Melissa Nelson: Supreme Court rules OK for boss to fire woman he's attracted to
In the case of Dental Assistant Melissa Nelson, 32, who was fired because her boss, James Knight thought she was too "irresistible" to work there anymore. CNN reported that Nelson worked for Knight for...
View ArticleThe Netflix lobby in Washington spent $1 million in two years
The video streaming and rental company will move fast to allow users to share their viewing habits after getting government clearance last week. Read this article by Roger Cheng on CNET News. bork...
View ArticleWhat Is the Red Equal Sign All Over Facebook and Twitter?
Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights group, is using the color red to promote support for gay marriage, urging people who agree to wear the color and use it online. The action comes as the...
View ArticleCourt Overturns Amanda Knox's Acquittal
An order by Italy's Supreme Court that Amanda Knox face a second trial on charges she helped murder U.K. student Meredith Kercher is unlikely to result in her extradition due to a U.S. prohibition on...
View Article13 Parodies of the Human Rights Campaign's Red Equal Sign
This morning, you may have notice an onslaught of red equal signs taking over your Facebook feed … and maybe even your Twitter stream. And Instagram. What we're witnessing here is a social campaign...
View Article13 Parodies of the Human Rights Campaign's Red Equal Sign
Have you noticed that Facebook and Twitter users are changing their profile pictures to an image of a red equal sign? The images are in response to the Supreme Court beginning their hearings on gay...
View ArticleHuman Rights Campaign Turns Facebook Red
In an effort to bring awareness to the critically important battle to allow all couples who love each other the right to marry, the miracle workers over at the Human Rights Campaign are encouraging...
View ArticleGrumpy Cat Has The Best Red Equal Sign (PHOTO)
red_equal_signs_marriage_equality.jpg View full size This image released by the Human Rights Campaign shows a redesign of their logo. A square box with thick pink horizontal lines (the mathematical...
View ArticleHuman Rights Campaign Turns Facebook Red
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign's pink-and-red equal sign went viral — becoming the online symbol of the gay marriage cases before the Supreme Court this week. But, this being the Internet,...
View ArticleCritics slam Obama for "protecting" Monsanto
So we come to the so-called Monsanto Protection Act, the rider to a funding bill that just sailed through the Senate, and is awaiting Obama's signature. This sneak measure will nullify court decisions...
View ArticleHow The Red Equal Sign Took Over Facebook, According To Facebook's Own …
What is it with all the red equal symbols flooding Facebook and other social media? The Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) popular logo, which features a yellow equals sign in a blue box, was redesigned in...
View ArticleFollowing The Yellow Brick Road Back To The Origins Of 'Oz'
NPR has launched an engaging new blog called Code Switch. From the inaugural post, "How You're looking at the launch of a new team covering race, ethnicity and culture at NPR. We decided to call this...
View Article'Gay cure' ministry Exodus International to close
As the U.S. eagerly awaits a ruling from the Supreme Court on two major gay rights cases, it seems appropriate to spend a few minutes checking out some of the funniest, most moving and best online and...
View ArticleSupreme Court raises bar for affirmative action in college admissions
WASHINGTON — Chad Griffin, a gay rights advocate, has arrived twice this month at the Supreme Court with his bags packed, ready to fly off to a rally if the court rules on same-sex marriage. Ted Olson,...
View ArticleSupreme Court raises bar for affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court ruled to send a case involving affirmative action at the University of Texas back to a lower court. Gwen Ifill gets debate from Lee Bollinger of Columbia University and Gail Heriot of...
View ArticleSupreme Court Raises Bar to Prove Job Discrimination
In Fisher v. University of Texas, the justices sent a thorny affirmative action case concerning the university's program to achieve racial diversity back to the lower courts for further consideration...
View ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down Key Part of Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court just declared that the Civil War is no longer relevant to the history and administration of racial justice in America. In a sense, the court's decision in Shelby County...
View ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down Key Part of Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court has yet to issue 11 decisions in its current term. Here's a look at three that could have the biggest impact on American society. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed affirmative...
View ArticleWhat Would A 2013 Voting Rights Act (Section 4) Look Like?
The Supreme Court says this is the end of Section Five of the Voting Rights Act. Now what? WASHINGTON — It's up to Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court struck down one of...
View Article'I cried, I cried': DOMA widow says on hearing of Supreme Court win
True Blood celebrates Supreme Court DOMA and Prop 8 rulings with a special video! The dust is still settling after today's historic decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, but that doesn't...
View ArticleSupreme Court strikes down part of Voting Rights Act
There's no reason to be entirely glum about the Supreme Court's decision to strike down provisions of the Voting Rights Act: the growing accessibili.. In a 5-4 decision authored by Chief Justice John...
View ArticleCourt Upends Voting Rights Act
Following the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act, NBC's Chuck Todd says he's a pessimist on Congress' ability to update the map that determines which states must get federal permission...
View ArticleThe Long Road to Marriage Equality
One possible explanation: In the early '90s, same-sex marriage was still something of a novelty. Gay people could partner up and call it whatever they wanted, essentially. But as marriage equality...
View ArticleRulings On DOMA And Prop 8: Everyone Deserved Better
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 26: Married couple Michael Knaapen (L) amd John Becker (2nd L) react after hearing the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional at the...
View ArticleFive questions for author/comedian Aisha Tyler
Aisha Tyler & Ciara were live with Andy and surprise guest Ozzie Smith for the July 11, 2013 episode of #WWHL . Aisha Tyler & Ciara were live with Andy and surprise guest Ozzie Smith for the...
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