How a Kavanaugh Court Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages
Despite the considerable cloud over his head, Brett Kavanaugh is joining the Supreme Court after what may best be described as a plutocratic coup by the ruling-but-minority Republican Party.
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Kavanaugh Is No Kennedy, and Kennedy Was No Centrist
Even before Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, the Supreme Court was hardly a liberal—or even a centrist—institution.
Trump Continues Interviews With Supreme Court Candidates
Top contenders to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy include federal appeals Judges Raymond Kethledge, Amul Thapar, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
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Justice Kennedy Let the Sheepdogs Out
Overall, Anthony Kennedy’s pending retirement from the Supreme Court is a boondoggle for the politico-media complex.
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The Next Gay Rights Fight May Be Over Adoption
Multiple states have passed laws allowing agencies to refuse adoptions to gay couples.
Australian Parliament Allows Same-Sex Marriages
The legislation passes with an unchallenged majority, although four lawmakers registered their opposition.
Edith Windsor, Who Helped End the Ban on Gay Marriage, Dies at 88
The opinion in a suit she filed was the basis for federal court rulings against state prohibitions and led to a 2015 Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex couples to marry.
Gay Pride Parades Sound a Note of Resistance
"We have to be as visible as possible," said one San Francisco marcher who joined a "resistance contingent" that led the city's parade.
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Silence Is Killing Your LGBT Relatives
All queer people are equally in the crosshairs of homegrown hatred. Our straight families and friends need to recognize this openly and explicitly.
VIDEO: In 12 Minutes, Hillary Clinton Tells You Why She Doesn't Deserve Your Vote
Americans need a champion, and Clinton's own words make plain that the "progressive values” she claims regularly melt away in the face of formidable wealth, power and bigotry.
