Saturday, August 20, 2011

Assorted links, vol. 32

*--The dean of UC Irvine's law school thinks its all but inevitable that the Supreme Court will legalize same-sex marriage soon.  I agree with his sentiments that Justice Kennedy is the swing vote, and that his record on LGBT issues is fairly positive.  But who knows with the Court....  I hope the dean is right!
--The 2010 census, probably unsurprisingly, found a dramatic increase in the number of same-sex couples and parents over the 2000 census.  You can find state-by-state data here for most states; I think the remaining ones will be posted on August 25th.  Here is one South Carolina newspaper's take on this (non-)issue.
*--This long complaint against former county attorney Andrew Thomas is my most recent reading project, so I'm up to speed for his upcoming professional ethics investigation.
--Big doings in Libya; could this be the beginning of the end of the conflict?
--In contrast to the views of the Foreign Policy piece that I posted yesterday, this NY Times articles sees a growing militant presence in Nigeria.
--Tensions are on the rise between Israel and Egypt.  Worrisome?
*--Interesting introduction to the work of the Bible Project, seeking to produce an authoritative scholarly edition of the Hebrew Bible.

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