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California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality
More About: Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage | The Gay Rights MovementPhoto: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images.Yesterday, the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. In 30 days, the ruling will...
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New Reports Document Black-White Racial Disparities in the War on Drugs
More About: The History of Racial ProfilingPhoto: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images.Earlier this week, Human Rights Watch and the Sentencing Project both released reports strongly indicating that antidrug law enforcement...
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NYPD Arrests 216 Protesters
More About: The Sean Bell Shooting | Al SharptonPhoto: Mario Tama / Getty Images.Under ordinary circumstances, the large-scale arrest of protesters is a bad thing--but the Rev. Al Sharpton and...
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Justice Scalia Redefines Discrimination
See also: Justice Antonin ScaliaPhoto: Alex Wong / Getty Images.Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Indiana's restrictive new voter ID laws are constitutional.Well, sort of.It was actually more...
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Lethal Injection, Science, and the Burden of Proof
See also: The Eighth AmendmentPhoto: Joe Raedle / Getty Images.Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Baze v. Rees that the three-drug cocktail currently used to administer lethal...
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