The HSUS Releases 2011 Ranking of State Animal Protection Laws
The Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest animal protection organization, has released its third annual “Humane State[…]
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NAACP & Maryland Civil Rights Leaders Call For Abolishing the Death Penalty
The Maryland State Conference of the NAACP and Maryland civil rights leaders joined state legislators to call for repeal of[…]
Read moreHRC Condemns Efforts to Remove Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity from Puerto Rico Hate Crime Law
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – is strongly condemning[…]
Read moreCalifornia Proposes Nation’s First Statewide On-Bill Repayment Program Using Third-Party Financing
The California Public Utility Commission took a visionary step toward creating the nation’s first statewide on-bill repayment (OBR) program that uses[…]
Read more2011: A Surprisingly Good Year For Animals
By Heather Moore 2011 was tough—when people weren’t bemoaning budget cuts, lining up outside job fairs or fretting over the[…]
Read moreNAACP Mourns Passing of Judge Robert Carter
The NAACP mourns the loss of Judge Robert L. Carter, federal judge and General Counsel for the NAACP during Brown[…]
Read moreDecade of Progress in Workplace Equality Chronicled in HRC’s 2012 Corporate Equality Index
With no federal nondiscrimination law and limited state protections, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) has helped[…]
Read moreNAACP Statement Regarding the DOJ’s Rejection of South Carolina Voter ID Law
The NAACP released the following statement regarding The U.S. Department of Justice’s rejection of South Carolina’s voter ID law. “The purpose[…]
Read moreState Supreme Court Denies White Stallion’s Appeal
The Texas Supreme Court denied a request by White Stallion Energy Center to overrule a lower court’s decision to send[…]
Read moreBroadband Access for All: Connect Today, Change Your Tomorrow
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Whether we’re talking about jobs, education, or health care…Broadband is now[…]
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