Michael Porter Jr. slid out of the top 10 in Thursday night's NBA draft, ultimately landing at No. 14 with the Nuggets amid concerns about his back. Source: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23867590/2018-nba-draft-michael-porter-jr-slides-denver-nuggets-no-14
F1 gossip: Alonso, Schumacher, McLaren, Verstappen, Grosjean
Fernando Alonso praises Le Mans team-mates, Michael Schumacher exhibition opens in Cologne, plus more. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44435607
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Priest’s Objections To Testifying About Statements Made In Confessional
In Ronchi v. State of Florida, (FL App., June 15, 2018), a Florida state appellate court held that it would violate Florida's Religious Freedom Restoration Act to require a Catholic priest, Fr. Vincenzo Ronchi, to testify about a sex abuse victim's statements made during a confession, even though...
Canada’s Supreme Court: Provinces Can Refuse Law School Accreditation Over LGBTQ Rights
In a pair of decisions today, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the bodies controlling the legal profession in British Columbia and Ontario can, without violating Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, refuse to accredit Trinity Western University's proposed new law school. At issue in Law...
Court Enforces Document Subpoena Against Texas Catholic Bishops
Last year a suit was filed in Texas federal district court challenging the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires health providers to bury or cremate fetal remains after an abortion. (See prior related posting.) A preliminary injunction against enforcement of the law was issued in...
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