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National Black Groups Release Joint "Unity" Statement On Ferguson And "Police Abuse"
"Nothing will be resolved until there is systemic change throughout this nation in the implicit and explicit bias against people of color ..." representatives from 13 organizations write.
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ACLU, NAACP Condemn Missouri Governor's Curfew In Ferguson
"We ... call on the governor to rescind his order declaring a state of emergency," the ACLU, NAACP, and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights write.
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Amnesty International Takes "Unprecedented" U.S. Action In Ferguson
"It was very difficult to see anything once the curfew went into effect last night," an Amnesty staffer says.
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Virginia County Court Clerk Asks Supreme Court To Stop Same-Sex Marriages
Without Supreme Court action, same-sex couples should be able to marry beginning Aug. 21.
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Federal Appeals Court Refuses To Stop Same-Sex Marriages In Virginia
Absent further action, same-sex couples will be able to marry in Virginia starting next week.
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FAA Orders No-Fly Zone Above Ferguson, Mo., Area
"We have helicopters working in the area," St. Louis County Police communications center official says of the reason for the order.
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ACLU Will Sue The Military If Chelsea Manning Is Not Given Gender Treatment
Failure to provide the transgender inmate with medical treatment "violates her well-established constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment."
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Virginia Attorney General Asks Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
"The nation looks to this Court to answer the question presented here."
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Four States' Same-Sex Marriage Bans Up In The Air After Three Hours Of Arguments
Cases challenging bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee likely will come down to Judge Jeffrey Sutton's vote. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, on which Sutton sits, heard the cases Wednesday.
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Utah Asks Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
"This Court should grant the petition and answer, once and for all, the important question presented."
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Virginia Clerk Plans To Ask Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
"Clerk McQuigg intends to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court." A second marriage case, in addition to Utah, heads to the Supreme Court. [Update: To add a third case to the mix, the Tulsa County clerk will be filing a Supreme Court petition in the Oklahoma marriage case.]
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Mystery Campaign Publishes Names, Addresses Of Opponents Of LGBT-Discrimination Ban
"If you're embarrassed that your political views are on public display, then maybe you should rethink your political views," one Houston LGBT advocate says.
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Colorado Supreme Court Orders Boulder Clerk To Stop Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
A total of 202 marriage licenses had been granted to same-sex couples.
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12 Performances Of "Anything Goes" That You Must Listen To Today
It's not just Lady Gaga. Many other leading ladies — and some of our favorite guys — have made the song a classic.
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Virginia Same-Sex Marriage Ban
"[I]nertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws." [Update: Fallout already seen in North Carolina as state's attorney announces state will no longer defend its marriage ban.]
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Appeals Court Reschedules Indiana, Wisconsin Marriage Case Arguments For Late August
Arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in both states are now scheduled for Aug. 26.
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Arizona Attorney General's Office Pushes Back, Says Inmate "DID NOT Gasp For Air" During Execution
"I counted about 660 times he gasped," a reporter who witnessed the execution of Joseph Wood had said. AG's office tells BuzzFeed it's "[j]ust reporters and defense attorneys" saying there was gasping.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Colorado Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Although the judge issued a temporary stay, he ruled that a more lengthy stay to stop marriages from starting in the coming days would have to come from a higher court. [Update: Colorado Attorney General files notice he is appealing the ruling.]
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Quickly And Quietly, Rep. Jared Polis Just Created A New LGBT Rights Bill
A changed religious exemption.
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Arizona Officials Say Inmate Is Dead Nearly Two Hours After Execution Began
UPDATE: Joseph Wood has been "gasping and snorting" for over an hour into his execution, according to a court filing by his lawyers. The lawyers have filed a motion for a stay of execution, saying his execution is violating the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
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