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3 Apr 2009, 9:35 am
This is the first time that a state supreme court has unanimously concluded that same-sex couples have an equal right with different-sex couples to marry as a matter of state constitutional law. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 7:06 am by Tracy Thomas
If feminism is advocating for women's rights and equality between the sexes,... [read post]
7 Jul 2012, 11:52 am by Jaimie Cremeans
[JURIST] The New York Fourth Appellate Division for the Supreme Court [official website] on Friday dismissed a challenge [opinion, PDF] to the state's year-old Marriage Equality Act (MEA) [text, PDF], ruling that closed-door meetings between gay rights advocates and state senators did not violate the state's Open Meetings Law (OML) [text]. [read post]
8 Mar 2024, 7:36 am by Rick Hasen
Bruce Cain’s contribution to the Balkinization symposium on A Real Right to Vote: Over the decades, Rick has been a consistent advocate for extending political participation, depoliticizing election administration, and promoting equality of voice. [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 2:23 pm
Gay advocate Rodney Croome notes on his blog about how a Michael Cain has complained to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission that [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 9:15 pm by Paul Caron
The Equality Matters website, which advocates for full... [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 1:14 pm by Courtney Hostetler
For example, companies who have signed the White House Equal Pay Pledge have earned themselves positive support from the media and gender equality advocates. [read post]
12 Jul 2021, 6:52 am by James Esseks
We need to fight against these exemptions not just in court, but also in legislatures, where anti-LGBTQ+ advocates are seeking to add religious exemptions to existing non-discrimination laws and bills, such as the Equality Act. [read post]
25 May 2023, 8:00 am by Guest Author
But the revision is very much a move in the right direction. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 10:00 am by Dan Ernst
  The first portion of the program will, through a conversation between Justice Ginsburg and Wendy Williams, consider the ideas and strategies shaping Justice Ginsburg’s efforts as an advocate, an academic, and a Justice to achieve equal citizenship for women. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 2:26 pm by Emma Zack
Brown said in a statement, the law ensures that rich and poor people alike are treated equally. [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 9:47 am by Howard Iken
Although most of the above accomplishments are hailed as victories for women’s rights, then-Senator Joe Biden, now President-Elect, introduced the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, which Men’s Rights advocates say is openly prejudice and violates a man’s right to equal protection under the law. [read post]
22 Jan 2020, 9:33 am by June Casey
About When Misfortune Becomes Injustice: Evolving Human Rights Struggles for Health and Social Equality “When Misfortune Becomes Injustice surveys the progress and challenges faced in deploying human rights to advance health and social equality over the last thirty years, with a particular focus on women’s health and sexual and reproductive health and rights. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 6:41 pm by Dave Hoffman
 In this Symposium, participants will explore elder law and aging policy from a civil rights perspective and begin the important task of rethinking equality across the lifespan. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 3:52 pm by Edward Smith
Equal Pay For Farmworkers Equal Pay For Farmworkers I’m Ed Smith, a Stockton Farming Accident Attorney. [read post]
3 Sep 2014, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani
While a strong advocate for gay rights, Frank also examines critiques of the movement, including some coming from the gay community itself. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 9:46 pm
As an advocate for clients, family lawyers are often accused of standing on toes, or at times of making unnecessarily provocative statements in letters or court submissions. [read post]