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University-Mansfield forced out a reference librarian because of his conservative Christian views.
Scott Savage joined a faculty committee that was to select a book for all incoming freshman to read in the fall 2006 semester. Savage suggested, among other conservative tomes, The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised as Freedom by David Kupelian, which argues against the gay civil rights movement and bemoans LGBT people being viewed as "victims and cultural heroes."
In e-mail exchanges, Savage defended the selection of the book de-
spite the opinion of most on the committee that it would make the university seem intolerant to LGBT students.
Some of the professors filed complaints against the librarian, saying they no longer felt comfortable sending gay students to the library. Savage in turn filed harassment charges against some of the professors who criticized him. Both sets of complaints were eventually dismissed by the university.
Savage requested and was granted leave, but he then resigned, suing the university and alleging that he was forced out of his position. His suit was brought by the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona legal group that files or threatens lawsuits against almost any-
thing pro-gay, saying they are defending the rights of religious people.
Judge William O. Bertelsman, however, ruled that the committee's work did not fall under the aegis of academic freedom like teaching in class does, and that Savage was supported by his supervisor and freely resigned.
"Thus, the fact that Savage felt wounded by the criticism of several faculty members. . . does not create an objectively 'intolerable' working environment, given that he had the strong support of his immediate supervisor and no indication from the dean that his job was in jeopardy," Inside Higher Education quotes the ruling.
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IRS allows Calif. partners to file jointly
Berkeley, Calif.-The Internal Revenue Service will allow California domestic partners to file their taxes jointly.
Couple must join their incomes together and then split them in half on their separate returns. However, married same-sex couples in California and elsewhere cannot file jointly.
The issue arose because of California's community property legislation, which in 2005 was expanded to include same-sex domestic partners.
Eric Rey of Berkeley requested the ruling for the third time. In 2006, the IRS said he and his partner could not file as a couple; in 2007 the agency declined to offer guidance.
Rey's attorney thought that President Barack Obama's legislative agenda might increase the chances of a favorable ruling, so Rey requested another ruling.
In three sample cases published by the Wall Street Journal, it examined the tax liabilities faced by couples with various incomes adding up to $300,000 between the two of them. In the case of a couple where one partner makes $300,000 and the other has no income, the tax liability is over $81,000. Where one partner makes $200,000 and the other $100,000, their liability would be over $67,000. However, if both make $150,000, and under the new rules, the couple's tax liability would only be $66,204.
The ruling may affect Washington state as well, where there is a strong domestic partner law and community property legislation.
U.S. lets Mass. man's husband return
Boston-A Massachusetts man and his Brazilian husband were reunited earlier this month after a U.S. senator intervened, convincing immigration officials to let the South American back into the country.
Genesio Oliveira and Tim Coco were married in 2005 in Massachusetts, but federal officials refused to recognize the marriage. Oliveira was denied asylum in the United States and deported back to Brazil almost three years ago. Since then, the couple has kept in touch through video chatting on their computers and holiday visits.
Sen. John Kerry pressed Attorney General Eric Holder to grant asylum on humanitarian grounds, and three months ago he asked Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security, to allow him into the country because of his fear of persecution in his native country.
Oliveira will be able to stay in the United States for at least a year while they work on a more permanent solution, according to Kerry.
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