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Friday, May 29, 2009
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, May 29, 2009
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Phil Spector sentenced to 19 years-to-life

A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge threw the book at convicted murderer and music legend, Phil Spector, today. Judge Larry Paul Fidler sentenced the 69-year-old Spector to 19 years-to-life, the maximum term. Last month, a jury convicted the eccentric music producer of second-degree murder in the death of 40-year-old Lana Clarkson. The B-Movie actress of such films as “Barbarian Queen” (1985) […]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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California Supreme Court rules on anti-gay marriage Proposition 8

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank The battle over same-sex marriage has been long and contentious in California. Today the state supreme court ruled the ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8, is constitutional, but that doesn’t appear to settle the debate. That’s because the high court’s ruling allows 18,000 gay marriages, that occurred before the proposition was approved by the voters, to stand. It’s […]
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 8, 2009
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Grand View cemetery needs volunteers

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove Historic Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale is still struggling under the weight of an uncertain future. The neighborhood cemetery is scheduled to be open today by court order from noon until 4 p.m. On December 8, 2008, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr approved a series of public openings at Grand View through June of this year. […]
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Friday, March 6, 2009
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 6, 2009
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California Supreme Court to rule on controversial ban on gay marriage

Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times   Both sides in the bitter battle over same-sex marriage have had their say before the California Supreme Court, now it’s up to the justices to rule. While lawyers presented their arguments before the high court in San Francisco yesterday,  demonstrators, for and against, rallied outside with protest signs and chants. Proposition 8, passed by 52 per cent of the […]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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California high court to hear challenges to gay-marriage ban

FLLewis / A Writer’s Groove – Burbank Today the California Supreme Court handed opponents of Proposition 8 a partial victory. The high court agreed to review several lawsuits that challenge the anti-gay marriage measure, which passed by 52 percent in the General Election earlier this month. A hearing is set for next March. The proposition amends the state constitution to restrict marriage to “a man […]
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Grand View cemetery open today

FLLewis/ A Writer’s Groove A gravesite is adorned with flowers during a visitation this past summer at Grand View.  Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale will be open to visitors today by order of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mohr. Judge Mohr issued the order after a hearing last month. The troubled cemetery has been entangled in management and legal […]
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Monday, September 8, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, September 8, 2008
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Harry Potter author wins victory in court

J.K. Rowling shows off a copy of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” J.K. Rowling, the author of the hugely successful Harry Potter series, got her wish today when a federal judge in New York permanently blocked the publication of a Harry Potter encyclopedia. Steven Vander Ark, a Harry Potter fan, operates a website called “Harry Potter Lexicon.”  When Vander […]
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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A court battle over the works of John Steinbeck

The Penguin Group and heirs of John Steinbeck’s third wife, Elaine, won a major victory in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today. The New York court reversed a lower court decision that was in favor of a son and granddaughter of the late author. Today’s ruling returns to Penguin the rights to 10 of the author’s earlier works including, […]
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