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2 Jun 2017, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani
Yet some of the most divisive contests shaping the quest for marriage equality occurred not on the culture-war front lines but within the ranks of LGBTQ advocates. [read post]
27 Mar 2018, 5:02 am by SHG
” This is what comes of the misguided sense of entitlement pursued by victim’s rights advocates, the belief that victims have some amorphous “rights” in a criminal prosecution. [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 6:42 am
For years, gender equality advocates have argued that Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination in employment also prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, because the latter is inherently sex discrimination, since it's based on preconceived notions of how men and women should act. [read post]
20 Sep 2018, 2:17 pm by Resnick Law Group, P.C.
The employment attorneys at the Resnick Law Group represent employees, former employees, and job seekers in New Jersey and New York, advocating for their rights in state and federal courts. [read post]
13 May 2015, 10:00 am by Dan Ernst
Some advocated a new label, “human rights,” which would subsume the categories of civil rights and civil liberties, while also recognizing social welfare rights. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 1:36 pm by Jamil Dakwar
The Trump administration is advocating for a new hierarchy of rights that would elevate religion and property over basic human rights. [read post]
25 Apr 2008, 5:22 pm
In 1996, civil rights advocates established Equal Pay Day to acknowledge the pay gap between genders in which female employees earn approximately 75% of the wages of their male counterparts. [read post]
12 Oct 2023, 5:50 am by Saskia Brechenmacher
Moreover, fifty-four percent of countries still lack laws in key areas of gender equality, such as equal rights to enter marriage and initiate a divorce, and only 61.4 percent of working age women are in the labor force. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 4:45 am
The Supreme Court term ended dramatically last week, with many constitutional law professors and civil rights advocates lamenting the Court's turn to the right. [read post]
8 May 2011, 7:08 am by Galen Sherwin, Women's Rights Project
We need real pay equity in the workplace, and must advocate for passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act. [read post]
21 Dec 2015, 8:52 am by Charles Fox
Partnering with the Student Rights Initiative enables COPAA to ensure that students with disabilities and their parents are equal members of the educational team, and that they are provided with the type of post-secondary training and preparation to become effective self-advocates beyond their school years. [read post]
22 May 2018, 12:15 pm
Anti-LGBT advocates are targeting transgender people’s right to participate safely and equally in public life. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 10:00 am by Sam Skolnik
Senate were women, advocates for women in the legal field are saying there's still a long way to go before women will have gained their rightful role in the federal judiciary. [read post]
5 May 2023, 12:04 pm by Sandra Park
Housing is a basic human right, and equal access to housing is a civil right guaranteed under our laws. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 3:04 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
Chris Christie drew some plaudits from civil liberties advocates for making an effort to diversify that state’s highest court with the nomination of a gay man. [read post]
2 Oct 2008, 7:11 pm
A while back, Kenji Yoshino and Heather Gerken debated whether gay rights should be based on equality or liberty. [read post]
14 Nov 2008, 3:07 pm
In the wake of the tremendous loss in California for gay rights advocates regarding Proposition 8, Connecticut residents enjoyed their step towards equality on Nov. 12. [read post]
3 May 2013, 5:00 am by immigrationprof
As one of the nation’s leading civil rights advocates, Assistant... [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 6:07 am
From Equal Rights Advocates: [On Friday,] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of female employees of ATT challenging the telephone giant's use of a discriminatory... [read post]