EQUALITY IN THE COURTS: Legal Issues Related to Marriage in the Sotomayor Hearings
July 16, 2009
Today is the fourth day of Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) asked Judge Sotomayor about the precedential value of a 1972 marriage equality case called Baker v. Nelson. (see yesterday’s blog post for more )
Continue Reading ►EQUALITY IN THE COURTS: Witnesses with Anti-LGBT Positions Slated For Today’s Sotomayor Hearing
July 16, 2009
Beginning today, at the conclusion of questions directed at Judge Sotomayor, the Committee will hear from three witness panels:
Continue Reading ►HRC continues to fight for trans rights in Massachusetts
July 16, 2009
On July 14th, the Massachusetts Joint Committee of the Judiciary heard public comment on H 1728/S 1687, An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes. The bill would add Massachusetts to 13 other states, Washington D.C., and 108 counties and cities
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