Shooting victims in New York are often arrested if they have outstanding warrants, no matter how minor. Andre Daly was
handcuffed over a summons for possessing wine in public.
The New York Times
DENVER — In a case pitting arguments about the freedom to love against a conservative state’s right to limit marriage to one man and one woman, a federal appeals court here will hear arguments on Thursday over whether Utah violated the Constitution by banning same-sex marriage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/us/federal-court-to-consider-utah-ban-on-same-sex-marriage.html?hp
The New York Times
WASHINGTON
— Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation meant to close the pay gap between men and women, framing an election-year fight between the parties over whose policies are friendlier to women.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/us/politics/senate-republicans-block-bill-on-equal-pay.html?hp
The New York
WASHINGTON — Two days before joining other presidents in Texas to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, President Obama tackled enduring inequality himself on Tuesday, in this case economic disparity based on gender.
The New York Times
WASHINGTON — In a victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from a New Mexico photographer who claimed a free-speech right to refuse to shoot a wedding album for a same-sex couple.
The University of South Carolina Upstate on Monday announced it was calling off a planned appearance by a lesbian humorist that was to have been the lighter side of a scholarly event on lesbian and gay studies.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/04/08/facing-legislative-pressure-south-carolina-upstate-calls-lesbian-humor-performance#ixzz2yJGlkco2
Inside Higher Ed
The Project on Fair Representation, a nonprofit legal organization, is seeking plaintiffs for potential lawsuits challenging the race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The organization announced the effort on Monday.
http://chronicle.com/article/Affirmative-Action-Foe-Plans/145797/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
The Chronicle of Higher Education
WASHINGTON — It was the last Monday in June, and the Supreme Court had just issued its latest decision on affirmative action. The debate was starting about how much the court had restricted the use of race in college