In Nagy v. Hungary, (ECHR, Sept. 14, 2017), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, by a vote of 10-7, upheld the exclusive jurisdiction of ecclesiastical courts over contractual disputes that are matters of ecclesiastical law. In the case, a pastor in the Reformed Church of...
6th Circuit Rejects Law Prof’s Claim That $666 Raise Was Retaliatory As “Mark of the Beast”
In Lifter v. Cleveland State University, (6th Cir., Sept. 12, 2017), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Ohio federal district court's dismissal of a lawsuit by two former Cleveland State University Law School professors (husband and wife) who claim that the dean had retaliated...
Santa Fe Diocese Releases List of Priests Found Guilty of Sex Abuse
On Tuesday, the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe released the names of 74 priests, deacons and brothers who have been found guilty of sexually abusing a child, either by the Church (canon law), the State (criminal law), or both. The list also includes those who were laicized after being accused of...

Pattypan Squash Soup with Pesto Recipe
Buy Clotilde's latest book, The French Market Cookbook! I’ve been a little hard on the patty pan squash, and for that I apologize. About a year ago, I posted a recipe for Roasted Patty Pan Squash and Herbed Chickpeas, and wrote, “avoid patty pans that are larger than the palm of your hand: they...
Democrats Urge Full Review of Republicans’ 11th-hour attack on Obamacare
The bill has two weeks to advance -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Source: http://bppro.link/?c=Ws1
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