Browse News Stories By Category: Civil Rights
rawstory.com — According to Maddow, these three "small government conservatives" all believe "that government should be big enough that it can monitor every pregnancy in the country to ensure that every single woman who becomes pregnant is forced by the government to carry that pregnancy to term. ...
cnn.com — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked a federal judge Friday to allow same-sex marriages while an appeal over the struck-down law that banned them makes its way through the courts.
The Administration believes the public interest is best served by permitting the Court's judgment to go into effect, thereby restoring the right of same-sex couples to marry in CA
diplopundit.blogspot.com — I think they are right. It isn't about racial profiling after all.
It is ethnic cleansing.
huffingtonpost.com — Retirees and other residents from all over the country were among those who donated nearly $500,000 to help Arizona defend its immigration enforcement law, with most chipping in $100 or less, according to an analysis of documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
news.blogs.cnn.com — In another dramatic victory for firearm owners, the Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional Chicago, Illinois' 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership, a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons.
cnn.com — A labor union representing nearly 20,000 border patrol agents and staff Friday disputed comments made by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer that most illegal immigrants coming across the southern border are smuggling drugs
1888932-2946.ws — Lumping gay and lesbian parents with convicted child molesters, the GOP platform not only calls for a ban on adoption by gay and lesbian couples, but even custody or unsupervised visitation of their own children:
“We also believe that no homosexual or any individual convicted of child abuse or molestation should have the right to custody or adoption of a minor child, and that visitation with minor children by such persons should be prohibited but if ordered by the court limited to supervised periods.”
jaysays.com — OMG!!!! Texas GOP Official Platform Calls for Imprisonment of Homosexuals and Supportive Heterosexuals
cnn.com — (CNN) -- A Seattle, Washington, police officer who was caught on video punching an alleged jaywalker did nothing wrong, the Seattle Police Officers Guild said.
motherjones.com — Yahya Wehelie is a U.S. citizen born and raised in Virginia: For 6 weeks, he has been detained. He says he is not radical, despises Al Qaeda. He wants tp complete his education and get a job. After hours of questioning by F.B.I. he remains on the no-fly list. He offered to fly home handcuffed and flanked by air marshals, F.B.I. agents turned him down.
