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By Hon. David J. Dreyer A few years ago, in the first two days after my state began recognizing same-sex marriages, I officiated over 50 such marriages. For reasons I did not expect, it changed my life. ...

What it was like officiating the first same-sex marriages

same-sex marriage, Marion Superior Court

In 1974, in Parker v. Levy, 417 US 733, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution can be applied differently in the military context because of th...

Did military courts just lose their right to be different? Five takeaways from Ortiz v. United States

“Dealing Responsibly with Hurricane Harvey (Weinstein) and the #Me Too Crisis” will be one of the workshops during a three-day a Trial Court Leadership Conference this October in St. Louis. The ...

#Me Too, Ferguson highlight trial court conference

What it was like officiating the first same-sex marriages

Did military courts just lose their right to be different? Five takeaways from Ortiz v. United States

#Me Too, Ferguson highlight trial court conference

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Remembering former Trustee Larry Craddock

Five ways tribal courts can ensure due process in criminal cases with self-represented defendants

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