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UPDATE: DOJ takes step forward with latest hate crime indictment
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 2:14pm — 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 - 10:56am — 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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Governor McDonnell set to make decision on voter ID in Virginia
Wed, 05/02/2012 - 2:59pm — Jen
Amid the ongoing voter fraud myth, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is set to make his final decision on voter ID.
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President listens, supports anti-bullying legislation
Mon, 04/30/2012 - 9:07pm — Jen
Calls have been made for some time now for President Obama to officially support anti-bullying legislation. As of April 20, he stands strong behind the Student Non-Discrimination Act and the Safe Schools Improvement Act.
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Ninth Circuit upholds voter ID, rules against proof of citizenship
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 5:35pm — Jen
The full Ninth Circuit followed Tuesday on a 2010 ruling by a three-judge panel upholding Proposition 200 voter ID provisions but striking down proof of citizenship for voter registration.
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UPDATE: LWV New Hampshire: We deserve honesty from House leaders
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 1:50pm — Jen
Voter ID and residency requirements have made their way through the Senate and are now before a House committee.
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UPDATE: Voter ID challenges moving forward in Wisconsin
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 1:10pm — Jen
State Supreme Court refuses to immediately take up voter ID.
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UPDATE: Virginia poised to tighten voter ID requirements
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 5:58pm — Jen
Governor Bob McDonnell says “not so fast” to voter ID.
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UPDATE: Former congressman, voting rights coalition, Marine speak out on voting problems in Tennessee
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 5:30pm — Jen
Voter ID repeal has unfortunately stalled.
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UPDATE: ID and assistance restrictions on tap for voters in Mississippi
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 4:54pm — Jen
Voter ID passes Senate. Voting assistance restrictions die in committee.
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The climate change we all should want
Fri, 04/13/2012 - 9:38am — Jen
“It’s the whole ecosystem of the schools.”
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DOJ takes step forward with latest hate crime indictment
Thu, 04/12/2012 - 6:10pm — 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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Lifting the veil on bullying
Wed, 04/11/2012 - 4:33pm — Jen
“The R rating felt ridiculous. It was like R for Ridiculous.”
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The Right to Vote under Attack: Latest News from the States
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 6:51pm — Jen
Voting rights and voter suppression, especially voter ID, continue to make headlines in many states.
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UPDATE: Standing up for the freedom to marry, access to healthcare, and immigration equality
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 2:14pm — Jen
Immigration Equality has filed suit against DOMA on behalf of five plaintiff couples.
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Fight for immigration equality extends to the customs line
Wed, 03/28/2012 - 10:11am — Jen
Has your family ever filled out a customs form? LGBT families face a “double” standard when they travel internationally. CBP wants to make things easier.
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Standing up for the freedom to marry, access to healthcare, and immigration equality
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 5:43pm — Jen
With another federal judge having ruled against DOMA, there’s new momentum for the freedom to marry and the access to healthcare and immigration equality that should come along with it.
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Bullying, harassment, and hate crimes – got data?
Fri, 03/23/2012 - 2:24pm — Jen
Local reporting on bullying, harassment, and hate crimes is critically lacking.
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UPDATE: Minnesota fighting the voting rights battle on multiple fronts
Thu, 03/22/2012 - 11:31am — Jen
A voter ID constitutional amendment is inching closer to the November ballot.
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“Gut and go” used to move up proof of citizenship in Kansas
Thu, 03/22/2012 - 10:00am — Jen
A Kansas Senate committee put the brakes on efforts to move up proof of citizenship for voter registration – until a backdoor maneuver known as “gut and go” brought it back to life.
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