Vote-swapping ruling [9th Circuit] News
Vote-swapping ruling [9th Circuit]

Porter v. Jones, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 6, 2003 [ruling that websites which had organized informal online vote-swapping between Democratic and third-party voters during the 2000 Presidential election could sue the California Secretary of State for violating their First Amendment rights by sending cease-and-desist letters threatening criminal prosecution for allegedly brokering votes]. Read the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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South Africa becomes first country on continent to legalize same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriages became legal in South Africa on November 30, 2006 as the country's Civil Union Act, 2006 went into effect, making South Africa the only country on the African continent to legalize same-sex marriage. Read the Civil Union Act, 2006.