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2 Dec 2009, 8:25 am
Still, I'd point out to any overly confident member of the National Right to Life Committee that when Gonzales v. [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 6:27 pm
" And ultimately, we could argue whether a government interest in distancing itself from abortion, or even expressing its disapproval of abortion, is important, or compelling, enough to justify treating women differently with respect to their physical integrity and ability to safeguard their health, their decisional autonomy, their equal right to determine the course of their existence and maintain their dignity. [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 2:00 am
The meaning of your name has changed, right under your feet. [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 1:20 am
(Here are the November 17th filings by plaintiffs' counsel, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders.) [read post]
28 Nov 2009, 4:00 am
11/26/09 StarObserver.com: Gay marriage advocates’ hopes were deflated today [in Australia] with the long-awaited Committee of Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill report recommending against same-sex marriage. [read post]
26 Nov 2009, 3:58 am
Last month the Romanian Constitutional Court issued an important decision holding that national data retention laws were unconstitutional and in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. [read post]
25 Nov 2009, 1:12 pm
 Section 3 states that "All free men, when they form a social compact, have equal rights, and no man, or set of men, is entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments, or privileges . . . [read post]
25 Nov 2009, 12:20 pm
Richardson, 411 U.S. 677 (1973)(equal protection clause applies to sex discrimination), Justice Brennan’s plurality opinion listed some recent actions that Congress had taken against sex discrimination (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act of 1963, sending the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification in 1972), and declared: “Thus, Congress itself has concluded that classifications based upon sex are… [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 5:01 am
The Laura and Wagner Foundation is a Curacao-based non-profit NGO (non-govermental organization) whose mission is to serve as an advocate for disabled people of all ages in Curacao and the Netherlands Antilles by: Lobbying for legislation that will protect the human rights and integrity of people who are blind and visually impaired; deaf and hearing impaired; and those who are mobility impaired, or who have epilepsy who rely on guide/assistance/seizure dogs, to ensure… [read post]
22 Nov 2009, 10:37 am
" In a different but related vein, Carrie Menkel-Meadow and others hope to replace the prevailing lawyer-as-zealous-advocate paradigm with the notion that effective lawyers are problem solvers. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 1:54 pm
 In effect, OPM has claimed that its interpretations of the rights and benefits of judicial employees are entitled to supremacy over those of the Judiciary. [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 8:46 pm
 At various points in the brief, the brief lists the following new rights that the Fourteenth Amendment should be read to protect beyond what it already protects under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses: a) “a broad array of pre-existent natural rights believed secured by all free governments. [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 6:05 am
To be sure, those advocating a bigger role for shareholders are addressing real and important issues. [read post]
15 Nov 2009, 3:47 am
" The revised bill removes a provision for the sunsetting of domestic partnerships, a provision that law professor Nancy Polikoff has advocated. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 11:57 am
Canadian citizen Omar Khadr and human rights advocates certainly are hoping it's case of the latter. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 1:46 pm
Simpson is on the right side of this issue. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 1:11 pm
I recall hearing Chai Feldblum, a rather insistent LGT rights advocate (who's lately been tapped for a position on the EEOC), giving the Church props for its work with D.C.'s poor. [read post]
11 Nov 2009, 5:07 pm
note: for some reason, the original item posted under the wrong date (it wasn't completed until Nov. 11 but published as though it were Nov. 10, and then also posted as the right date). [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 10:58 pm
 Even if letting heirs receive that tax money to invest rather than giving it to the federal government might create a few jobs, it is equally true that government spending with the same money creates jobs and perhaps does it better. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 5:31 pm
I should perhaps add that I am not here actually advocating these things, so much as wondering about and ‘Gedankenexperimenting’ with them. [read post]
