Politics
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Arora’s Flip Becomes a Flop: Will Vote for Maryland Marriage Bill, But Wants Referendum
Maryland Del. Sam Arora (D) has come under scrutiny from those who supported him during his candidacy in 2010. Arora had said he was supportive...
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Lambda Asks Court to Order OPM to Give Same-Sex Health Benefits “As Soon As Is Reasonably Possible”
Today, Lambda Legal called for U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White to order the Office of Personnel Management to grant health insurance benefits to the...
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Supreme Court Upholds Westboro Baptist Church Members’ Right to Picket Funerals
Although the U.S. Supreme Court today noted that “Westboro ’s choice of where and when to conduct its picketing is not beyond the Government’s...
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Extensive New Report “Follows the Money” of LGBT Orgs
Today, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) is releasing what it calls “a comprehensive look at the finances of 39 leading national LGBT organizations.” The participant...
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Palin’s Attempt to Weigh In On DOMA Move Falls Flat
The latest from Sarah Palin, a response to the National Organization for Marriage about President Obama’s decision not to defend Section 3 of the Defense...
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White House Sets Anti-Bullying Conference for March 10
In a conference call with reporters today, White House Deputy Communications Director Jen Psaki said that next Thursday, Mar. 10, the White House will hold...
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Maryland Marriage Vote Delayed in House Committee
Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote on House Bill 175, the House version of the marriage bill which was approved on the Senate...
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NYC Rush-Hour Warning: “NY DEMANDS MARRIAGE EQUALITY NOW!”
Metro Weekly has received a media advisory that on Tuesday morning, Mar. 1, “Queer Rising Will Block Traffic in Midtown Manhattan to Demand Marriage Equality.”...
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More DOMA Fallout: DOJ Tackles How DOMA Decision Impacts Judicial Benefits Case
The Department of Justice filed its response today to an inquiry from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California about the case...
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Boehner Would Be “Very Surprised” If House Doesn’t Mount DOMA Defense
In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) sounded very much like a man planning on spearheading a defense...
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Maryland Marriage Opponents Gearing Up for a Referendum
Immediately following the Thursday, Feb. 24 passage of a bill on Maryland’s Senate floor that would grant same-sex couples in the state legal marriage recognition,...
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News Analysis: DOJ Avoids DADT Constitutionality Question, Argues DADT Repeal Act Changed LCR Case
As suggested this afternoon by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, the Department of Justice has filed its brief defending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in...
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DOJ Urges Continued Delay of LCR DADT Appeal, But Notes That Courts Have Found DADT To Be Constitutional
As suggested this afternoon by...
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White House Press Secretary Suggests DADT Court Defense Will Continue
Notwithstanding the government’s decision to stop defending Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act against constitutional challenges, White House press secretary Jay Carney suggested...
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The Fallout: DOJ Drops First Circuit DOMA Defense; Immigration and DADT Questions Raised
The fallout has been rapid and expansive from the Feb. 23 letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to House Speaker John Boehner regarding the government’s...
