Twitter Weekly Update 2014–August–24

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 · Aug 23

: “Puppy dog” look does not create cause to stop and detain via

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 · Aug 22

New post: A fourth same-sex marriage appeal filed

 · Aug 22

: Supreme Court posts traveling argument docket for October 29, 2014 at

 · Aug 22

: Supreme Court posts argument docket for October 2014:

 · Aug 22

: Ct erred refusing to reconsider order when facts showed scholarship reduced tuition #110636

 · Aug 22

: Tuition scholarship granted after order entry was reason for to reconsider order #110636

 · Aug 22

: Motion to Alter allows court chance to correct errors, reconsider findings, & make alterations #110636

 · Aug 22

: Post-judgment motions are subject to abuse of discretion appellate standard of review #110636

 · Aug 22

: Court denial of motion to amend judgment based on lack of efforts before motion filed was error #110636

 · Aug 22

: Motion for Relief from Judgment deemed Motion to Alter or Amend due to substance of motion #110636

 · Aug 22

: Kansas courts look at the substance of a motion, rather than its title #110636

 · Aug 22

: Parent’s agreement to send children to parochial school allows court to order tuition division #110636

 · Aug 22

: Court may include parochial school tuition in when parents agreed to send children #110636

 · Aug 22

: 1 Kansas appeals decision issued today (2014-Aug-22): #110636

 · Aug 21

: Court of Appeals October 2014 Dockets Posted:

 · Aug 21

: Court erred adopting worksheet without stating basis on which parties’ incomes were derived

 · Aug 21

: Since prior orders reserved issues not addressed in ‘final’ divorce decree court could revise those orders

 · Aug 21

Justice Scalia’s dissent in U.S. v. Windsor may be his most influential and lasting opinion:

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 · Aug 21

: A post-trial motion is not available to assert claims that could not have been asserted before judgment

 · Aug 21

: Trial court may properly consider financially superior spouse’s hard-ball tactics in attorneys’ fee award

 · Aug 21

: Trial court erred imposing attorneys’ fees as sanction for refusal to admit a fact genuinely in dispute

 · Aug 21

Test of gap in veterans’ benefits for same-sex marriages

 · Aug 21

Federal judge rules Florida same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional [PDF]

 · Aug 21

US Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Marriage by same sex couples

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 · Aug 21

“Tag”personal jurisdiction doesn’t apply to corporations rules Ninth Circuit: via

 · Aug 20

releases preliminary draft of proposed amendments to rules

 · Aug 20

propose change in principal appellate brief length 12,500 words via

 · Aug 20

The simple policy that led America’s biggest drop in teen birth rates

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 · Aug 20

What kids’ drawings say about their future thinking skills

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 · Aug 20

Kansas system under increasing stress. Sorely need improvements lacking, crisis for patients & families

 · Aug 20

order granting stay of same-sex marriage in Virginia, pending cert filing; if no cert filed, stay lifts

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 · Aug 20

grants request from county clerk, delays Fourth Circuit’s ruling striking down VA ban on , so no there for now.

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 · Aug 20

New post: Court blocks Virginia same-sex marriage ruling

 · Aug 20

Supreme Court puts Virginia same-sex marriage ruling on hold

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 · Aug 20

: 28th Judicial District ( ) Chief Judge Jerome Hellmer to retire January 12, 2015:

 · Aug 20

: it is not an abuse of discretion to exclude testimony from non-qualified expert witnesses

 · Aug 20

: Trial court does not abuse its discretion by enforcing the rules of evidence and procedure

 · Aug 20

: GALs are immune from civil liability for acts performed within scope of duties to child

 · Aug 19

Virginia clerks prepare for high-volume as same-sex marriage deadline, ruling on stay approach

 · Aug 19

I’m a straight woman married to a woman; it hasn’t been easy, but marriage stronger than ever

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 · Aug 19

Wichita office of confirms move from Finney State Office Building to former U.S. Post Office Bldg downtown

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 · Aug 18

[Eugene Volokh] Home schooling and child custody: When parents split up, and there is a dispute over who is to…

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 · Aug 19

Home schooling and child custody via

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 · Aug 19

How To Improve Relationship Closeness–”Stop Talking” – Healing Together for Couples

 · Aug 18

: In an equitable division, each divorce case rests on its own facts

 · Aug 18

Couples ask Supreme Court of Arkansas to deny request to delay proceedings in same-sex marriage case

 · Aug 18

: 28th Judicial District ( ) Nominating Commn seeks candidates for position

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 · Aug 18

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 · Aug 18

In rare move, submits amicus brief in case against over interpreting provisions

 · Aug 18

Five ways to ease the family stress of a child with a challenge