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March 27, 2013

Gay marriage movement makes gains, in and out of court

theGRIO REPORT - Advocates of gay marriage appear to have made gains both at the U.S. Supreme Court and in…
March 27, 2013

Supreme Court skeptical of federal Defense of Marriage Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is indicating it could strike down the law that prevents legally married gay couples…
March 27, 2013

Rev. Al Sharpton on gay marriage debate: Equality includes everyone

OPINION - As Americans, it is up to each and every one of us to fight injustice and inequality when…
March 25, 2013

As Supreme Court readies for gay marriage arguments, Audrey Smaltz and Gail Marquis unfurl a loving banner

theGRIO REPORT - Audrey Smaltz, 75, and Gail Marquis, 68, request to be called wife and wife when they are…
March 19, 2013

How affirmative action foes are borrowing from the civil rights movement's playbook

PRO PUBLICA - When the NAACP began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South, it knew that, in the battle…
March 13, 2013

Prosecutors: Ohio man who killed 11 deserves death

CINCINNATI (AP) — A man found guilty of killing 11 women and hiding their remains around his Cleveland home got…
March 12, 2013

What the New York Times gets wrong about affirmative action

OPINION -This year’s Supreme Court docket could dramatically alter racial policy in America, with cases that could invalidate two key…
March 3, 2013

Biden leads re-enactment of voting rights march

SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts…
March 1, 2013

Over Obama's objections, Supreme Court pushes view of 'post-racial' America

OPINION - The nation's first black president says race still matters, while the Supreme Court is effectively suggesting it does…
February 28, 2013

Obama urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to…
February 27, 2013

John Lewis to Scalia: The right to vote is ‘what people died for, bled for’

POLITICS NATION - Congressman John Lewis, a hero of the civil-rights movement, said he was appalled to hear Justice Antonin…
February 27, 2013

Voting rights law gets Supreme Court challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights…
February 26, 2013

How the Supreme Court could reshape racial politics in America

theGRIO REPORT - If it rules as expected in two closely-watched cases over the next few months, the U.S. Supreme…
February 25, 2013

Supreme Court justices slam federal prosecutor for 'deeply disappointing' race remark

NBC NEWS - A federal prosecutor came in for some biting criticism today from two Supreme Court justices for a…
February 25, 2013

Can escape clause save voting rights provision?

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights…
February 22, 2013

Obama: Keep key Voting Rights Act provision

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it will become harder to help people who believe their voting rights have…
February 21, 2013

Obama considers stepping in on Prop 8 gay marriage case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage...
February 13, 2013

Antonin Scalia: State of the Union is a 'childish spectacle'

WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage…
January 22, 2013

40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers…
January 18, 2013

Anita Hill reflects on Senate hearings in 'Anita' documentary

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Anita Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence…