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Kim Davis case reinstated

4/10/18 Timeline:

06/26/15: Gov. Beshear issued a directive ordering all Kentucky county clerks to personally authorize SSM licenses
(the "SSM Mandate"). ref
06/26/15: County clerk Kim Davis announces that the Rowan County Clerk's Office would no longer issue marriage licenses to any couples. ref
08/17/15: District court judge David L. Bunning orders Kim Davis to issue marriage licenses, but stays his order pending appeal. ref, ref2
08/26/15: Kim Davis ordered by the 6th circuit to grant same sex licenses, but she still refuses to do so. She believes that the first amendment allows her to be a government worker and also to exercise her beliefs. ref, pdf
08/28/15: Kim Davis formally appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. ref
08/31/15: Without comment the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Kim Davis emergency appeal while they consider whether to hear the case. ref, alt
09/03/15: District Judge David Bunning ordered Kim Davis to be arrested ref. She has rejected an offer to get out of jail if she will issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. ref
09/07/15: Kim Davis files emergency appeal to the 6th Circuit for immediate consideration and motion for injunction pending appeal. pdf, ref
09/08/15: District court judge David L. Bunning orders Kim Davis to be released on the condition that she not interfere with issuing marriage licenses. pdf, ref
09/14/15: After taking a few days off from work after getting out of jail. Kim Davis allows clerks to issue marriage licenses with her name omitted and has asked to replace her title on the license forms with a statement saying that the licenses are being issued as required by a federal court order. I presume this request was granted. ref
11/05/15: Matt Bevin who supported and visited Kim Davis in jail wins Kentucky governor position over opponent Jack Conway. He vows to make one of his first acts as governor to stop forcing county clerks to endorse same sex marriage licenses personally. Matt Bevin is the third Republican governor of Kentucky in 50 years. ref
04/05/18: Briefs were filed before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the case was reinstated. Kim Davis is being represented by Liberty Counsel ref, ref2

Case name: Miller v. Davis, 15-5880

Related:

9/3/15: Welcome to Chaos: Kentucky Public Servants on Different Sides of History ADFLegal

Comment: Notice how fast this case is proceeding compared to other similar cases which often take years to progress this far.

Can Christians still work for the government and hold to what they believe? How should Christians respond if told to violate their faith in a government occupation? Stay and face the consequences or quit ref? Either should be fine so long as you don't stop calling sin sin.

Ryan T. Anderson mentions North Carolina which on 6/11/15 overrode a Governor veto of a law to allow state employees to not be forced to be involved with same sex weddings. ref, S.B.2 The other state is Utah. see Utah Compromise

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Kim Davis case reinstated
4/10/18 Timeline:

06/26/15: Gov. Beshear issued a directive ordering all Kentucky county clerks to personally authorize SSM licenses
(the "SSM Mandate"). ref

06/26/15: County clerk Kim Davis announces that the Rowan County Clerk's Office would no longer issue marriage licenses to any couples. ref

08/17/15: District court judge David L. Bunning orders Kim Davis to issue marriage licenses, but stays his order pending appeal. ref, ref2

08/26/15: Kim Davis ordered by the 6th circuit t . . . [more]

Oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission heard before the U.S. Supreme Court
12/6/17 On 12/05/17 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.  A decision is expected by June 2018.

Facts:

Case No. 16-111.
Case Name: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
At stake: whether Christians must give up their religious beliefs when entering the work place.

People:

Kristen K. Waggoner, Scottsdale, Arizona; on behalf of the Petitioners
General. Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department . . . [more]

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Jack Phillips case
6/27/17 On Monday, 6/26/17, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case against Jack Phillip's of Masterpiece Cakeshop for refusing to make a cake to honor a same sex wedding.  ref, ref2, ref3, ref4

See also: hot cases 3

Oregon Court of Appeals hears Appeal by Kleins
3/3/17 Yesterday, 3/2/17, the three judge panel from the Oregon Court of Appeals heard the appeal of the $135,000 fine proposed by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and, later, upheld by then Oregon Labor Commissioner, Brad Avakian back on 4/24/15 ref, ref2, ref3, video of oral arguments.

If needed, the next level of appeals would be the Oregon Supreme Court.  A ruling will likely be released later this year.

It is assumed that this case will make it, along with many others, to the U.S. S . . . [more]

Washington state Supreme Court rules against Barronelle Stutzman
2/17/17 Washington state Supreme Court on 2/16/17, rules against florist, Barronelle Stutzman, who declined to make flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding and says she must pay for the court costs up to this time. It was determined by the court that Barronelle Stutzman engaged in sexual discrimination.

As applied in this case, the Washington Law Against Discrimination does not compel speech or association. And assuming that it substantially burdens Stutzman's religious free exercise, the Washing . . . [more]

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National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra
3/31/18 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday, 3/20/18, on whether pro-life centers may be forced to promote abortion.  Many cases regarding abortion make it to the U.S. Supreme Court each year in one way or another and it can be argued that abortion supporters typically win.  This case makes it look like pro-life centers will win.  Time will tell.

Regardless, the arguments as well as the upcoming ruling should prove interesting.  Ideally, the ruling won't be as disappointing as Ober . . . [more]

High School class teaches how to view porn responsibly
2/18/18 So apparently there is a class for High School students in Boston where they can learn to view porn the right way The Truth About Pornography: A Pornography-Literacy Curriculum for High School Students Designed to Reduce Sexual and Dating Violence.

In related news, on Friday, 2/16/18, a judge in Ohio permanently removed the parental rights of the parents of a 17 year old daughter because they wouldn't support her desire to take hormone treatments to become a man. ref

Yep, this is the world . . . [more]

Abortion clinics continue to close 2017 Update
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Abortion clinics in 1991: 2,176.

This year (as of august 2013) 42 clinics closed and 24 were closed in 2012.  Part of the reason for the high number of closings that year was due to North Carolina signing a new law that requires abortion facilities to meet the same standards as an outpatient surgery center . . . [more]

Net Neutrality: an interview with Ajit Pai
11/28/17 On November 21, 2017 The Daily Signal had a 12:22 min video interview with Ajit Pai who answered questions from viewers regarding the impact of repealing Net Neutrality.  This is the only video interview with Ajit Pai regarding Net Neutrality that I am aware of.

Some of the questions include the following:

"How will this impact competitiveness?"
"How will this affect innovation?"
"Will this encourage more competitiveness between ISPs?"
"Will reversing Net Neutrality benefit only big bus . . . [more]

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