Gender Bias Issue Could Tip Chief Justice Roberts Into Ruling for Gay Marriage
WASHINGTON — In a telling moment at Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Supreme Court weighs gay marriage; Justice Kennedy unexpectedly expresses doubt
Gay rights lawyers went to the Supreme Court hoping to find a majority of justices ready to support a historic ruling that would declare same-sex couples had an equal right to marry nationwide.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Arguments: Latest Updates
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments on whether there is a constitutional right to gay marriage, the last public step before a decision, expected in June, that will resolve
Commission to help focus attention on issues facing undocumented Asian Americans
The dialogue around immigration might heavily revolve around the Latino population in California, but Karthick Ramakrishnan, associate dean of the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy, says the Asian immigrant population should not be left out of that conversation.
Read more at 89.3 KPCC.
Lawyers Seek Sea Change on Gay Rights at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — In the months leading up to Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments on same-sex marriage, teams of gay rights lawyers and their allies have held countless strategy sessions, drafted scores of briefs and participated
L.A. City Council calls for new plan to get homeless off the streets
Signaling a more assertive approach on homelessness, five Los Angeles City Council members introduced a measure Wednesday aimed at developing a comprehensive plan for getting 23,000 transients off the streets and into housing.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
Bruce Jenner and the shifting dynamics of TV’s transgender moment
The stakes are high for Bruce Jenner, who in a highly anticipated interview airing Friday night is expected to reveal to Diane Sawyer what many have long speculated — that the 1976 Olympic champion is now identifying as a transgender women.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
L.A. County D.A. to create unit to review wrongful-conviction claims
Citing a rise in wrongful-conviction claims by inmates, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is launching a unit of veteran prosecutors to review the integrity of past convictions, joining a small but growing number of prosecutorial agencies around the country devoting resources to identify innocent prisoners.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
With smartphones everywhere, police on notice they may be caught on camera
In South Gate, police had already been warned: Just expect that you might be filmed with cellphones and other cameras as you do your job.
After high-profile uses of force caught on video in places like South Carolina, New York and L.A.’s skid row, officers in the Southeast L.A. suburb had been told to take filming
Colleges Respond to Racist Incidents as if Their Chief Worry Is Bad PR, Studies Find
College administrations react to hate crimes, hate speech, and other high-profile incidents of bias by
focusing mainly on repairing their institution’s reputation, two new studies conclude.
Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.