Politics
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Federal Judge Applies Fourteenth Amendment to Sexual Orientation Job Discrimination Claim
Here’s the report from Harlan Spector at The Plain Dealer: CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge ruled Monday that a gay Cuyahoga County worker can...
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Obama to Nominate Panetta as Defense Secretary, Shakeup Could Impact DADT-Repeal Timeline
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Leon Panetta, currently serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a...
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White House Briefing: Holder, Clement and DOMA
From this morning’s off-camera press gaggle with White House press secretary Jay Carney: QUESTION: A question on the situation regarding the Defense of Marriage...
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News Analysis: What Actually Happened With King & Spalding?
The Human Rights Campaign has pushed the story that its public protestations and threatened in-person protests led to the decision by Atlanta-based King & Spalding...
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Maryland Delegate Asks For Trans-Protective Bill After Attack; County Executive Says It’s a “Wake Up Call”
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-Anne Arundel, Prince George’s), the lead sponsor of a bill that would have provided some protections to transgender Marylanders had it not...
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King and Spalding Files Motion to Withdraw From DOMA Defense, Prompting Clement’s Resignation
Today, the law firm of King & Spalding announced — only 11 days after taking on the representation of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group...
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King & Spalding to “Withdraw” From Defense of DOMA
King and Spalding, the...
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Vigil Planned For Physically Attacked Trans Woman at Baltimore McDonald’s
A candlelight vigil is scheduled to take place at the McDonald’s at 6315 Kenwood Ave. in Rosedale, Baltimore, at 7 p.m. on Monday night where...
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Community Outraged by Disturbing Video of Apparent Anti-Trans Assault
A video that has garnered attention within the LGBT community appears to show a Baltimore County transgender woman being assaulted physically by two patrons of...
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Equality Maryland Director of Development Quits, Protests Decision to “Remove” ED
Shortly after Morgan Meneses-Sheets released a statement announcing her departure from Equality Maryland and that it was not her choice to leave, the organization’s director...
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Equality Maryland Executive Director Leaving, Says “Not My Choice to Leave”
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director of Equality Maryland, announced today, April 22, that she is it no longer with the organization. Shortly after her announcement, Equality...
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What Did Obama Mean?
If a picture says a thousand words, what does this video of President Barack Obama responding to an audience member at an event on April...
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News Analysis: When Is a (DOMA Litigation Cost) Cap Not a Cap?
On Monday, April 18, news broke that King & Spalding partner Paul Clement would be the lead outside counsel representing the House’s Bipartisan Legal Advisory...
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Patrick Murphy to Run for Pennsylvania Attorney General
Former Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal leader who lost his re-election bid to Rep. Mike Fitpatrick (R-Pa.) in 2010, will...
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The King & Spalding DOMA Gag Rule?
King & Spalding employees are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act — the bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act...
