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• Anthony Kennedy: how one man's evolution legalized marriage for millions

  26-06-2015 21:43
  
  The 78-year-old supreme court justice who wrote the historic opinion on gay marriage has long been one of the most enigmatic swing voters on the benchHis prose may lack the fiery eloquence of his US supreme court colleagues Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia, or the razor-sharp precision of chief justice John Roberts, but the majority opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy – granting a constitutional right to same-sex marriage across the United States – will go down as one of the mos
  
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• Plaintiffs celebrate gay marriage win: 'We are overjoyed and grateful'

  26-06-2015 21:10
  
  Plaintiffs from same-sex marriage cases across the country, including Jim Obergefell’s at the supreme court, celebrate the legalization of gay marriageObergefell’s husband, John Arthur, was dying of ALS when the couple flew to Maryland to get married after more than two decades together. They filed suit in Ohio to have Obergefell recognized on Arthur’s death certificate so they could be buried together in a family plot. Related: Gay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme
  
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• 'Deeply disheartening': gay marriage ruling condemned in justices' dissent

  26-06-2015 19:58
  
  Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and chief justice John Roberts write separate opinions against historic decision to legalise gay marriageOne of the US supreme court justices who found themselves on the opposite side of Friday’s historic endorsement of same-sex marriage has warned that the ruling will be used “vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy”, a group he said now faced being “labeled as bigots”. Related: Gay marriage declared lega
  
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• Americans face being 'labeled as bigots' over gay marriage ruling, justice warns

  26-06-2015 19:58
  
  Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and chief justice John Roberts write separate opinions against historic decision to legalise gay marriageOne of the US supreme court justices who found themselves on the opposite side of Friday’s historic endorsement of same-sex marriage has warned that the ruling will be used to “vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy”, a group he said now faced being “labeled as bigots”. Related: Gay marriage declared l
  
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• Does the same-sex marriage ruling mean trouble for other LGBT rights cases? | Scott Lemieux

  26-06-2015 19:40
  
  The language of the ruling means that states cannot discriminate against same-sex marriages. The same cannot be said for LGBT people as a whole – yetOn the anniversary of its decisions striking down laws banning “sodomy” and a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that prevented legally-married same-sex couples from obtaining federal recognition, the Supreme Court on Friday declared a full national right to same-sex marriage. The court’s decision was 5-4, with Justice Anthony Kenn
  
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• UK Officials Hoping To Change Freedom Of Information Law To Include Less Of ... - Techdirt

  26-06-2015 19:35
  
  UK Officials Hoping To Change Freedom Of Information Law To Include Less Of ...
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  The UK's short-lived, awkward relationship with its Freedom of Information law appears to winding its way towards an acrimonious divorce. Not fully implemented until 2005 and disowned by its co-creator (former PM Tony Blair) in his memoirs only five ...
  
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• 'Love is love': Obama lauds gay marriage activists in hailing 'a victory for America'

  26-06-2015 19:14
  
  Politicians begin to weigh in on the supreme court’s ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, with Republicans notably expressing far more divisive opinions Related: Gay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling “Love is love,” declared Barack Obama, in the aftermath of the supreme court’s landmark decision on gay marriage on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Gay marriage ruling: Jim Obergefell receives emotional phone call from Obama – video

  26-06-2015 18:31
  
  Obergefell married his husband Arthur in 2013 after the supreme court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. Arthur died three months later, and Obergefell sued to be able to have his name included on his husband's death certificate. The resulting case is the one ruled on by the supreme court on Friday, which made gay marriage legal across the US Continue reading...
  
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• US supreme court legalizes on gay marriage – read the dissenting opinions

  26-06-2015 17:37
  
  In one of four separate dissents, Chief Justice John Roberts attacked the decision, arguing: ‘Judges have power to say what the law is, not what it should be’ Continue reading...
  
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• US supreme court legalizes gay marriage – read the dissenting opinions

  26-06-2015 17:37
  
  In one of four separate dissents, Chief Justice John Roberts attacked the decision, arguing: ‘Judges have power to say what the law is, not what it should be’ Continue reading...
  
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• Forced marriage is still a big problem in the UK. What more can we do?

  26-06-2015 17:36
  
  This month, the first person was convicted under recent forced-marriage laws. But problems persist, and those with learning difficulties are particularly vulnerable. My Life, My Marriage is one project hoping to helpThis month, a 34-year old businessman from Cardiff become the first person in the UK to be jailed under the forced-marriage laws introduced in June 2014. Forced marriage is defined as being when one or both spouses do not consent to the marriage, or when consent is extracted under du
  
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• Gay marriage bans struck down by US supreme court – read the ruling

  26-06-2015 17:15
  
  The majority opinion, written by justice Anthony Kennedy, determined that the right to marriage equality falls under equal protection clause of 14th amendment Continue reading...
  
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• UK Equine Law Conference Held in April - TheHorse.com

  26-06-2015 17:02
  
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  UK Equine Law Conference Held in April
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  Discussion topics ranged from medications in racing and sport horse fields to equine insurance provisions, and more. Read More · What is a Neck Threadworm, and Can it Hurt My Horse? Vaccines, Dewormers, and Nutrition for Senior Horses · What is a ...en meer »
  
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• Janner prosecution review must be published, says alleged victims' lawyer

  26-06-2015 16:36
  
  Independent review of decision not to charge Labour peer over alleged child abuse must be made public ‘to dispel coverup suspicions’
  A lawyer representing nine men who say they were abused by Greville Janner is calling for the publication of the independent review into the decision not to prosecute the former MP.Alison Saunders, the director of public prosecutions, is expected to reveal next week whether the formal review by an independent QC will reverse her decision not to charge Lord Jann
  
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• Supreme court's gay marriage ruling: a day of elation, but decades of activism

  26-06-2015 16:19
  
  US same-sex marriage rights have expanded rapidly in the past two years, following in the steps of the first gay rights group in 1924, Harvey Milk in the 1970s and many other historic groups and eventsThe supreme court has made gay marriage the law of the land across the United States, capping decades of legal steps that have sped up rapidly in the past two years. The ruling follows decades of activism across the country. Here’s a timeline of what brought the US to this point. Related: Meet th
  
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• Gay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling

  26-06-2015 16:04
  
  With 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, the justices determine the right to marriage equality falls under equal protection clause of 14th amendmentSame-sex marriages are now legal across the entirety of the United States after a historic supreme court ruling that declared attempts by conservative states to ban them unconstitutional.In what may prove the most important civil rights case in a generation, five of the nine court justices determined that the right to marriage equality was enshrined u
  
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• 'The Marikana massacre is a tale of utter shame for South Africa'

  26-06-2015 14:21
  
  Injustice and suffering have prevailed after report fails to hold a single person accountable for the deaths of 34 striking miners, writes Ranjeni MunusamyThe link between South Africa’s deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and the bloodied bodies that came to lie on Marikana’s scorched earth during strikes over work conditions in 2012 may seem obvious to an onlooker. Related: South African deputy president cleared over Marikana massacre Those who went on strike were people who tried to upset
  
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• Legal aid protest momentum builds as big firms support action

  26-06-2015 13:52 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Lawyers across England and Wales meet on Monday to decide whether they will forgo work in protest against legal aid cuts.
  
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• Safety net opens wider for civil legal aid cases

  26-06-2015 13:39 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  More applications for exceptional case funding now granted – but fewer attempts being made.
  
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• Court suspends fast-track asylum appeal system

  26-06-2015 13:14
  
  Appeal judges put system on hold until court hears government challenge against ruling that it is ‘structurally unfair’ and must be quashedThe court of appeal has suspended the government’s fast-track appeal system for processing asylum applications.
  Three judges put it on hold until the court hears a challenge by the lord chancellor and the home secretary against a ruling that the system, which has been in use for a decade to speed up the processing of asylum claims, is “structurally un
  
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• Americans breathe a sigh of relief over the future of their healthcare after King v Burwell

  26-06-2015 13:00
  
  For nine million people, Thursday’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act was a potentially life-saving decision: ‘We are celebrating. We are just hugging and crying right now. I am just so relieved’Nine million people in 34 states woke up on Friday morning knowing that the health insurance plans many have come to rely on were safe.In a landmark ruling in support of Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law, the supreme court ruled that subsidies issued to people in states that did not set up their
  
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• 'We are hugging and crying': Americans on Obamacare breathe a sigh of relief

  26-06-2015 13:00
  
  For 9 million people, Thursday’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act was a potentially life-saving decision: ‘We are celebrating. I am just so relieved’Nine million people in 34 states woke up on Friday morning knowing that the health insurance plans many have come to rely on were safe.In a landmark ruling in support of Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law, the supreme court ruled that subsidies issued to people in states that did not set up their own healthcare exchanges were legal. Related
  
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• Company that threatened tax-credit claimants could become MoJ's bailiffs

  26-06-2015 12:59
  
  Ministry of Justice confirms Concentrix, which came under fire for letters on behalf of HMRC, is its preferred bidder for contract to collect court finesAn outsourcing company that has been criticised for sending threatening letters to people legitimately claiming tax credits is the preferred bidder for a £675m government contract to collect court fines.Concentrix, a Belfast-based firm owned by a US conglomerate, has already begun advertising for staff to chase people who owe money to the
  
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• Hundreds of investors seek compensation from Quindell

  26-06-2015 12:18 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Firm says it has been contacted by more than 500 Quindell investors who have expressed interest in pursuing a claim.
  
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• Rebuke for solicitor who transferred £11.5k from client accounts

  26-06-2015 09:55 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  In a notice published yesterday, Nicholas Levy admitted making improper withdrawals from a client account.
  
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