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Civil Rights
Second Prop. 8 case Expedited
The Ninth Circuit Court on Tuesday morning ordered an expedited review of a second appeal on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage — a...
Judge Keeps Gay Weddings on Hold for Now
(Seattle Times) Gay and lesbian couples can resume marrying in California next week, a federal judge ruled Thursday, unless a higher court steps in. Chief U.S. District...
EEOC Cracking Down on Job Denials based on Credit and Criminal Backgrounds
(WSJ) Can employers disqualify job applicants for having a criminal past? You’d think the answer might be a flat “yes,” but it turns out the answer may...
NY Transit Authority Relents on Anti-Mosque Ad
(WSJ) An ad intended for New York City buses sparked a free speech furor in the ongoing controversy over a planned mosque near the World Trade...
National Parks Cannot Require Permits for Free Speech in
(McClatchy) Religious missionaries and political activists will have more freedom to speak out in Yosemite , Great Smoky Mountains and other national parks under an important...
CA Legislature Seeks Tax Equality for Same Sex Couples
(AP) The California Legislature has passed a resolution asking that same-sex spouses and domestic partners be taxed the same as heterosexual married couples. The resolution, AJR29,...
Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Photo Ban
(LA Times) The California Court of Appeal on Tuesday put off a decision for at least another week on whether a judge's order barring The Los...
Why Prop. 8 Ruling was Wrong
Many fair-minded people will cheer Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to overturn California’s Proposition 8 that constitutionally banned gay marriage in the state. Although I disagree...
2 NY Men Sentenced in Murder Hate Crime
(AP) Two men convicted of beating an Ecuadorean immigrant to death after mistaking him and his brother for a gay couple were sentenced to the...