civil rights
U.S. Supreme Court won’t rehear California’s Prop. 8
June 26, 2013"Millions of Californians will be able to marry the person they love - with all the rights and responsibilities that go along with it."
Read moreGOP makes repressive amendment to immigration bill
June 26, 2013The amendment would prevent any of the immigrants legalized under S 744 from achieving permanent legal status until certain requirements are met.
Read moreSupreme Court rules same sex marriage ban unconstitutional
June 26, 2013In a historic ruling for gay rights, the Supreme Court today struck down DOMA, a 1996 law blocking federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
Read moreSupreme Court guts Voting Rights Act
June 25, 2013The Supreme Court today gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 decision. Before the ink even dried on today's landmark ruling its implications quickly became stunningly clear.
Read moreHuge crowd pledges to fight for MLK’s ‘Dream’
June 25, 2013Fifty years after Dr. King first gave his "I Have a Dream Speech" to 100,000 in this city, a diverse sea of people again flooded a two-mile stretch of Woodward Ave, Detroit's main thoroughfare.
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