civil rights
Bahrain: Military tribunals hand down long sentences
June 28, 2011Condemnation is mounting in response to severe sentences handed down June 22 against 21 leaders of ongoing anti-government demonstrations.
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New York same-sex marriage law takes giant step for civil rights
June 27, 2011New York took a jump into the 21st century as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill June 24 legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Barack Obama and the FBI
June 23, 2011Proposed new FBI rules pose a threat to civil libeties and the democratic movement for change.
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Michigan lawsuit challenges “dictator law”
June 23, 2011Twenty-eight plaintiffs from across Michigan announced Wednesday they are taking the state's controversial emergency manager law to court, charging it is violating the constitution and voting rights.
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No such thing as too big for justice
June 21, 2011The conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that Wal-Mart is too big to face class action justice, but America's workers think otherwise.
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