Court to hear Utah crosses dispute on public land
The Utah Court will decide a dispute over 12 foot high crosses honoring troopers who died in service erected by private funds along highways. An atheist lawsuit in 2005 found the display unconstitutional. Utah appeals the ruling to preserve free expression on public land. The case involves fourteen crosses bearing trooper biographies and the state patrol logo.
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Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Utah Highway Patrol Troopers Association
State Patrol
Oregon bill ends spiritual defense in murder cases
Oregon lawmakers moved to remove faith healing as a legal defense in murder or manslaughter. The measure targets deaths tied to the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City and follows trials and convictions related to parents who did not seek medical care for children. The House approved the bill unanimously, the Senate advanced it, and it returns to the House for Senate-change approval.
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Followers of Christ Church
Oregon City
Oregon House
Senate
House
Rape trial opens over church shaming in New Hampshire
Prosecutor says case centers on force fear and faith as Ernest Willis of Gilford faces charges linked to an assault on Tina Anderson, then 15, at Trinity Baptist Church in Concord. Anderson testified the experience forced her to apologize for pregnancy and move to Colorado with her infant adopted out. Willis, 51, previously pleaded guilty to one count of sex with a minor, claiming consent.
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New Hampshire
Colorado
Ernest Willis
Gilford
Trinity Baptist Church
Tina Anderson
Chuck Phelps
Willis
Anderson
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