Epic Fail: California Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban
Ugh. Big news day, but not all news is good news. As it turns out, the California Supreme Court, in its apparently limited wisdom, found that Proposition 8 was the bees’ knees and upheld it. The decision found that the ban on same-sex marriage that was approved in Proposition 8 did not violate Equal Protection [...]
Justice Sotomayor, I Presume?
Word came early this morning that Obama had made his pick to replace Justice Souter on the Supreme Court. That pick–Judge Sonia Sotomayor–appears to come in the form of a female (only the third to ever hold a spot on the bench, if confirmed) and a Latina (only the first to hold a spot on [...]
Each Pension Check is a “fresh act of discrimination” for some retirees
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of big business again today at the expense of retirees. This time it happened to be female retirees who had maternity leave prior to the 1979 Pregnancy Discrimination Act and wanted that maternity leave to be counted towards their pension credits–something that was required by law after the PDA [...]
Wal-Mart’s Profits Aren’t The Only Thing Falling
There is no corporate entity that gets my blood boiling more than Walmart. Sure, I could hate Haliburton more, but the fact that Walmart pretends to be the BFF of every red-blooded American man, woman and child while secretly raping them fiscally and socially really grinds my gears. Call it childish, but I love hearing [...]
Elena Kagan Tapped By Obama to Be First Female Solicitor General
Obama will nominate Elena Kagan, current dean of Harvard Law School, for the post of Solicitor General. Kagan would be the first female Solicitor General in U.S. history.
The Solicitor General is an important post. The post was created in 1870 by the Statutory Authorization Act of June 20, 1870. The Solicitor General’s duties are important [...]
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