"While the New Jersey court pats itself on the back for advancing the civil rights of gays and lesbians, lets pause for a moment to note what gays and lesbians have not won: actual equality.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled in favor of gay marriage, sort of. By a...
"PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Civil rights campaigners and business groups sued the New Jersey township of Riverside on Wednesday over a law that seeks to crack down on illegal immigration.
The law called the Illegal Immigration Relief Act, passed by Riverside's city council in...
"ATLANTA - A woman who was ticketed for having an obscene anti- President Bush bumper sticker filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against DeKalb County and its officials. Denise Grier, 47, of Athens, Ga., got a $100 ticket in March after a DeKalb County police officer...
"It's official. There is now an exception to justice in the United
States. For all intents and purposes, the Bush administration can
arrest anyone in the world for any reason and keep them in prison
indefinitely. There's only one catch -- the president has to claim the
person...
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BISBEE — A federal investigation found that a Southern Arizona school discriminated against students with disabilities and parents who speak Spanish but rejected claims that administrators violated federal law by doing random checks at the Mexican border to make sure...
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"Police will resume random bag inspections on Boston's subways for the first time since the city hosted the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday."
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"Steven Howards was arrested in a Denver mall after he approached Vice President Dick Cheney and denounced the war in Iraq. Secret Service agents accused him of assault and harassment. He's suing them now for...
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"On the 29th, congress sent Bush the bill, which Associated Press said, "...he was expected to do very soon." Most expected him to sign it over the weekend.So where is it?Sure,
the media spotlight has shifted to...
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"Welcome to the lawless land."Associated Press:Congress
sent President Bush a bill Friday that endorses his plan to interrogate
and prosecute terror suspects, legislation Republicans hope will win
them political...
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"As the days go by, the White House/GOP compromise on detainees is looking crappier and crappier. The New York Times tells us:"The deal does next to nothing to stop the president from reinterpreting the Geneva...
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"Big doings this weekend for the nutjob right. Agape Press reports:"Pro-family
groups are dismissing warnings that a campaign they're launching this
week could result in churches losing their tax-exempt status.The
conservative groups and their supporters will gather in...
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"The case of Maher Arar is making some headlines in the US. Arar is a
canadian man picked up by the US during a layover at JFK on his way
back from vacation in Tunisia. Arar was, without evidence, shipped off
to Syria to be tortured under a program known as...
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"The saddest part of all of this is that it's not surprising at all. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports:SALTILLO
- A pastor who says his congregation voted not to accept black
membership has resigned....
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