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Minnesotans Reject Voter ID
Fri, 11/09/2012 - 4:13pm — Harrison
Voter ID constitutional amendment fails with just 45.8% of the vote.
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UPDATE: Termination of evening and weekend voting sparks outrage in Ohio
Wed, 08/15/2012 - 2:49pm — Amelia
Ohio Secretary of State John Husted’s actions could keep many away from the polls in the Buckeye State.
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UPDATE: Fight over voter ID heating up in Minnesota
Mon, 08/06/2012 - 2:32pm — Amelia
Voter ID supporters have taken Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to court for changing the title of the ballot measure.
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UPDATE: Voter ID trial begins in Pennsylvania
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 2:39pm — Amelia
The trial is now done, and a ruling is expected later this month.
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Voter ID trial begins in Pennsylvania
Thu, 07/26/2012 - 5:07pm — Dylan
Voting rights supporters are getting their day in court, and federal action may be on the horizon.
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UPDATE: Fight over voter ID heating up in Minnesota
Thu, 07/26/2012 - 11:51am — Amelia
Oral arguments have been heard, and a new report sheds more light on the amendment.
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Termination of evening and weekend voting sparks outrage in Ohio
Fri, 07/20/2012 - 5:06pm — Amelia
Ohio Secretary of State John Husted’s vote to restrict voting hours promises to keep many from the polls in the Buckeye State.
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Fight over voter ID heating up in Minnesota
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 3:52pm — Jen
With oral arguments set for July 17, Walter Mondale and Arne Carlson have joined the opposition to the ballot measure.
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Purge sparks three lawsuits in Florida
Thu, 06/14/2012 - 5:33pm — Dylan
Things are heating up in the Sunshine State, with the state administration now involved in three lawsuits regarding the voting purge’s future.
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Voter ID goes to court in Minnesota
Fri, 06/01/2012 - 4:46pm — Dylan
A new lawsuit challenges the proposed ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to require voter ID.
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House votes to slam courthouse doors shut to immigration cases
Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:54pm — Matt
Though unlikely to pass the Senate, the Black amendment shows a profound and dangerous contempt for the rule of law.
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New Lawsuit Challenges Voter ID in Pennsylvania
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 4:11pm — Matt
This week, voting rights supporters in Pennsylvania filed suit against HB 934, claiming that it deprives citizens of their basic and fundamental right to vote.
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UPDATE: Voter ID challenges moving forward in Wisconsin
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 1:10pm — Jen
State Supreme Court refuses to immediately take up voter ID.
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The Right to Vote under Attack: Latest News from the States
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 6:51pm — Jen
Voting rights and voter suppression, especially voter ID, continue to make headlines in many states.
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Think you can help people register to vote? Tell that to Florida and South Carolina.
Thu, 03/15/2012 - 1:30pm — Jen
South Carolina would like to follow Florida’s lead in passing a law that makes it more difficult for community groups to help register voters.
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UPDATE: Voter ID challenges moving forward in Wisconsin
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 12:09pm — Jen
Judge Niess issues permanent injunction against voter ID in League of Women Voters case.
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Voter ID challenges moving forward in Wisconsin
Tue, 03/06/2012 - 7:10pm — Jen
Act 23, Wisconsin’s strict photo ID law, is up for debate in court.
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UPDATE: Stop School Bullying this GSA Day!
Tue, 02/14/2012 - 1:26pm — Jen
As you know, PFAW recently celebrated GSA Day 2012 and the work of Gay-Straight Alliances that bring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight allied people together to stop bullying, homophobia, transphobia and hate, and we called on you to be part of the solution.
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Who's Who in Today's DOMA Hearing
Wed, 07/20/2011 - 10:39am — Coral
Cross-posted on RIght Wing Watch
Senate Republicans have called Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family, David Nimocks of the Alliance Defense Fund and Ed Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center as witnesses in today’s hearing on the “Defense of Marriage Act.” The groups these witnesses represent have a long record of extreme rhetoric opposing gay rights:
CitizenLink, Focus on the Family’s political arm, is a stalwart opponent of gay rights in every arena:
• Focus on the Family has consistently railed against the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, demanding the discriminatory policy’s reinstatement.
• The group claims anti-bullying programs that protect LGBT and LGBT-perceived youth in schools amount to “homosexual indoctrination” and “promote homosexuality in kids.”
• The group insists that House Republicans investigate the Justice Department over its refusal to defend the unconstitutional Section 3 of DOMA.
The Ethics and Public Policy Center is backed by the far-right Sarah Scaife Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and the Koch- backed Castle Rock Foundation, all well-known right-wing funders.
• George Weigel of EPPC wrote in June that “legally enforced segregation involved the same kind of coercive state power that the proponents of gay marriage now wish to deploy on behalf of their cause.”
• Ed Whelan spearheaded the unsuccessful and widely panned effort to throw out Judge Vaughn Walker’s 2010 decision finding California’s Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional on the grounds that Walker was in a committed same-sex relationship at the time of the decision.
The Alliance Defense Fund, which bills itself as a right-wing counter to the American Civil Liberties Union, is dedicated to pushing a far-right legal agenda:
• The ADF has been active on issues including pushing "marriage protection," exposing the "homosexual agenda" and fighting the supposed "war on Christmas."
• The ADF claims 38 “victories” before the Supreme Court, including: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allows corporations to spend unlimited money on elections in the name of “free speech” and Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), which allowed the Boy Scouts to fire a Scout Leader because he was gay.
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PFAW urges you to contact Congress tomorrow on Equal Pay Day
Mon, 04/11/2011 - 2:24pm — Jen
Equal pay in America needed to be put back on track after the devastating Ledbetter ruling, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act answered that call – but it wasn’t the last word. The Paycheck Fairness Act would move us even further forward by providing the tools necessary to enforce equity in the workplace and prevent further disturbing incidents like the one that befell Lilly Ledbetter. It strengthens the remedy, enforcement, and exception provisions of the existing Equal Pay Act. It engages the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor in a number areas including technical assistance, data collection and review of existing data, and the provision of wage discrimination training to government employees and individuals seeking their assistance. It supports negotiation skills training for women and girls and general public awareness regarding the means available to eliminate pay discrimination.
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT3) and Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) are expected to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act tomorrow in honor of Equal Pay Day. Ask your Representative and Senators to support this important legislation. Be sure to thank them if they’re already cosponsors.
According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, tomorrow:
[S]ymbolizes how far into 2011 women must work to earn what men earned in 2010.
Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages.
Since Census statistics showing the latest wage figures will not be available until late August or September, NCPE leadership decided years ago to select a Tuesday in April as Equal Pay Day. (Tuesday was selected to represent how far into the work week women must work to earn what men earned the previous week.) The date also is selected to [avoid] religious holidays and other significant events.
Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.
In addition to NCPE, National Women’s Law Center, the American Association of University Women, and the American Civil Liberties Union are among the many good resources for information and action. I would also encourage you to check out MomsRising. Then visit our web site for a fact sheet and letters to the House and Senate.
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