Ink blot test view guides court on same sex marriage ruling
Kansas University law professor Richard Levy compares constitutional interpretation to inkblot tests, noting justices split along ideological lines in the 5 to 4 decision. He says the open text of the Constitution yields meaning only through precedent, debate, and time, valuing human disagreement in law.
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Supreme Court
Richard Levy
Kansas University
J.B. Smith
Levy
Anthony Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Kansas
Iriganegaray
Don Haider-Markel
Haider-Markel
U.S. Supreme Court
Utah
Oklahoma
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Johnson County
Kansas Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Perry Bettis engagement to Cooper set for December wedding
Michael and Pamela Perry of Great Bend and Toby Bettis of Wilsonville Oregon announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel Bettis of Great Bend to Cameron Cooper of Garnett. Rachel is a 2008 Great Bend High School graduate with a BS from Kansas State and a 2015 MS in Speech Language Pathology from Fort Hays. she will join the Early Childhood Special Education program in Paola. Cameron is a 2006 Anderson County High School graduate with a BS in Business from Kansas State, an AVP at Patriots Bank, and is the grandson of Rosalie Burkhead. The couple plans to marry December 12, 2015, in Kansas City at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church.
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Michael
Pamela Perry
Great Bend
Toby Bettis
Wilsonville
Oregon
Rachel Bettis
Cameron Cooper
Lawrence couples react to ruling as Kansas debates next steps
Lawrence residents welcomed the U S Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage while worrying how Gov Brownback will respond and whether state employees can add spouses to benefits and file joint taxes. Local couples voiced relief and concern about possible reversals.
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Lawrence Journal- World
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Linette McJunkin
Kay Maendele
Lawrence
McJunkin
Brownback
Douglas County
Thomas Tuozzo
Rodd Hedlund
Justice of the Peace
Tuozzo
U.S. Supreme Court
Bergeron
Anthony Kennedy
ACLU
Supreme Court
Doug Bonney
Bonney
Jim Clark
Kansas Justices Rule on Same-Sex Marriage Divide
Kansas lawmakers and officials react to the Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage and ACA. Wagle and Brownback condemn activist courts while civil rights advocates urge compliance. The 2005 constitutional amendment defining marriage remains central amid ongoing legal challenges and potential tax and spousal benefits issues.
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Susan Wagle
Wichita
Kansas
Supreme Court
Wagle
Sam Brownback
U.S. Senate
Brownback
Douglas County
Topeka
Pedro Irigonegaray
Statehouse
Weatherwax and Brack Engagement Announced in Lawrence
Weatherwax of Lawrence announces the engagement of Cassie Weatherwax to Codi Brack. Cassie, a 2002 Free State High School and KU Mathematics graduate, works for Nitto Denko Automotive in Kansas City. Codi, a 1999 Lawrence High School graduate, works for Emery Sapp & Sons in Kansas City. A September 2015 wedding is planned in Lawrence.
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Scott
Vickie Weatherwax
Lawrence
Cassie
Codi Brack
Rose Brack
Moss Point
Free State High School
University of Kansas
Nitto Denko Automotive
Kansas City
Codi
Rence High School
Emery Sapp & Sons
LaPoint 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Planned
Jim and Ann Cervera marked their June 26 1965 marriage at First Presbyterian Chicago Heights Illinois. They have four sons eight grandchildren and five sons spouses reports. Grandchildren Michael Mia Chloe Sophie Dominic Elle Gina and John are named along with spouses. The couple resides in Omaha Lawrence and California with a summer anniversary gathering planned.
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Jim
Ann
Cervera
First Presbyterian Church
Chicago Heights
Illinois
Mike
Jenny Sindelar
Michael
Mia
Chloe
Omaha
Nebraska
Mark
Jill Hilton
Kansas
Sophie
Dominic
Lawrence
Matt
Dana Lutz
Elle
Gina
California
Mitch
Jennifer Simpson
John
Lawrence and Kansas students earn honors and awards
Jessica Devlin of Lawrence graduates on the Dean's Honors List from the University of Waterloo with a BSc Honors Biomedical Sciences and will study at the University of Toronto. Alexandra Hyler, a 2013 KU honors chemical engineering graduate, won a Fulbright to study cancer research in Denmark and is a Virginia Tech PhD candidate. Kansas State University's Blue Key announces new members for 2015-16. Sarah Crabtree of Baldwin City makes Southwestern College Dean's Honor Roll for spring 2015.
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Jessica Devlin
Lawrence
University of Waterloo
Ontario
Canada
Lawrence S. Bloomberg
University of Toronto
Alexandra Hyler
U.S
Denmark
Hyler
Virginia Tech
Kansas State University
Blue Key
Allison Harwood
Sarah Crabtree
Baldwin City
Southwestern College
Winfield
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Daniel Crabtree
David Brown
Shawnee County
Brown
Patrick Miller
Miller
Boog Highberger
D-Lawrence
Highberger
Journal-World
Codi Brack and
Cassie Weatherwax
LaPoint
Lawrence High School
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