John Lewis to Address UConn Law Grads
Posted by The Hartford Guardian | May 20th, 2012
HARTFORD – Renowned civil rights leader and US Rep. John Lewis will address graduates at the 89 th commencement of the University of Connecticut School of Law on May 20. Lewis, a 13-term congressman from Georgia, will also receive an honorary degree ...
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What do you think about this? Gay rights hearing in Jackson will be covered live on MLive.com
Posted by The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com | May 20th, 2012
| By Bob Wheaton | jwheaton@mlive.com JACKSON, MI -- A Michigan Department of Civil Rights hearing at Jackson City Hall on Monday to discuss the possibility of amending the state's civil rights law will be covered live on the Jackson Citizen Patriot's ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com |
What do you think about this? NAACP endorses same-sex marriage
Posted by Washington Post (blog) | May 20th, 2012
The NAACP's board of directors voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage rights – adding the influential voice of the country's leading black civil rights organization to a debate that has divided the African-American community.
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What do you think about this? Letters: Gay rights as civil rights
Posted by Los Angeles Times | May 20th, 2012
He cites the civil rights movement as the way to get things done. But when Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act in 1964, it had a Supreme Court decision behind it condemning segregation as a violation of the 14th Amendment. Segall points out that it ...
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What do you think about this? New law to change city elections
Posted by InMaricopa.com | May 20th, 2012
| The US Justice Department has jurisdiction over Arizona elections through the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was enacted during the Civil Rights era to ensure minorities are fairly represented in elections in southeastern states, Arizona and Alaska. See all stories on this topic » |  InMaricopa.com |
What do you think about this? Black Cuba/White Cuba
Posted by Politics In Color | May 20th, 2012
On a recent trip to Havana conducting research on the American Civil Rights Movement, this writer discovered the Martin Luther King Jr. Center as well as the color line. Eleven million Cubans survive under the world's longest economic embargo.
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What do you think about this? Pastor disagrees with Obama, but is supportive
Posted by Philadelphia Inquirer | May 20th, 2012
Anyone who understands the importance of the separation of church and state in American history will have to agree that one can support civil laws for same-sex unions as long as they do not infringe upon the rights and freedoms of religious ...
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What do you think about this? Quest to legalize gay marriage in Nevada takes two long roads
Posted by Reno Gazette Journal | May 20th, 2012
Edson and his domestic partner are one of the 3565 couples who have registered with the Nevada Secretary of State in a domestic partnership since the law went into effect in Oct. 1, 2009. He's pleased the couple has most of the state civil rights as ...
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What do you think about this? Voter registration lawsuit filed in Mass.
Posted by Sentinel and Enterprise | May 20th, 2012
The plaintiffs are represented by the voting rights group Demos, Project Vote, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, and Ropes & Gray LLP. In a statement, Juan Cofield, ...
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What do you think about this? In the Nation
Posted by Philadelphia Inquirer | May 20th, 2012
The NAACP board of directors voted Saturday to endorse the right to same-sex marriage, adding the voice of the nation's leading black civil rights organization to a debate that has divided the African American community. The decision has implications ...
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What do you think about this? Voter ID: What's next?
Posted by Jackson Clarion Ledger | May 20th, 2012
Because of Mississippi's civil rights history, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires that changes in laws that govern the election law must be precleared by the United States government. "Historically, as a cost-saving measure and for items that are ...
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What do you think about this? Civil Rights Pioneer Joseph Lowery: Equal Rights For Some, Not All, Is “An …
Posted by Queerty | May 20th, 2012
Basically it's a civil-rights issue. It's under the law that we have the right to affect a union, a covenant, a relationship, a marriage if you will, between two consenting people.” —Civil-rights legend Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery, 90, ...
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What do you think about this? Justices will decide the fate of gay marriage
Posted by UPI.com | May 20th, 2012
| Board of Education, states resisted integration for years and it was only after the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the threat to withhold federal funding that white-dominated schools finally opened their doors to black children. The ruling in 1973's Roe vs. See all stories on this topic » |  UPI.com |
What do you think about this? John Powell: Issue of same-sex marriage addressed at civil rights level
Posted by ReporterNews.com | May 20th, 2012
But this has now become a matter of civil law and civil rights, not Biblical interpretation. I suspect that one day, our children's or grandchildren's generation will say the same thing we now say about some of the social conflicts of past generations: ...
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What do you think about this? Another View: Delaying lawsuits isn't fair to the disabled
Posted by Sacramento Bee | May 20th, 2012
The same can be said about equality. When civil rights come with a waiting period for some but not others; well, that's not equal. And, yet, that is the consequence of a bill now before the Legislature. Proponents of Senate Bill 1186 say it's about ...
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What do you think about this? Two Ohio cases will test 'ministerial exception” — Business …
Posted by The HR Specialist: Ohio Employment Law | May 20th, 2012
The woman claims the diocese violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Title VII charge alleges the church would treat males who contributed sperm to sperm banks differently than women who become ...
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What do you think about this? PCRP Welcomes Attorney Jed Untereker – Texas Civil Rights Project
Posted by Google Alerts - civil rights law | May 20th, 2012
TCRP welcomes new staff attorney Jed Untereker at our Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project office in El Paso. Jed takes ... Jed's interested in using expanding technology to help legal aid organizations provide information and deliver services.
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What do you think about this? The AAPI Experience from One Older Woman's Perspective | Asian …
Posted by aanews | May 20th, 2012
We now have the Civil Rights Act, and in 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, signed into law by President Obama, against pay discrimination. These laws require employers and schools to cease sex discrimination when it comes to public ...
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What do you think about this? Government and Taxes: Pol. Ideology 29: Raison d 'Etre of …
Posted by Nonoy Oplas | May 20th, 2012
This is the essence of the rule of law. I agree with Mandy that this is the main function of government -- promulgate the rule of law -- plus protect private property rights and civil rights (freedom of expression, freedom from aggression) of the ...
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What do you think about this? ONTD_Political – [USA]: BREAKING: NAACP Endorses Marriage …
Posted by bialogue | May 20th, 2012
The Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) , the United State's of America's largest and oldest civil rights organization, today endorsed marriage equality at an meeting on Saturday, 19 May ... decision to also personally endorse marriage equality in the USA and his additional remarks that he favors the repeal of DOMA, the misnamed “Defense of Marriage Act” that codified anti-marriage discrimination into law on a federal level.
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What do you think about this? When are Natural Rights and Civil Rights in Conflict? – Bearing Drift …
Posted by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft) | May 20th, 2012
Comments. 17 Responses to "When are Natural Rights and Civil Rights in Conflict?" Joan May 19, 2012 11:22 am. Well, I may be in the minority here, but. He broke the law. It is that simple. If you don't spend the $75000+ on him, where do you ...
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What do you think about this? How does Illinois' civil union law interact with federal discrimination laws?
Posted by Business Management Daily | May 20th, 2012
by David B. Ritter on May 20, 2012 1:00am Q. How does the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act affect an employer's obligations under federal law? A. Federal law extends various rights and benefits to spouses, which are defined by ...
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What do you think about this? Mediation records kept sealed
Posted by Reno Gazette-Journal | May 20th, 2012
“The public has the right to know what their government is up to,” said Phil Olsen, a lawyer representing Civil Rights for Seniors. “In order to protect this right, the Nevada Public Records Act makes the records of all governmental entities open to ...
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What do you think about this? For Pocono government workers, it's still a man's world
Posted by Pocono Record | May 20th, 2012
And, yes, it is against the law to pay men a higher wage than women. However, the legislation that governs this concept is somewhat flimsy. There are two major pieces of wage legislation: the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ...
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What do you think about this? Supreme Court considers whether to take up anti-terrorism laws
Posted by Los Angeles Times | May 20th, 2012
| President Bush had maintained that the detainees were military prisoners who had no rights under American civilian law. In what was seen as a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court disagreed and held that the Constitution's right to habeas corpus extended ... See all stories on this topic » |  Los Angeles Times |
What do you think about this? Two Ohio cases will test 'ministerial exception”
Posted by Business Management Daily | May 20th, 2012
The woman claims the diocese violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Title VII charge alleges the church would treat males who contributed sperm to sperm banks differently than women who become pregnant ...
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What do you think about this? Victims of abuse in Indiana can face double pain: loss of job
Posted by The Courier-Journal | May 20th, 2012
Rouster filed a lawsuit in federal court in Indianapolis against Pitney Bowes claiming gender discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Since domestic violence victims are overwhelmingly women, the complaint alleges the company's decision ...
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What do you think about this? Key rule in voting rights law is upheld
Posted by NewsOK.com | May 20th, 2012
By Pete Yost | Published: May 20, 2012 Leave a comment WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.
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What do you think about this? Civil Rights Milestones: 1862-1965 timeline | Timetoast timelines
Posted by (author unknown) | May 20th, 2012
It was the first real movement away from slavery that the United States experienced and was the first pro-civil rights law that was passed in the country's history.
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What do you think about this? In China, Where 'Attorney-At-Law' Is An Ever More Dangerous …
Posted by (author unknown) | May 20th, 2012
BEIJING - Xu Zhiyong is one of the most active civil rights lawyers in China. He established a nonprofit legal center called Gongmeng, which the government ...
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What do you think about this? Quebec special law violates student rights and civil liberties …
Posted by UT Librarians | May 20th, 2012
CAUT Statement on Quebec Student Rights, May 18, 2012. The Canadian Association of University Teachers is strongly condemning Quebec's Bill 78, the law tabled in Quebec to end the 14-week student strike, for violating fundamental ...
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What do you think about this? NAACP, Oldest US Civil Rights Group, Announces Gay Marriage …
Posted by David Badash | May 20th, 2012
The NAACP, America's oldest and largest civil rights organization, today announced its board of directors has decided to support officially same-sex marriage.
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What do you think about this? The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym …
Posted by By MICAH COHEN | May 20th, 2012
The acronym pandemic has also reached the nation's laws. It was not always so. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a law encoding civil rights for minorities and women. The law was called the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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What do you think about this? Queer Talk: NAACP Passes Resolution in Support of Marriage …
Posted by Joyce Arnold | May 20th, 2012
At a meeting of the 103-year old civil rights group's board of directors, the organization voted to support marriage equality as a continuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law. 'The mission of the NAACP has always ...
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What do you think about this? NAACP Backs Same-Sex Marriage as a Civil Right | TheBlaze.com
Posted by Erica Ritz | May 20th, 2012
(The Blaze/AP) — The NAACP, an African-American civil rights organization, passed a resolution on Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." The National ...
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What do you think about this? Hah! Dem Lapdogs NAACP Backs Gay Marriage | The Gateway Pundit
Posted by Jim Hoft | May 20th, 2012
Mad Hatter commented: I wonder if the Einsteins at the NAACP can point out where “gay marriage” is located at in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Just wondering. #5 May 19, 2012 at 8:28 pm ...
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What do you think about this? UC Santa Cruz From a Jewish Boy's Perspective Leviathan Jewish …
Posted by Santa Cruz Slugs | May 20th, 2012
... of Education's office of Civil Rights announced that it was going to launch an investigation regarding the alleged harassment and intimidation of Jewish students at UCSC under Title VI of the Department of Education Civil Rights Act. Title VI ...
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What do you think about this? Sodomy Is A Civil Right Say Legal Experts In Response to GOP …
Posted by Levi Murphy | May 20th, 2012
Tags : bigotry, civil rights, gay rights, GOP delegate Bob Marshall, Homosexual, homosexuality, legal experts respond to bob marshall's comment sodomy is not a civil right, Legal experts sodomy is a civil right, Sodomy is a civil right, sodomy is ...
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What do you think about this? Why The Civil Rights Model Will Not Work For Occupy – Infoshop News
Posted by (author unknown) | May 20th, 2012
The strategy of the civil rights movement began with a legal agenda pursued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), resulting in a number of Supreme Court decisions in the 1940s and 1950s affirming ...
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What do you think about this? Appeals Court Upholds Key Provision of Voting Rights Act. Supreme …
Posted by V2A | May 20th, 2012
A divided federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld Congress's 2006 extension of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, setting the stage for an expected showdown over the civil rights law at the US Supreme Court.
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What do you think about this? Colorado fails Gay community: Civil Union Bill fails
Posted by Washington Times | May 20th, 2012
| COLORADO, May 21, 2012—The Colorado legislative session expired on Wednesday, May 9 th with a civil unions bill and thirty others left unpassed by the House. Homosexual activists and the media focused on the civil unions bill, treating viewers and ... See all stories on this topic » |  Washington Times |
What do you think about this? Filibuster comes under increased scrutiny in Senate
Posted by Evansville Courier & Press | May 20th, 2012
The most famous filibusters came in the late 1950s and early 1960s over civil rights legislation. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina holds the record for a filibuster, maintaining the floor for 24 hours and 18 minutes during consideration of the ...
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What do you think about this? Court Upholds Voting Rights Act in Alabama Case
Posted by New York Times | May 20th, 2012
In a 2-to-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a main provision of the Voting Rights Act on Friday, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.
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What do you think about this? UNH School of Law graduation: 'Engage all of yourself'
Posted by The Union Leader | May 20th, 2012
By MICHAEL COUSINEAU CONCORD — Veteran civil rights activist John Lewis on Saturday urged freshly minted law school graduates to fight against inequality and what's wrong with the world. “I expect you, as members of the Class of 2012, to get out there ...
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What do you think about this? Civil rights group NAACP endorses gay marriage | The Republic
Posted by The Republic | May 20th, 2012
"Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP's support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people," Benjamin Todd Jealous, ...
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What do you think about this? Read the NAACP news release: 'NAACP passes resolution in support of marriage …
Posted by MiamiHerald.com (blog) | May 20th, 2012
At a meeting of the 103-year old civil rights group's board of directors, the organization voted to support marriage equality as a continuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law. “The mission of the NAACP has always been to ...
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What do you think about this? Quebec's student crisis law stokes unrest
Posted by CBC.ca | May 20th, 2012
| Legal experts, civil-rights groups, unions and student groups blasted the Liberal government's hardline Bill 78, which sets strict regulations for public demonstrations and student groups that organize gatherings, with heavy financial penalties for ... See all stories on this topic » |  CBC.ca |
What do you think about this? The search for the real story
Posted by Malaysia Star | May 20th, 2012
By WONG CHUN WAI and MAZWIN NIK ANIS There is a need to balance civil rights with national interests, says the Home Minister. ITS been three weeks since the Bersih 3.0 protest on April 28. Depending on who you speak to, you will get different ...
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What do you think about this? Appeals court affirms minority voting rights law
Posted by Chicago Tribune | May 20th, 2012
That was part of the Voting Rights Act, a major piece of civil rights legislation enacted in 1965, that Congress renewed in 2006. Two members of the three-judge panel found that substantial evidence of recent voting discrimination in the legislative ...
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What do you think about this? Voting Law's 'Preclearance' Provision Upheld on Appeal
Posted by BusinessWeek | May 20th, 2012
By David McLaughlin on May 18, 2012 A Voting Rights Act provision requiring federal approval of election-related changes in all or part of 16 states with a history of racial discrimination was upheld by the US Court of Appeals in Washington.
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