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October 28, 2013 3:52 pm | By Calvin Sloan
The Citizens United Amendment Movement By The Numbers
The movement to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and related cases continues to grow across the country and in the halls of Congress. At the local level, over 500 cities and towns – including New York City, Los…
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October 25, 2013 3:15 pm | By ScottThousands March, Demand Illinois House Vote On Marriage Equality Bill
On a cold, wet Tuesday this week, People For members joined an estimated 2,000 marriage equality supporters at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield for the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality. For two full hours prior to marching around…
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October 24, 2013 6:42 pm | By Paul Gordon
Open Season for Money in Politics in NYC
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today opened the door to unlimited super-PAC spending in the New York mayor's race, despite a state law setting an annual cap of $150,000 in political contributions to groups including those making independent expenditures…
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October 23, 2013 9:05 pm | By Libby
PFAW Takes On Cuccinelli With Spanish-Language Ads
With the election in Virginia less than two weeks away, PFAW is holding Cuccinelli accountable for his record of extreme views and hateful comments. We’ve produced a series of three Spanish-language ads in partnership with the McAuliffe campaign, reaching out…
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October 23, 2013 3:28 pm | By Miranda Blue
Texas Voter ID Law Disenfranchises Women Who Have Changed Their Names
In June, the Supreme Court struck down the key enforcement mechanism of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which mandated Justice Department review of election law changes in states and counties with a history of voting discrimination. The state of…
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October 22, 2013 6:27 pm | By Paul Gordon
Right Wing Recycles Discredited Arguments on DC Circuit
The far-right Judicial Crisis Network is recycling old, discredited arguments in a new infographic to justify blocking any D.C. Circuit nominee nominated by President Obama, regardless of who it is. When George W. Bush was president, this same group was…
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October 21, 2013 9:42 pm | By Libby
PFAW Volunteers Take Fight Against Cuccinelli’s Extremism to the Streets
PFAW made the news this weekend with the debut of our new Spanish language ad in Virginia, part of our partnership with the McAuliffe campaign. But we’re also on the ground, taking the fight against Cuccinelli’s extreme views to the…
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October 18, 2013 7:18 pm | By Jen Herrick
Breaking News: Marriage Equality Coming to New Jersey
Late last month came word that State Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson had ruled that New Jersey was no longer in compliance with its state constitutional requirement of Equal Protection, following the US Supreme Court's ruling against DOMA, and…
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October 18, 2013 6:40 pm | By Iris
Salt Lake City Passes “Citizens United” Ballot Initiative with 90% Support
In September, Salt Lake City residents voted by mail on whether or not they want the Constitution to be amended to overturn Citizens United and related cases. Last week the results came in, showing resounding support for taking back our…
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October 18, 2013 4:00 am | ByCalifornia, Here We Come: A Republican Nightmare Offers Our Country A Path Forward
Originally appeared at Huffington Post. Right-wing activists like to point to California as an example of what could happen to America if progressives have their way. They're right to be worried — for their own political futures, that is. As…
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October 17, 2013 9:13 pm | By Miranda Blue
Virginia Removes 40,000 Names From Voter Rolls as Election Approaches
The Associated Press is reporting that Virginia election officials have gone ahead with a planned “purge” of the state’s voter rolls, removing nearly 40,000 names from voter registration lists. The state’s gubernatorial election is in less than three weeks. There…
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October 17, 2013 6:01 pm | By Peter Montgomery
Explaining the Tea Party
It has been a challenge for many Americans – and many people watching from overseas – to understand the Tea Party’s willingness to cause the country so much harm in its zeal to repeal a law designed to extend access…
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October 16, 2013 4:10 pm | By Libby
Houston Chronicle’s Buyer’s Remorse Over Ted Cruz Endorsement
(Picture credit to @darth) If you’re following the shutdown news at all, you probably realize that Ted Cruz has come out of this looking ridiculous. Unless you’re Ted Cruz, of course—he thinks it’s going great. Last week, at the Values…
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October 16, 2013 2:40 pm | By Paul Gordon
Leading Conservative Judge Says He Was Wrong to Uphold Voter ID Law
Richard Posner, one of the nation's most prominent and influential conservative appellate judges, now admits he was wrong to uphold a strict photo ID law in 2007. His opinion for the Seventh Circuit was later upheld by the Roberts Court…
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October 16, 2013 1:13 pm | By Paul Gordon
Roberts Court Not Likely to Help Victims of Human Rights Abuses
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a case relating to corporate collaboration in human rights abuses in a foreign country. DaimlerChrysler v. Bauman addresses a situation that is becoming increasingly common in a world with multinational corporations doing…
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October 15, 2013 8:42 pm | By Libby
PFAW Delivers Nearly 100,000 Petitions to Speaker Boehner
The Tea Party may have succeeded in shutting down the government, but last week PFAW members showed them that they can’t shut down the people’s voice. Nearly 100,000 people signed our petition calling on Speaker Boehner to stand up to…
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October 15, 2013 7:12 pm | By Paul Gordon
Will the Roberts Court Choke Off Greenhouse Gas Regulations?
Opponents of greenhouse gas regulation are likely cheering the Supreme Court's decision this morning to hear challenges to the EPA's legal authority to regulate certain greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA concluded in 2009 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases…
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October 11, 2013 7:04 pm | By Diallo Brooks
Continuing the Fight for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
With so many distractions these days, from an ongoing government shutdown, to debt limit deadlines, you can imagine how easy it may be for other issues to go by the wayside. That’s why it’s increasingly important that we keep pressing…
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October 11, 2013 3:41 pm | By Jen Herrick
Honoring Matthew Shepard means remembering all those silenced by hate
October 7 marked the 15th anniversary of Aaron Kreifels finding Matthew Shepard clinging to life in a field outside Laramie, Wyoming. Tomorrow, October 12, marks 15 years since his untimely death. Those who don't know his story should see The…
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October 11, 2013 2:09 pm | By Miranda Blue
Maddow Uses Right Wing Watch Research For Report On Religious Right In Russia
Last night, Rachel Maddow aired a segment on the American Religious Right’s involvement in shaping Russia’s anti-gay laws, crediting Right Wing Watch’s research. She also calls out prominent GOP politicians for their support of the National Organization for Marriage, whose…