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Outrage over Religious Freedom Laws Expands Nationwide; Alters Future Elections
Controversy over Indiana's "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" is being heralded as a bellwether for national opinion by some LGBT advocates.The bill gave businesses the right to deny service to someo ...
24 Apr, 2015
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Businesses Coming Out Against Indiana Get Slammed for Hypocrisy
The Washington Post created a video montage of some of the best late-night jokes surrounding the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which was recently revised by the Indiana Legislature a ...
03 Apr, 2015
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence Signs Revised Religious Freedom Act
It took just 7 days for Indiana Governor Mike Pence to cave to the social and moral pressure to revise the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).“Over the past week this la ...
02 Apr, 2015
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Religious Freedom Laws and The Media's Role in Manufacturing Rage
A pizzeria in Walkerton, Indiana is getting national attention after a local news station asked its operators if they would extend their services for a same-sex wedding. It was clear that proprietors ...
01 Apr, 2015
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Washington State Boycotts Indiana over 'Religious Freedom' Law
On Monday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned the use of state money to travel to Indiana. The move, which followed similar actions by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy, i ...
31 Mar, 2015
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Do Businesses Have a Private Right to Discriminate?
On Thursday, Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act," giving business owners the legal protection to deny service to someone if providing the service conf ...
27 Mar, 2015
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'Religious Freedom Laws': The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century
There is an old axiom that history repeats itself. Some may dispute this claim, but it is hard to argue with what a person can witness happening right in front of them. One just has to pay attent ...
27 Mar, 2015
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gerrymandering Is Constitutionally Required
On Monday, March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The high court will consider the constitutionalit ...
02 Mar, 2015
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Despite Claims of Progress from VA Officials, Not Much Has Really Changed
NATIONAL -- Earlier this month, VA Secretary Bob McDonald got into a heated argument with a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee while defending his efforts to turn around the scandal-ridde ...
26 Feb, 2015
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6 More States Consider Adopting Independent Redistricting Groups
Redistricting has been a contentious process since the early 1800s, when Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that reshaped electoral districts in Massachusetts to benefit the Democratic-Republicans. ...
23 Feb, 2015
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