Marriage Movement In Maine
On April 30, the Maine state Senate voted in favor of legislation that would permit same-sex couples to marry under[…]
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Human Rights Campaign Applauds New York Governor For Introducing Marriage Bill
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, applauded New York Governor David[…]
Read moreA Victory Is Won
Thank you NAACP members! After decades of protest, the Rockefeller Drug Law era has ended with its repeal by New[…]
Read moreNorth Carolina Attorney General Joined By California, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi And New York Announce Legal Action To Oppose Texas Challenge To Voting Rights Act
North Carolina's Attorney General Roy Cooper, joined by 5 other states, is filing an amicus brief in support of the[…]
Read moreEPA Analysis: Cap Carbon, Cut Oil Addiction For About A Dime A Day
A just-released analysis from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the cap on carbon pollution proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman[…]
Read moreJohn Hope Franklin – A Great American Historian
By: Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League On March 25th, 2009 – the same day that I[…]
Read morePresident Obama Takes Dr. King's Dream To The World Stage
By: Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League Last week, President Obama made an impressive debut on the world stage[…]
Read moreHSUS Predicts 10 Million Animals A Year Saved By Downturn In Fur Sales And Public Support
The Humane Society of the United States estimates that changing public opinion, the increased use of faux fur and other[…]
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court To Review Controversial Ruling Striking Down Federal Animal Cruelty Law
The Humane Society of the United States hailed a decision Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the U.S. Solicitor[…]
Read moreNearly 200 Neglected Horses Begin Road To Recovery
Nearly 200 horses rescued from the 3-Strikes Mustang Ranch are now being transported to safety at the Bridgeport Fairgrounds. This[…]
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