ted Stewart Wednesday refused to strike down Utah's ban on polygamy, turning back a suit brought by a Utah man who wanted to add another wife to his marriage. Stewart said the state has an...
Jack Balkin, Yale Law School:"In Hernandez v. Robles a New York State trial court judge held that the New York State constitution prohibited restricting marriage to opposite sex couples.The court held that prohibition on same sex couples violated the Due...
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said Friday that he would be willing to call a national election over the issue of same-sex marriage, the subject of pending legislation in the Canadian House of Commons where Martin presides...
Utah Supreme Court, issued September 3, 2004. Read the opinion. Excerpt: ...Utah's bigamy statute does not attempt to target only religiously motivated bigamy. Any individual who violates the statute, whether for religious or secular reasons, is subject to prosecution. See,...
