"The cross apparently was put up during the night, but it was unclear whether it was the original or a replica, Slater said. There was no immediate word on whether the cross will be covered, removed or allowed to stand . . . "

"Think it's just a ban on the Bible in public schools, even as a historical reference document? No. As worded, it prohibits many of the founding documents that are religious (and many, political)."

New Montgomery County law deters women from talking to pro-life pregnancy counselors

"In a strong dissent, Justice Thomas (joined by Justice Scalia, and in part by Justice Alito) objected that the Court is substituting its own moral judgment for that of the people of Florida . . . "

"The case concerns an Arizona school choice program that has been serving low- and middle-income families for 13 years. The state grants a tax credit to individuals who donate to nonprofit entities that award scholarships for children to attend private schools -- including religious schools . . . "

Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a motion to intervene Wednesday on behalf of 32 members of the European Parliament from 11 nations supporting Italy in a forthcoming appeal of a ruling from the Second Section of the European Court of Human Rights.

"Alliance Defense Fund attorneys are considering all available options for appeal of a federal judge’s decision Tuesday to dismiss Nampa Classical Academy’s lawsuit challenging the Idaho Public Charter School Commission’s ban on the use of religious texts in its curriculum."

"Of the elites advocating invasive legal interventions, none is more exclusive than the American Law Institute . . . In fact, they propose radical changes that go to the root of the law’s understanding of the family."

"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that legislation to provide fringe benefits for the same-sex partners of federal employees 'would increase direct spending by $101 million over the 2010-2015 period and $310 million through 2020.'"

"An order prohibiting the removal of a child from a country without the noncustodial parent's consent is enforceable under an international child abduction treaty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday."

"The recovery of a healthy market and the restoration of healthy public morality are not two separate aims but two dimensions in the quest for human freedom . . . "

"The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected Boulder County's appeal of the 2008 jury decision that allowed the church to expand."

"Once Kagan gets on the court, she will answer to nobody for the rest of her life. Better get some answers now, then, don’t you think? Or does that too 'have no place' in such a process?"

"Couples will stop having sex to conceive babies within a decade and use IVF instead, scientists said yesterday. They say 30-somethings will increasingly rely on artificial methods of fertilisation because natural human reproduction is 'fairly inefficient' . . . "