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Change to Birth Certificates

A proposed settlement between the state of Illinois and the ACLU, has changed how the state handles birth certificates for individuals who have undergone a sex change. Under prior Illinois law, for an individual to change the gender on his or her birth certificate...

Twitter Ordered to Release Protester’s Tweets

Twitter has been ordered to turn over about three months’ worth of tweets sent by an Occupy Wall Street protester. The judge ordered all the material be turned over to him for his review and he would turn over relevant portions to the prosecutors. The case comes after...

EEOC Releases New Guidelines for Hiring Ex-Offenders

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidelines related to using criminal records to screen prospective workers. The guidelines may mean more trouble for employers but could help ex-offenders reenter the workforce. Under the new guidelines,...

Suits Filed Against State Marriage Law

The Thomas More Society recently filed a Motion in behalf of Christie Webb of Tazewell County in central Illinois and Kerry Hirtzel of Effingham County in southern Illinois asking to intervene so that it can be allowed to defend Illinois’s marriage law in response to...

Like Button on Facebook Sells You…

Previously, Facebook’s “Like” button allowed Facebook to use the name and photo of the user to plug the product liked. However, Facebook has recently settled a class-action lawsuit in which Facebook must make it clear to users what clicking “Like” does and allowing...