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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with a California seminary on Monday, ruling that it is entitled to ignore federal anti-discrimination law and expel students in same-sex marriages. Graduate students Nathan Brittsan and Joanna Maxon... sued the seminary, claiming that Fuller Theological Seminary accepts federal funding and is therefore bound by Title IX’s anti-discrimination mandate. In turn, the school argued that it is entitled to a defense based on what is known as the “religious exemption” under 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a)(3). ...

LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge said Monday that she will extend her order prohibiting the city of Redondo Beach from arresting day laborers for violating a local ordinance against soliciting work in public. U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall, who last week issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting enforcement, said she would issue a preliminary injunction against Redondo Beach, saying there are "serious questions" about whether the city's day laborer ordinance is constitutional. Her ruling means the city will no longer be able to arrest laborers until a lawsuit challenging the law is resolved. Redondo Beach City Attorney Jerry Goddard...