NYC Public Schools Told To Add More Sports For Girls
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City must offer more sports opportunities for high school girls in order to comply with federal Title IX provisions, federal officials said in a…
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Kenyan Court Throws Out Sections of Controversial Security Law
NAIROBI — Kenya’s constitutional court on Monday threw out eight sections of an anti-terrorism law passed at the end of last year, including limits on the media and a cap…
HUFFPOST HILL – Jeb Bush Creates Job
Whoever records those screaming voiceovers for local car dealerships should do one for the administration so America can know that THE PRESIDENT’S DAY HEALTH CARE SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR…
Justice Department to seek stay in Texas immigration ruling
The stay request will be filed by Monday, Earnest said. Justice Department officials plan to seek an expedited hearing of their appeal, hoping that it can be resolved in the…
White House Struggles on Immigration Ruling
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s lawyers, facing what could be months of delay on the White House’s immigration efforts, are struggling for a response to a Texas judge’s ruling that has…
What the immigration ruling means
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen temporarily blocked the President’s controversial executive actions on immigration—announced in November—that were meant to ease the deportation threats to millions of eligible immigrants….
After Judge’s Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions
WASHINGTON — Just one day before undocumented immigrants were set to begin applying for work permits and legal protections, the Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it would delay carrying…
Hill GOP emboldened after immigration ruling
Instead, Republicans say the ruling has united and emboldened them to stand firmly by their strategy of tying funding for the homeland security agency to efforts to kill Obama’s executive…
Lance Armstrong Loses $10 Million Arbitration Ruling
AUSTIN, Texas — An arbitration panel ordered Lance Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Corp. to pay $10 million in a fraud dispute with a promotions company for what it called an…
Most Alabama Counties Are Granting Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
MOBILE, Ala — As probate courts around Alabama opened on Friday, a day after a federal judge barred the probate judge in Mobile County from denying marriage licenses to same-sex…
HUFFPOST HILL – President Uses Selfie Stick; Articles Of Impeachment Ready
FBI Director James Comey illustrated America’s racially biased policing with a reference to showtunes — we eagerly await his forthcoming address on America’s unending drug war that will a feature…
Federal judge: Alabama judges must issue gay marriage licenses
READ: Chief Alabama judge pledges to defy Supreme Court ruling – “This order should make clear to all of the probate judges across Alabama that they need to follow the…
Chief Alabama judge would defy Supreme Court in gay marriage ruling
Chief Justice Roy Moore likened an eventual U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage to the Dred Scott ruling and Plessy v. Ferguson, two 19th century Supreme Court…
Judge Behind Alabama Marriage Equality Carries On Family Legacy Of Advancing Civil Rights
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Alabama became the 37th state where same-sex couples could legally get married. The person who paved the way for this historic moment was Callie Granade, a…
Malaysia court upholds sodomy conviction against opposition leader
Anwar, 67, was acquitted of sodomy in January 2012, but the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in March 2014, ruling that he was guilty. The Federal Court rejected Anwar’s…
Rick Snyder: Michigan To Recognize 300 Gay Marriages From 2014
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) announced Wednesday that the state will recognize some 300 same-sex marriages conducted in 2014. The governor faced a deadline Wednesday to either appeal a recent…
Alabama Lawyers Face Off Against Chief Justice In Gay Marriage Fight
In Alabama, which is set to begin allowing same-sex marriages on Monday, two old foes are facing off over the future of gay rights in the state. A legal group…
Leading Egypt Uprising Activist Ahmed Douma Among 230 Sentenced To Life
An Egyptian court has sentenced 230 people, including one of the leading activists behind the country’s 2011 uprising, to life in prison after finding them guilty of taking part in…