civil rights law
Garden State Equality Recognizes Hyland Law Firm as an Equality Company of the Year
Fri, 2011-06-03 09:00 — AnonymousWe are pleased to announce that we are being honored by New Jerseys's largest LGBT rights organization, Garden State Equality, as one of its 2011 Equality Companies of the Year at GSE's Legends Dinner on June 25, 2011. The selection of our firm was unanimous. The award is being given in recognition of our firm's work in support of LGBT rights here in New Jersey. In addition to honoring the Equality Companies at its Legend's dinner, GSE will begin showcasing the companies on its companion website, www.EqualityCompanies.com. Read more »
Santorum, Bachmann Pledge Continued Bigotry
Sun, 2011-07-10 23:00 — Anonymous— Rick Santorum has become the second Republican presidential candidate to sign a pro-marriage
pledge vowing to fight against same sex marriage, Sharia law and pornography.
When I first read it, I was taken aback by it. I can't argue that I wasn't,
he told CNN on Sunday.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was the first presidential candidate to sign the pledge, created by The Family Leader, a conservative, Iowa-based Christian group. Read more »
Federal Court Orders Government to State Position on Defense of DADT
Sun, 2011-07-10 23:00 — Anonymous&b>SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court that has called for the immediate halt of the military's ban on openly gay troops issued an order Monday requiring the U.S. government to state whether it will continue to defend the policy's constitutionality in court. Read more »
House Speaker Boehner Vows to Defend Inequality
Mon, 2011-03-07 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner, R.–Ohio, said on Friday that he is launching a legal defense of the federal law that limits the definition of marriage to the union between one man and one woman. Read more »
Rutgers University to Begin Offering Co-Ed Rooms
Wed, 2011-03-02 00:00 — AnonymousNEW BRUNSWICK—Starting this fall, Rutgers University will allow male and female students to live in the same dormitory room for the first time in a pilot program designed to make the New Brunswick campus more welcoming to gay students. Read more »
Restrictions Remain Despite Repeal of DADT
Mon, 2010-12-20 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON — While President Barack Obama this week is expected to clear the way for gays to serve openly in the military, the new law won't go into effect immediately and unanswered questions remain: How soon will the new policy be implemented, will it be accepted by the troops and could it hamper the military in Afghanistan and Iraq? Read more »
Muslim, African Nations Opposing UN Protection for Gays and Lesbians
Sun, 2010-12-19 00:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK, NY—A culture war has broken out at the United Nations over whether gays should be singled out for the same protections as other minorities whose lives are threatened. Read more »
US Supreme Court Continues DADT Ban
Fri, 2010-11-12 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON, DC—The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the don’t ask, don’t tell
policy on gays in the military to remain in place while a federal appeals court considers the issue. Read more »
Court of Appeals Extends DADT Ban
Sun, 2010-10-31 23:00 — AnonymousSAN FRANCISCO—A federal appeals court on Monday indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military Dont't Ask, Don't Tell
policy. Read more »
Appeals Court Delays DADT Injunction
Thu, 2010-10-21 07:56 — AnonymousWASHINGTON, DC—A federal appeals panel on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that halted enforcement of the don't ask, don't tell
policy banning openly gay and lesbian soldiers from the military. Read more »
