By Marcy WinogradFormer Democratic Candidate for Congress
After the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, with its codification of imprisonment without charge or trial, I could no longer register voters for the Democratic Party – even wi…
Archive of posts tagged Civil Rights
Paul’s Fetish on Civil Rights
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media
GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul just can’t seem to help himself when it comes to his fetish on a law which has been on the books for nearly five decades and which has long since been rendered a moot poin…
Romney Supports Two Equal Rights for LGBT Americans While Pledging to Deny Others
By Dan Aiello
When Iowa’s ultra-conservative, anti-gay Family Leader evangelical group declined to endorse Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at its forum last month, the former Massachusetts governor was quick to turn the non-endorsement i…
Oral Argument in Proposition 8 Appeal Sets the Stage for Ninth Circuit Ruling
By Shannon Minter, Esq., and Christopher Stoll, Esq.National Center for Lesbian Rights
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on two issues in Perry v. Brown, the federal court challenge to Proposition 8. In tha…
Independent Probe into UC Davis Police Misconduct Needed
By State Senator Leland Yee
As our country remains mired in economic doldrums, the act of public protest has returned to the front pages of newspapers across the country. The Occupy Wall Street movements have given voice to people who feel that …
California Could Be First In Nation to Offer Redress to Gay Vets
By Dan Aiello
Assemblyman Dr. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) announced last week that he will author legislation that will restore state veterans benefits to gay and lesbian service members who were discharged or court-martialed for being homosexual.
If p…
California Supreme Court Extends Unprecedented Power to Initiative Supporters in Proposition 8 Case
By Shannon Minter, Esq., and Christopher Stoll, Esq.National Center for Lesbian Rights
The California Supreme Court issued a decision today that gives ballot initiative sponsors unprecedented new powers. The ruling held that California law empowers the…
