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March 20, 2003 Dear Friend: With the nation at war-a time of anxiety, preoccupation and sadness-our thoughts and prayers are with those most at risk, including members of America's armed forces and their families. Those of us at home are reminded of our core values: finding strength in community, confirming our shared purpose, Read More… During these difficult times… The Human Rights Campaign expressed hope that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down unjust and discriminatory sodomy laws after hearing arguments in Lawrence v. Texas. The case, brought by Lambda Legal, challenges the constitutionality of state sodomy laws, which are frequently used as a tool for discriminating against the gay and lesbian community. Read More… HRC News: HRC Hopeful That Supreme Court Will Strike Down Discriminatory Sodomy Laws On March 24th, The Human Rights Campaign praised the New Mexico and Minnesota legislatures for their progress on behalf of their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens. The New Mexico Legislature has passed a landmark civil rights bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The New Mexico House also passed Read More… HRC Celebrates Victories In New Mexico And Minnesota The Human Rights Campaign recently applauded the U.S. Census Bureau for a report it released that, for the first time, gives data on the nation's families headed by same-sex partners. The report gives information on the number of same-sex partner households in the nation that are raising children, the average age of same-sex couples, Read More… HRC Applauds U.S. Census Bureau As It Releases First Report On Same-Sex Partners And Their Families In light of the unrelenting persecution of the Yellowstone bison– a coalition of animal and environmental groups will file a petition with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to list Yellowstone bison as a threatened distinct population segment. The petition may be the last hope for the bison, thousands of whom have Read More… New Move In Campaign To Save Yellowstone’s Unique Buffalo On March 27, U.S. Representatives Elton Gallegly (R-CA) and Jim Moran (D-VA) introduced the "Don't Feed the Bears" Act, to ban bear baiting on federal lands. Bear baiting, which is legal in only nine states, is sometimes used by hunters to lure hungry bears using piles of donuts, pizza, grease, and rotting meats. The Read More… Support The Gallegly-Moran "Don't Feed The Bears" Act The Senate narrowly defeated an effort to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling by approving an amendment offered by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to strip the proposal from a budget bill. Concerns that drilling would harm polar bears, caribou and their calves, and millions of migratory birds won the day Read More… ANWR Saved In Senate Vote The Fund for Animals, Bluewater Network, Ecology Center, and several individuals went back to court on March 25th in their ongoing battle to stop the use of snowmobiles and the packing of snowroads in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The groups are challenging the Bush administration's Record of Decision (ROD) issued today, which Read More… Groups Fight Government Snow Job — Legal Battle to Stop Snowmobiles in Yellowstone U.S. Representative John Sweeney (R-NY), Chairman of the Congressional Horse Caucus, and U.S. Representative John Spratt, Jr. (D-SC) have reintroduced the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act which will ban the trade in horsemeat and live horses for human consumption. Nearly 55,000 American horses are slaughtered by foreign-owned slaughterhouses each year — more than three Read More… American Horse Slaughter Bill Introduced In U.S. House By: Hugh B. Price President National Urban League For several years in the 1990s, a tightly-knit gang of African-American drug dealers transformed Tulia, Texas, a small town of 5,000 halfway between Amarillo and Lubbock, into one of America's best-organized and most lucrative drug trafficking capitals. Now, most of these black drug dealers belonged to Read More… On Trial: America’s Criminal Justice System |
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