Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Cops Plead Guilty to Racist Dildo and Taser Attacks
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the guilty men “shamefully betrayed the oath they swore” to uphold the law.
August 14, 2023
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Attorney General Merrick Garland said the guilty men “shamefully betrayed the oath they swore” to uphold the law.
In a surprising change of pace, California attorney general Jerry Brown made a bold statement Friday by urging the state's supreme court to void Proposition 8 -- calling the same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional because it "deprives a minority group of a fundamental right."
European Union commissioners on Monday said Poland could lose its E.U. voting rights if its newly elected president, Lech Kaczynski (pictured), continues to oppose gay rights.
Emotions ran high Thursday when the California supreme court heard oral arguments on whether to uphold the state's voter-passed initiative Proposition 8.
Even if California voters pass the antigay marriage amendment in November, marriage equality could still prevail.
The state Supreme Court made it harder for same-sex couples to be listed on the birth certificates of their children.
The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.
"Plaintiffs simply have not been deprived of a 'chance to be champions,'" the three-judge panel wrote.
Kenneth Starr and gay-marriage opponents countered Jerry Brown's brief to void Prop. 8 Monday.
Shawnee University called the settlement an "economic decision."
On June 17, history is made in California as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples throughout the state line up to wed. The Advocate was at the heart of the celebrations: covering the weddings, talking to politicians, and analyzing the road ahead. Keeping in mind that marriage is more than a photo-op, we continue our marriage equality coverage with exclusive interviews, insights from the community, and scenes from the front lines of the fight to beat a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the Golden State.
The gay congressman says perhaps colleges should expel students accused of sexual assault, even if they haven't been proved guilty.