Federal judge denies advocacy group motions to intervene in Proposition 8 suit
A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Wednesday that several gay rights groups may not intervene in a lawsuit challenging California's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , Proposition...
Bush-Gore lawyers file Proposition 8 challenge in federal court
Former US solicitor general Ted Olson and prominent litigator David Boies announced Wednesday that they have filed suit challenging California's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , Proposition 8...
California Supreme Court rejects challenges to Proposition 8
The California Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that constitutional challenges to Proposition 8 , which amended the California Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage , lacked merit and that the amendment stands as...
New Jersey high court bars sex offender residence restrictions
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local ordinances prohibiting convicted sex offenders (CSOs) from living near schools, playgrounds, and other public areas were preempted by the state's Megan's Law and, therefore, invalid....
The California Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments in three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 , the ballot measure passed in November that banned same-sex marriage in the...
California Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8 arguments in March
The California Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear oral arguments on March 5 in the three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 , the ballot measure passed in November...
California court says sex offender residency rules 'additional punishment'
The California Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the residency requirements associated with Proposition 83 amount to additional punishment for sex offenders . Proposition 83, or Jessica's Law,...
The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey on Tuesday struck down two municipal ordinances that prohibited convicted sex offenders (CSOs) from living near schools, parks, playgrounds and day care centers. The Appellate...
Indiana appeals court partially overturns sex offender residence law
The Indiana Court of Appeals Tuesday ruled that a 2006 state law barring convicted sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, public park or youth center is unconstitutional...
California officials order thousands of sex offenders to move to legal housing
California officials have finished notifying 2.741 paroled sex offenders residing in California that they must move pursuant to Proposition 83 , a law prohibiting California sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet...
