… the latest in California’s big-name DOMA challenge
E.J. Graff
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
DOMA, DOMA, DOMA: 2, Executive & Legislative Challenges
… some other ways that DOMA might crumble.
Posted inLaw and Justice
DOMA, DOMA, DOMA: 1, Judicial challenges
A cheat sheet for the main lawsuits tackling the Defense of Marriage Act
Posted inCivil Rights in America
A Reading Assortment for 11/11/11
Occupy Harvard’s signs say “We want a university for the 99 percent!” Umm, where I come from, we call those “state schools.” #justsaying The U.S. Census reports that half of working women have no paid maternity leave. And guess whose jobs are least likely to offer paid leave? The 50 percent who need it most. […]
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Penn State, Sexual Assault, and the Abuse of Power
Why the outrage over the cover-up for this predator and not others?
Posted inLaw and Justice
In Which DOMA Crumbles Just a Little Bit More
Has anyone been trying to keep score at home on the many attacks on the Defense of Marriage Act? There are so many different ways it could fall. Today’s news came from the Senate, where the Judiciary Committee voted in favor of Sen. Feinstein’s Respect for Marriage Act, referring it to the full body. The […]
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God’s Calling Again
And he apparently wants Katha Pollit to run for president.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Kids Aren’t All Right
In case you missed these examinations of public negligence toward needy children
