{"id":7382,"date":"2014-03-03T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T17:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/?p=7382"},"modified":"2014-03-03T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T17:28:41","slug":"march-3-weekly-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/march-3-weekly-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"March 3: Weekly News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n

The end of February delivered a flurry of civil rights and civil liberties news. Here are a few stories to kick off your week:<\/p>\n

1. Arizona Did Us All a Favor<\/a>\u00a0– NY Times<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, in response to a storm of protests from economic powerhouses and an \u201cavalance of sanity,\u201d vetoed Senate Bill 1062, also known as the \u201cReligious Freedom Act.\u201d The bill would have allowed business owners to justify their refusal to serve gay and lesbian individuals under the guise of \u201csincerely held religious beliefs.\u201d The Times<\/i>\u2019 Timothy Egan called the bill \u201ca green light for bigotry.\u201d Moreover, three Republicans who voted for the measure, including one of its co-sponsors, called for the governor to veto the bill.<\/p>\n

2. My Brother\u2019s Keeper<\/a>\u00a0\/ White House Fact Sheet<\/a>\u00a0\/ ACLU:\u00a0What Does It Take To Truly Be \u2018My Brother’s Keeper\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

On Thursday, President Obama announced the My Brother\u2019s Keeper<\/i> initiative, a \u201ccollaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to build ladders of opportunity and unlock the full potential of boys and young men of color.\u201d The initiative relies on the support of leading foundations and businesses to connect young men with mentoring, support networks, and skills for the workforce and higher education. Many lauded the approach as acknowledging the \u201cinter-related and complex factors which disadvantage young men of color\u201d (ACLU). But the ACLU also urges the administration not to ignore the external structural barriers that young people of color often face: \u201cit is not enough to lead young people to the gateways of opportunities when the gates are locked by unfair and discriminatory practices.\u201d Hopefully, President Obama\u2019s initiative will encourage not only building up \u201cladders of opportunity\u201d but also breaking down structural barriers impeding equality.<\/p>\n

3. Twitter Pounces on Texas GOP Senator’s “ONE MAN & ONE MAN” Tweet<\/a>\u00a0– LA Times<\/p>\n

The Twittersphere latched onto a Freudian slip by Texas GOP State Senator Dan Patrick, who wrote on Wednesday (and soon retracted): \u201cMARRIAGE= ONE MAN & ONE MAN. Enough of these activist judges. FAVORITE if you agree. I know the silent majority out there is with us!\u201d \u00a0(Favorite!)<\/p>\n

His response comes on the heels of U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia\u2019s decision striking down as unconstitutional a Texas law barring same-sex marriage. Judge Garcia\u2019s opinion states: \u201cWithout a rational relation to a legitimate governmental purpose, state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our United States Constitution.\u201d However, his decision voiding the ban on same-sex marriages has been stayed, pending an appeal to the Fifth Circuit. \u00a0(Opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The end of February delivered a flurry of civil rights and civil liberties news. 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