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...author calling himself J.D. California (real name: Fredrik Colting) tried to do, in a book named 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye. But just before his death, the ever-vigilant Salinger sent his lawyers after California and his tiny publisher, Windupbird Publishing, suing them in June in federal court in Manhattan. The judge, Deborah Batts, sided with Salinger, indefinitely banning the publication of the book in this country. (It had been published in Britain.) The judge rejected the argument that the book was a parody, which would have been legally permissible. The judge's ruling has been appealed...
...privileged status granted to the heterosexual union as the best context for procreation and the raising of children - functions understood to be vital to the society's well-being. The argument put forth by Boies would mean the effective deregulation of marriage, since his arguments already presented in court could be proposed by any number of others, including those representing polygamists." (See a video of gay marriage in the heartland...
...that govern it - comes in. "This case clearly presents a clash of worldviews," Spindelman says. "But the legal system can't just pick sides between them; it couldn't and still be a decision consistent with the rule of law. There must be reasons for whatever conclusion the trial court reaches and facts supporting them...
...namely that the government's interest in preserving marriage as it has traditionally been understood is not just legitimate, but vital. "The question is, Is this institution designed for these pro-child reasons or is it to produce companionship and personal fulfillment and expression of love?," he said in court. "Are those purposes themselves important enough to run risks to the accomplishment of the pro-child purposes...
Staver says he's not worried about traditional marriage. "I don't think this has mainstreamed this matter," says Staver, who is now the law dean at Liberty University. "Two attorneys and a few people testifying in court will not sway millions of minds on this issue." Across America, gay couples eager to join the 18,000 who married before California changed its laws are certainly hoping he's wrong...