Federal judge orders military to halt DADT
On Tuesday, a federal judge in the Central District of California ordered the government to stop enforcing Don’t Ask, Don’t […]
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Federal Gov’t sues NY over military ballots
The federal government filed suit against NY State and the NY Board of Elections on Tuesday, alleging non-compliance with the
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Update: ongoing PA hate crime saga takes new turn with testimony
On Tuesday, a witness in the PA hate crime case testified that one of the two teens accused of assaulting
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Update: Mormon Church condemns anti-gay statements
The Mormon Church expressed condemnation Tuesday of anti-gay statements by Boyd K. Packer, the second highest-ranking Mormon Church leader, in response
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10/4-10/10 News Round-up
What our bloggers covered this week: Andrew Stecker- Humphries v. Los Angeles County, a case implicating municipal liability for civil
Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation
Humphries v. LA County: local government accountability for civil rights violations
Humphries v. Los Angeles County is one of the lesser-known cases on the Supreme Court docket this month. Although the
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No appeal from Government of adverse "Terror Trial" ruling
In a letter to federal judge Lewis Kaplan on Sunday, the U.S. government announced that it would not appeal Kaplan’s
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Should Government Protect Your Right to Stay in Your Home
By now, the clusterf–k in America’s housing market has been pretty thoroughly documented. Thanks to the quick thinking of a
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Harvard Prof. Jack Goldsmith argues in favor of Bush policies on detainees
Check out this NYT op-ed by Harvard Law professor Jack Goldsmith, who argues that the Obama Administration should embrace the
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Stop and Frisk on Trial, Chapter ?
Yet another chapter was written in the charged saga surrounding the NYPD’s controversial Stop and Frisk practices at a September
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Lured Into a Trap, Then Tortured for Being Gay
Nine attackers allegedly beat and tortured three men for being gay in NYC last week, in a series of events described