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Confusion, purge lead to low turnout in Texas primary
Mon, 06/11/2012 - 4:46pm — Dylan
Voter ID and a Florida-like purge appear to have kept voters away from the polls in the Lone Star State.
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Broun introduces anti-VRA amendment. Lewis says not so fast, seeks to empower voters.
Mon, 05/21/2012 - 5:24pm — Jen
Representative Broun isn’t alone in his attacks on voting rights, and Representative Lewis’s work isn’t over.
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In DC, progress toward marriage equality comes amid anti-equality setbacks
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:07am — Jen
While the President’s announcement gave us new momentum, much work – and anti-equality forces – remain.
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House votes to slam courthouse doors shut to immigration cases
Mon, 05/14/2012 - 4:54pm — Matt
Though unlikely to pass the Senate, the Black amendment shows a profound and dangerous contempt for the rule of law.
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UPDATE: DOJ takes step forward with latest hate crime indictment
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 1:14pm — Jen
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law on October 28, 2009. Two and a half years later, its sexual orientation protections are being use for the first time.
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Boehner favors politics in pursuing yet another DOMA challenge
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 9:56am — Jen
House Speaker John Boehner has directed the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, controlled 3-2 by Republicans, to seek intervention on behalf of DOMA in McLaughlin v. Panetta.
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DOJ takes step forward with latest hate crime indictment
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 5:10pm — Jen
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law on October 28, 2009. Two and a half years later, its sexual orientation protections are being use for the first time.
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The Right to Vote under Attack: Latest News from the States
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 5:51pm — Jen
Voting rights and voter suppression, especially voter ID, continue to make headlines in many states.
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Ending Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: Marriage and Relationship Recognition in Federal Law
Although there are some actions that can and should be taken to expand benefits and protections for same-sex couples, only the full repeal of DOMA will allow federal and interstate recognition of their legal marriages and give those couples equal rights under the law.
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