Politics
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Maryland Marriage Bill and the Week Ahead
The Maryland House of Delegates is expected to start debates on marriage equality legislation (Senate Bill 116) as early as Wednesday, March 9, according to...
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Boehner Takes First Steps to Defend DOMA, Pelosi Strikes Back
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) released a statement this afternoon strongly suggesting that the House will take up a court defense of the Defense of Marriage...
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Maryland House Committee Votes 12-10 in Favor of Marriage Bill
Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee voted today 12-10 in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 116. The bill now moves on to the House of...
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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...
