Former Rowan county clerk who denied gay couple marriage license loses appeal The former Rowan County clerk who denied marriage licenses to a gay couple lost her latest bid to overturn 360-thousand dollars in damages, attorney fees and expenses. 04/24/2024 - 9:25 am | View Link
Judge: $360K judgment stands against Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses A federal judge has refused to overturn judgments totaling $360,104 against a former Kentucky county official who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Attorneys for Kim Davis argued ... 04/24/2024 - 2:37 am | View Link
Michigan Court of Appeals orders another new sentence in Lenawee County sex abuse case A man convicted in a 2018 sex abuse case will get another new sentence after an error was found in how the minimum sentence length was determined. 04/18/2024 - 8:44 pm | View Link
Tennessee GOP Lawmaker's First-Cousin Marriage Defense Sparks Debate Over Gay Marriage Precedent In a striking turn of events in the Tennessee legislature, Republican Rep. Gino Bulso has stirred controversy by advocating for the right of first cousins to marry, drawing on the precedent set by the ... 04/14/2024 - 5:02 pm | View Link
President Biden talked about the lows and highs of his life in an appearance designed to reintroduce him to an audience of millions. Via the NYTimes:
In a surprise interview on “The Howard Stern Show” that lasted for more than an hour, Mr. Stern, a skilled interviewer versed in the art of oversharing, repeatedly asked Mr.
Trump lickspittle Sen. Lindsey Graham blew off any concerns that The National Enquirer's David Pecker paid for catch-and-kill stories in order to help Trump's presidential campaign. I still want to know what Trump has got on Graham since he did his 180 back when Trump was running the first time.
Here's Graham's lame response when CNN's Dana Bash asked him about Pecker's testimony this week:
GRAHAM: Apparently, a lot of people do this, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods.
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley refused to pull over for speeding and went home and called the police chief to quash the incident instead. That's a no-no.
Unfortunately for her (or fortunately for the rule of law), the entire incident was recorded on the officer's bodycam and now DA Doorley has to explain why she has such reckless disregard for the law, police officers, and common sense.
And although a Republican now (of course), Doorley has been a Democrat in the past.
Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U. S. history lessons in classrooms nationwide, given her status as the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in the South. But to the right-wing culture warriors behind efforts to ban books about American history—including systemic racism and discrimination against LGBTQ people—Bridges has become something else: a threat.
He is also pushing back against the fact that, through administrative actions and executive orders, Biden has made himself one of the most powerful presidents ever.