Anti Discrimination Law

Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unani...

Xu Zhiyong and What His Detention Means for Rule of Law in China

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 09.17.2009 | World


Elizabeth Lynch

The Chinese Communist Party is unified by one principle: to remain in power. Any organized effort, even if within the confines of the law, will be viewed as a threat to the CCP's authority.

Calling for a New Era of Civil Rights Enforcement

Paula B. Mays | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics


Paula B. Mays

As early as 2004 a report found that the government's enforcement of civil rights cases -- an extremely rare event under all recent presidents -- sharply declined during the Bush years.

James Dobson's Toilet Politics

Christine Wicker | Posted 07.30.2008 | Home


Christine Wicker

How does a transvestite go to the toilet? I don't mean anatomically. I mean locationally, as in to which bathroom? I never thought about it until Focus on the Family began battling Colorado's new anti-discrimination bill.