Tag Archives: First Amendment lawsuits

“Purdue University rejects ‘God’ language on donor’s plaque” and then wusses out

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Naomi

And is threatened with a lawsuit paid for by the falsely named “Liberty” Institute, a Christian right-wing cabal. Got this story from Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution Is True: Purdue University rejects “God” language on donor’s plaque « Why Evolution Is … Continue reading →

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“Ending ‘Gay Conversion’ for Good”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Naomi

An interesting point of view in a NYT opinion piece by a Yale law student, Jacob K. Victor — interesting, because Victor points out that “deceptive practices” lawsuits, rather than state legislation, are the most effective means of stopping “gay … Continue reading →

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Two lawsuit settlements: sex and sex

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Naomi

Odd, perhaps, that today I read news about two lawsuits that settled, and both concern, well, sex. One of those cases — against Bob Filner, the ex-mayor of San Diego — is satisfactory to me (I’ve written previously about the … Continue reading →

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