Equal Protection

Fighting for Brown v. Board of Education on Its 58th Anniversary

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, 14th Amendment, Equal Protection, Brown v. Board of Education, Affirmative Action, Politics News

The conservative majority on the Roberts Court is weaponizing Brown vs. Board of Education to attack the very civil rights statutes that are essential for moving the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection toward fruition.

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Choosing Faith Over Freedom

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Secular, In God We Trust, First Amendment, Equal Protection, Humanism, Separation of Church and State, Fourteenth Amendment, E Pluribus Unum, Atheism, Religion News

Government sponsorship of religion runs afoul of the First Amendment and should be strongly rejected by our legislature and our judicial system.

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House Defends DOMA By Arguing Gay People Are Powerful

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: 14th Amendment, Doma, John Boehner, Karen Golinski, Eric Cantor, Defense of Marriage Act, Video, Gay Rights, Doma Lawsuit, Paul Clement, DOMA Court Case, Nancy Pelosi, Equal Protection, Bancroft PLLC, Steny-Hoyer, Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, DOMA Courts, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Gay people have the political power to sway Congress to combat discrimination against them, so there's no need for a court to overturn t...

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DOMA Is Unconstitutional

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equal Protection, Gay Rights, Doma, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Is the government's interest in treating gays differently from others sufficiently weighty to justify discrimination? When tested by that standard, the Defense of Marriage Act does not pass the test.

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Will Scalia Tell Congress That the Constitution Leaves Women Out?

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Women's Rights, Scotus, Equal Protection Clause, Antonin Scalia, u.s. Supreme Court Justices, Equal Protection, Justice Scalia, Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics News

Justice Antonin Scalia is set to provide Constitutional lessons at an event organized by Rep. Michele Bachmann. Let's hope the audience also hears from those who respect the constitutional rights of women.

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Originalist Sinner: Justice Scalia and The 14th Amendment

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics News, 14th Amendment, Scalia 14th Amendment, Justice Scalia, Equal Protection Clause, Antonin Scalia, Equal Protection, Women's Rights, Politics News

California Lawyer this week did report On Justice Scalia of the Supreme Court His shocking views on equal protection Make one wish his was a tenure su...

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Justice Scalia's Constitutional Nostalgia

Andrea Lyon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Originalism, Supreme Court, Gender Equality, Equal Protection, Consitutional Rights, Nostalgia, Antonin Scalia, Politics News

Justice Antonin Scalia says the's 14th Amendment doesn't protect women against sex discrimination. Is nostalgia to blame for this inflexible, incorrect view?

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Justice Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, 14th Amendment, Women's Rights, National Women's Law Center, Scalia 14th Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, Antonin Scalia, Justice Antonin Scalia, Equal Protection, Justice Scalia, Scalia Women, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not protect against discrimination on the basis of gende...

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Equal Protection for Unmarried Fathers

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equal Protection, Scotus, Equal Protection Clause, Flores-Villar, Politics News

The cliché that unmarried fathers never have meaningful relationships with their children has never been true, and today in 2010, it's less accurate than ever.

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Justice Scalia's Originalist Sins

David Gans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equal Protection, Constitution, Justice Scalia, Politics News

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is famous for being a stickler about the words of the Constitution, but he tends to apply this approach selectively, or not at all, when it comes to the 14th Amendment.

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The Constitutional Right for Hot Chicks to Party

Doug Lieblich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Court of Appeals, Roy Den Hollander, Copacabana, Hot Chicks, Ladies Night, Equal Protection, Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment, Comedy News

Several days ago, the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the right for bars and nightclubs to enact "Ladies Night," a promotional ni...

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Chicago Couple Accused Of Refusing To Sell Home To Black Buyers

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Lowe, Bridgeport, Chicago Real Estate, Racist, Hud, Equal Rights, Daniel Sabbia, Racism, George Willborn, Equal Protection, Real Estate, Adrienne Sabbia, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Peytyn Willborn, Chicago News

A Chicago couple faces federal discrimination charges after allegedly refusing to sell their South Side home to a black couple because of their race. ...

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Bold Pursuit of Gay Rights Wins in Court

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, California, Proposition 8, Equal Protection, Federal Court, Gay, Due Process, Gay Marriage, Fourteenth Amendment, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

The LGBT community has always marched towards equality in small, incremental steps. Today, though, bold gestures seem to be winning the struggle.

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Vandy Beth Glenn WINS: Georgia Transgender Woman Was Wrongfully Fired, Says Federal Judge

AP | By KATE BRUMBACK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equal Opportunity Employment, Transgender Woman, Transgender, Labor Rights, Civil Rights, Trans Rights, Georgia Capitol, Equal Protection, Georgia, Georgia Legislative Counsel, Glenn Morrison, Video, Politics News

ATLANTA (AP)-- A federal judge has ruled in favor of a former Georgia state legislative aide who claimed she was fired after telling her boss she woul...

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Kagan's Troubling Record

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equal Protection, Thurgood Marshall, Barack Obama, Elena Kagan, State Secrets, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Unfortunately, history does not support Obama's optimism that Elena Kagan is a disciple of Thurgood Marshall.

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Is the Ban on Federally Funded Abortions Constitutional?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hyde Amendment, Equal Protection, Roe vs Wade, Due Process, Health Care Legislation, Ban on Federally Funded Abortions, Politics News

Abortion is legal in this country. It should not be exempted from coverage or funding because of religious beliefs.

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Marriage Rights Should Not Be Determined By Popular Opinion

Fred Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Crow, Tyranny-of-the-Majority, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Discrimination, Full-Faith-and-Credit-Clause, Minority, Constitution, Separation of Church and State, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Activist Judges, Inside DC, Politics News

Allowing marriage to become the subject of a popular opinion poll, as has taken place in this country, disturbs the very principles upon which this nation was founded.

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The Effects of the Subjugation of English

Fred Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Government Services, America, Courts, Interpreters, Equal Protection, Assimilation, English Language, Cultural Cohesion, Politics News

If we really want our society to be more cohesive, if we want everyone to be treated equally, the way to do that is to insure that people who live here speak the same language.

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New DOMA Lawsuit is the Most Exciting Yet

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Marriage, Gay Rights, John Kerry, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, State's Rights, Full-Faith-and-Credit-Clause, Glad, Doma, Gill Et Al, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, Martha Coakley, Smelt, Politics News

A suit filed yesterday in Massachusetts is a smart, novel attack on a law that is clearly unconstitutional, but also has the support of a waning, yet significant portion of the U.S. population.

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Two Parties No Party for America

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Long Beach, Krxa, Charles Karel Bouley, Billboard, Prop 8, Entertainment, Kfi, Karel, Kgo, Universal Healthcare, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq, Advocate, Huffingtonpost, Gay, Single Payer Health Care, 2008 Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Politics, Constitution, 2006 Election, XIV Amendment, Radio, Equal Protection, Kngy, Afghanistan, Republicans, Knx, Economy, Politics News

Our leaders have all morphed in to one large, non-identified, political animal that proports to stand for something but has ended up standing for very little at all.

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Almost Equal Protection: A New Legal Doctrine?

David Ambroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carlos Moreno, Glbt, California Gay Marriage, Equal Protection, Consitutional Rights, Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, California, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Today the Californian Supreme Court of CA birthed new classifications of people, the Gays & the Super-Gay; and a new legal doctrine, Almost-Equal Protection.

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MN-Sen: Norm Coleman's Sidekicks as Hypocritcal as He Is

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Equal Protection, Minnesota Recount, Republican Hypocrisy, Vin Weber, Ben Ginsberg, Norm Coleman, Mn-Sen, Al Franken, Minneapolis-Minnesota, Politics News

It is important to note that, while Coleman is Hypocrite-in-Chief of the Coleman campaign, he surrounds himself with like-minded hypocrites.

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Falling Short of Full Constitutional Protection for Gays in Iowa

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Equal Rights Amendment, Supreme Court, Iowa, Equality, Gay Rights, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, Discrimination, Gay, Constitution, Gays, National, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Iowa Supreme Court, Politics News

In upholding gay marriage, the Iowan Court made a number of choices. Some of these were as progressive as the California Supreme Court's In re Marriage Casesruling and some were not.

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Prop 8 For Dummies: What to Expect During Thursday's Court Hearing

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Judicial Activism, Strauss v. Horton, Proposition 8, Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Marriage Equality, California Gay Marriage, Marriage, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, California Supreme Court, Equal Protection, Ken Starr, Constitution, Gay Marriage, Politics News

The single most important element of the Prop 8 supporter's argument is that the amendment represents the will of the majority of the California population.

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Civil Rights Progress: Taking Stock Before the Inauguration

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

In this time of struggle for many LGBT Americans, I can't help wondering why those who are passionate about some civil rights aren't interested in all civil rights.

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