All Africa (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
BRIGADIER Henry Tumukunde's removal from Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 2005 decision by the Constitutional Court to exempt magistrates and registrars from paying income tax. The unanimous decision guarantees that lower-level judicial officers continue benefiting from a tax exemption that judges have enjoyed since 1991.
Election Law (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
It's not only in Ohio that there's confusion in the courts over last minute election litigation. Check out this post at the Indiana Law Blog. Not to say that the opinion was rushed, but the Court in its order inadvertently...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
In 1935, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that cities are not liable for negligence if someone is injured as a result of a slight defect in a city-maintained sidewalk.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new poll says 53 percent of Connecticut residents support last week's state Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay and lesbian marriages.
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
From Fox News HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions through the courts. The ruling comes just weeks before Californians go to the polls on a historic gay-marriage ballot question, the first time the issue [...]
SeekingAlpha Telecom Stocks (Free subscription) | yesterday
I was the shareholder intervenor for the BCE (BCE) vs. Bondholder's case. Seems like an eternity ago doesn't it that the Supreme Court ruled that the BCE debenture holders were crying wolf? I like Mark McQueen . He was a fraternity brother of mine at Western and he - like me - remains long BCE as an arb trade. I'm not sure if he is long anew or underwater from a higher cost base, but...
Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
[Guest post by DRJ] Like previous court decisions in Massachusetts and California, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today that gay couples have the right to marry: “Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she disagreed with the ruling. “The Supreme Court has spoken,” she said. “I do not believe their voice reflects the majority of the people of Connecticut. However, [...]...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Connecticut Supreme Court today overturned a state ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that it "discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation" in violation of the state constitution.
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
In Kerrigan v. Commisioner, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. The court announced that sexual orientation is a quasi-suspect class under the Equal Protection clause of the state constitution, and therefore...
Leonard Link (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
More details later. I've just skimmed through the opening paragraph of the Court's opinion, and couldn't wait. It's a win, 4-3. Connecticut Supreme Court rules that same-sex couples are entitled to marry, and orders trial court to grant summary judgment...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Connecticut Supreme Court is deciding Friday whether same-sex couples in the state are legally entitled to marriage.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
The Supreme Court ruling that that cigarette smoking is injurious to health and the consequent ban in public places such as in front of schools, colleges, parks, roads and other crowd areas is welcome . Further it is learnt that a ...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that gays and lesbians can marry legally in the state. Connecticut now joins Massachusetts and California in becoming the third state in the United States that allows same-sex marriages. The lawsuit (Elizabeth Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, SC17716, Connecticut Supreme Court (Hartford) that decided the fate of gay marriages...
PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
In a ruling that mirrors the one earlier this year in California, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that denying gays and lesbians the right to marry, and that civil unions were an insufficient substitute. Essentially they came to the blindingly obvious conclusion that separate is not equal. Also much like the California ruling, the governor [...]
