In Judicial Committee of the Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v. Wall, (Can. Sup. Ct., May 31, 2018), Canada's Supreme Court rejected a challenge by a Jehovah's Witness that the church's Judicial Committee breached principles of natural justice and its duty of fairness in...
Month: June 2018
Suit Challenges Idaho Invalidation of Pregnant Women’s Living Wills
Suit was filed in an Idaho federal district court last week challenging the constitutionality of an Idaho statute that invalidates a woman's health care advance directive if the woman is pregnant. The complaint (full text) in Almerico v. Denney, (D ID, filed 5/31/2018) alleges in part:That law...
Objections To Child’s Vaccination Were Not Genuine Religious Beliefs
In Miller v. Dicherry, (LA App, May 29, 2018), a Louisiana state appellate court rejected objections of a mother, who was the domiciliary parent under a joint custody decree, to having her child vaccinated. The mother argued that she had a First Amendment right to refuse routine vaccinations for...
Canadian GP: Fernando Alonso says ‘I’m one of F1’s best ever’
Fernando Alonso says he is one of the best ever Formula 1 drivers, as he celebrates his 300th grand prix in Canada this weekend. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44420958
Betsy DeVos May Only Offer Partial Loan Refunds To Defrauded College Students
Education Secretary and champion of for-profit colleges Betsy DeVos is once again siding with this controversial industry and against students who were defrauded by schools that tricked them into paying top dollar for a bottom-dollar education. Amid the collapse of scandalized for-profit school...
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