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The transgender man whose 2007 pregnancy caused international controversy is back in the headlines, this time for a divorce dispute.
TMZ reports that an Arizona judge is questioning the validity of Thomas Beatie's marriage to his wife Nancy, deeming the couple's union to be a same-sex one, which isn't legal in the state. The couple, who tied the knot in 2003, represented themselves as a heterosexual pair at the time because Thomas reportedly had a state-authorized sex change with legal documentation prior to the wedding.
Though both his birth certificate and U.S. passport identify Beatie as a man, he has since given birth to three children and hence, the judge isn't convinced by the legal documentation and is still deliberating as to how to proceed, the New York Daily News reports.
It's an interesting -- and unfortunate -- turn of events in the ongoing legal drama between Beatie and his wife. As the Daily Mail reports, Beatie was granted temporary full custody over the couple's three children in May after he presented footage that appeared to show his wife attacking him.
"Mr. Beatie is thrilled that this Court has recognized that a transgender marriage is a valid marriage under Arizona law," Beatie's attorney David Michael Cantor said at the time, according to Pink News. "Hopefully, this case will help pave the way for other State's valid marriages to be recognized in the divorce courts of Arizona."
At the time of the separation, Beatie told People magazine, "Like all marriages, we have our ups and downs, and we're going through a rough patch right now. At the moment, we're separated." He also revealed that he had completed final female-to-male gender reassignment surgery at the time, adding, "Nancy hasn't seen the new me yet."
Beatie was deemed "the world's first pregnant man" when he appeared in a series of 2007 photos with a scruffy beard and a baby bump.The transgender man whose 2007 pregnancy caused international controversy is back in... more
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Opening session of OLE - Otranto Legality Experience -, the forum on illegal economy, organised crime and globalisation that took place in Otranto (Italy) from 29th August to 3rd September 2010.Opening session of OLE - Otranto Legality Experience -, the forum on illegal economy,... more
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It is not unknown for the Chilcot Inquiry to call people back for further questioning after fresh evidence or statements are made by others."MPs last night said that Mr Blair should be the first of the witnesses to be re-examined."-Independent
With the release of documents that show Lord Goldsmith's U-turn on the legality of a Iraq invasion, which contain notes from Blair in the memos. The Independent says "Tony Blair could be brought back before the Iraq war inquiry to face questions over whether he pressurised his Attorney General"-Independent
The newspaper explains how the Chilcot panel were unable to discuss the issue with Tony Blair because the documents were classified. While also stating Chilcot expressed 'frustration' from being unable to refer to the documents when questioning Lord Goldsmith.It is not unknown for the Chilcot Inquiry to call people back for further questioning... more
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A human rights watchdog has asked the European Commission to assess the legality of software being used to analyse file-sharing in the UK.
LINK : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8480699.stmA human rights watchdog has asked the European Commission to assess the legality of... more
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Most people think of pre-nups and such as a form of insurance against the other person stealing all of your money in the case of divorce. However, why not just ensure the whole damned thing? One Florida professor had the idea of insuring the marriage itself.
"The Florida creator of a Web site designed to sell marriage insurance said he has applied for a license with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
Olu O. Eniwaye, the Daytona State College professor who came up with the idea to sell coverage for the possibility a marriage might end in divorce, said he is also pitching the idea to national insurers to gain backing for his Web site, the Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal reported Monday."
WTF is up with his name?Most people think of pre-nups and such as a form of insurance against the other person... more
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Meet David Nelson. Nelson is fifteen and recently began the site Muziic with his dad. Muziic allows users to sort and add YouTube music videos into playlists like they were mp3s but without having to deal with YouTube's non-music videos, ads, and search engines. The legality of Muziic is unknown: YouTube was not involved, not were major recording companies.Meet David Nelson. Nelson is fifteen and recently began the site Muziic with his dad.... more
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James Welton, an Arizona bank robber serving a seventeen year sentence, has attempted to sue the US government. He was performing Graphic Art labor for the prison. The court routinely denies federal employees from copyright infringement against the government.James Welton, an Arizona bank robber serving a seventeen year sentence, has attempted... more
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"President Bush has the legal power to order the indefinite military detentions of civilians captured in the United States, the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled on Tuesday in a fractured 5-to-4 decision...
The court effectively reversed a divided three-judge panel of its own members, which ruled last year that the government lacked the power to detain civilians legally in the United States as enemy combatants. That panel ordered the government either to charge Mr. Marri or to release him. The case is likely to reach the Supreme Court."
Indefinite military detentions of civilians captured in the US? Slippery slope or protection? [yes, i had to find the goofiest pic of bush possible!]"President Bush has the legal power to order the indefinite military detentions... more
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Asian elephants are revered intelligent animals yet their numbers are falling dangerously low and they are routinely abused at the hands of man. Every night on the streets of Thailand these majestic creatures can be found begging for tourist dollers in a practice that is both dangerous and illegal. So why does it continue and who has the power to stop it?Asian elephants are revered intelligent animals yet their numbers are falling... more
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