Divorced men claim discrimination BOSTON (AP) - Earl Henry Sholley doesn't deny slapping his daughter five years ago. The act, he said, was meant to discipline a precocious 14-year-old. But Sholley said he never expected the fallout: a restraining order taken out by his daughter, a 6-month jail sentence for assault and battery, and eventual divorce proceedings that gave his ex-wife their house and assets. That's why Sholley and five other men say they filed a federal lawsuit claiming the state's court system victimizes men by issuing restraining orders at the first allegation of domestic abuse. The suit, filed Tuesday, claims that men involved in marital and custody disputes are routinely denied their constitutional rights of due process and equal protection, as well as the right to bear arms. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561061201-b13>
