Tag Archives: lawsuits

PENNSYLVANIA: Governor Hires Outside Attorney To Fight Marriage Lawsuit

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has hired an outside attorney to defend against the marriage equality lawsuit brought in July. Because state Attorney General Kathleen Kane won’t do it. William Lamb, a Republican and founding partner of the West Chester-based firm Lamb McErlane, is one of the most prominent figures in that Pennsylvania legal community having served on the state Supreme …

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Spotify Sued Over User Playlists

Britain’s Ministry Of Sound label has sued the music streaming service Spotify, claiming that user playlists that mirror the track listings on their compilations constitute a copyright violation. Chief executive Lohan Presencer claims that his company has been asking Spotify to remove the playlists – some of which include “Ministry of Sound” in their titles – since 2012.  “It’s been …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lesbian Couple Sues To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ban

A lesbian couple that married in Washington DC has filed suit to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in their home state of South Carolina. The lawsuit, brought by S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Katherine Bradacs and Tracie Goodwin, was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbia last week. Judge Joe Anderson, a veteran judge who has presided in numerous high-profile …

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Quote Of The Day – Scott Lively

“Dear President Putin, On behalf of millions of Americans and Canadians who are concerned about the seemingly unstoppable spread of homosexuality in our countries and internationally, I wish to respectfully express my heartfelt gratitude that your nation has take a firm and unequivocal stand against this scourge by banning homosexualist propaganda in Russia. You have set an example of moral …

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Trump Launches Site Attacking New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

This weekend New York state Attorney General sued Donald Trump for $40M, claiming that his Trump University is a bait-and-switch scam. In response, Trump’s camp has already launched a website attacking Schneiderman. From the site: “98% of Trump University students rated the program ‘excellent’ while only 4% of New York State registered voters rated Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s performance as …

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NEW YORK: State AG Sues Donald Trump Over “Fraudulent” Trump University

New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a $40M lawsuit against Donald Trump, claiming that his Trump University is a fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme. “Trading on his celebrity status, Mr. Trump personally appeared in advertisements making false promises to convince people to spend tens of thousands of dollars they couldn’t afford for lessons they never got,” Schneiderman said. “No …

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Blurred Lines: Gaye’s Estate Rejected Six-Figure Offer From Robin Thicke

Last week Robin Thicke filed a preemptive lawsuit against the estate of Marvin Gaye, just in case they decided to sue over the alleged similarities between Gaye’s 1977 smash Got To Give It Up and Thicke’s Blurred Lines, which remains at #1 today for the 11th consecutive week. Today Billboard reports that Gaye’s family had rejected a six-figure offer from …

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ADF Has The New Mexico Sadz

“Government-coerced expression is a feature of dictatorships that has no place in a free country. This decision is a blow to our client and to every American’s right to live free. Decisions like this undermine the constitutionally protected freedoms of expression and conscience that we have all taken for granted. America was founded on the fundamental freedom of every citizen …

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MA State Supreme Court To Hear Suit To Remove “Under God” From Pledge

On September 4th the Massachusetts Supreme Court will hear arguments in a suit that seeks to remove the phrase “under God” from the Pledge Of Allegiance. The case was brought on behalf of a Massachusetts family with children enrolled in public schools. The Christian Post reports: Brought by the American Humanist Association, the suit alleges that the pledge’s “Under God” …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Gay Couples Seek To Intervene In Montgomery County Case

Last week Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett joined the state Health Department in filing suit against Montgomery County, demanding that Clerk Bruce Hanes cease issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Yesterday 31 gay couples, including some JMG readers, filed a motion to intervene and be named as parties in the case. Read the full filing. (Via JMG reader Jeffrey Becker, who …

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COLORADO: Judge Orders State To Pay $768K To Gay Former Trooper

The Colorado State Patrol has been ordered to pay $768,268 to a former trooper who was refused reinstatement after they learned he is gay. State Senior Administrative Law Judge Mary McClatchey said in a 25-page opinion that former State Patrol Capt. Brett Williams — who she said was highly dedicated to the patrol, where he enjoyed a “stellar career” — …

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Quote Of The Day: Father Richard Perozich

“I personally have been in attendance where Dr. Scott Lively speaks on the issues of sexuality. He is courteous, biblical, and loving toward anyone who is not following chaste biblical living. He relates his many years of persecution by those who disagree with him. He tries to bring people to Christ for the salvation of their souls. He is once …

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Singer Robin Thicke Sues To Protect Blurred Lines From Marvin Gaye’s Estate

Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines is the biggest hit of 2013, remaining at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the ninth consecutive week today, giving him the longest run at the top for a male solo artist in five years.  But ever since the track debuted, many critics have noted its striking similarities to Marvin Gaye’s 1977 disco smash, Got To …

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Anti-Gay Group Sues DOJ Over Cost Of “Government-Funded Gay Pride Events”

The anti-gay Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom Of Information lawsuit against the Department Of Justice, demanding to know how much the DOJ paid Melissa Etheridge to appear at a June gay pride-related event attended by hundreds of DOJ lawyers.  Here’s their press release: Judicial Watch has sued the United States Department of Justice for refusing to turn over information …

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WISCONSIN: Victims Group Wants Judge Tossed In Milwaukee Archdiocese Case

Late last month a Wisconsin judge ruled that the victims of pedophile priests and other creditors should not have access to the millions that then-Archbishop Timothy Dolan moved to a cemetery fund after telling the Vatican that he was doing so for the “improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability.” Now that group wants the judge …

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Judge Rejects Scott Lively’s Motion To Dismiss Crimes Against Humanity Lawsuit

From the Center For Constitutional Rights: Today, in a first-of-its kind case brought by a Ugandan LGBTI advocacy organization against a prominent U.S. anti-gay extremist, a federal judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity and that the fundamental human rights of LGBTI people are protected under international law. The …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Governor’s Office Files To Stop Marriages In Montgomery County

Saying that Montgomery County is causing “serious and limitless harm” to the system, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has filed a legal demand to stop the issuing of same-sex marriage licenses. The filing in Commonwealth Court fleshed out the Health Department’s legal claim against D. Bruce Hanes, the Montgomery County orphan’s court clerk who has issued 116 marriage licenses to same-sex …

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FRANCE: Gay Rights Group To Sue Twitter Over “Gays Must Die” Hashtag

France’s English-language The Local reports: Shocked French Twitter users and gay rights groups have reacted angrily to the emergence of the hashtag “#LesGaysDoiventDispaîratreCar” (“Gay people must die/disappear because”), that trended over the weekend. The organisation SOS Homophobie, which fights anti-gay speech and violence, has launched a parallel campaign online, encouraging users to point out and report instances of the phrase. …

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NEW YORK CITY: Judge Dismisses Suit Against Telephoto “Voyeur” Photographer

Back in the spring, I mentioned that residents of a luxury Tribeca building were seething about an art gallery’s exhibition of photos taken of them with a telephoto lens from an apartment across the street.  Yesterday a state judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by the building’s tenants, two of whom claimed that their children’s faces were identifiable in the photos. …

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ILLINOIS: Hate Group Compares Gay Marriage To Incest, Polygamy, Blah, Blah

“Arguing that marriage should be available to any human beings who profess to love each other not only ignores unique biological fruitfulness of male and female unions, but it also makes us wonder when — and why — plaintiffs would ever draw the line. Stretching plaintiffs’ rationale to the limits of their logic, why or how could they bar or …

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