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9 Sep 5:02 am by Michael J. Hassen
... satisfied, Motricity this time around creatively relies on a declaration submitted by plaintiff's class counsel Jay Edelson as part of a separate action brought against a different defendant…." Walker, at 1142. That declaration stated, in relevant part, ... plaintiff to file papers notifying the court of a related case." Walker, at 1142. The district court also concluded that the Edelson declaration, even if considered for removal purposes, would have failed to support Motricity's removal because ...
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23 Sep 5:20 am by Michael J. Hassen
... and previously unknown grounds." Id.¸ at 1096. Specifically, the second removal was based on the declaration of plaintiff's counsel (Edelson) in a different matter that, according to defense counsel, constituted an "other paper" for removal purposes. Id. Plaintiff's ... had no bearing on Rynearson II. Id., at 1098. Second, while it was admittedly "perplexed by Motricity's description of the Edelson declaration as 'new and previously unknown,'" it found that defendant's conduct did not rise to the ...
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29 Jun 5:43 am by Michael Ginsborg
... of that Initiative does little more than provide lip-service to the idea of protecting religious liberty. If Laycock is right, Yes on Equality, the Initiative's proponent, would have political reason to consider at least some of the adopted protections. The National Journal reports that Chris Edelson, state legislative director for the Human Rights Campaign, supports (some of?) the exemptions, and so did Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders.
Legal Commentary on Proposition 8 and the Right to Marry - http://prop8legalcommentary.blogspot.com/
17 Sep 6:07 am by Michael Ginsborg
... recognize same-sex unions, which eliminates gay couples from COBRA. COBRA also excludes unmarried heterosexual couples, but the provision has a greater effect on gays because they don't have the option of getting married [and having their marriages qualify under COBRA]. "It highlights that when times are bad, it affects people who have fewer legal protections more harshly," said Chris Edelson, state legislative director for the Human Rights Campaign, a Washington-based gay-rights organization.
Legal Commentary on Proposition 8 and the Right to Marry - http://prop8legalcommentary.blogspot.com/
         
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