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Judging the Voting Rights Act
Rightly regarded as one of the most lustrous legacies of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaws discrimination in voting nationwide, but it also requires that states with a history of denying minorities the right to vote obtain...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clarence Thomas, Social Issues, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Lawmaker threatens tax status of Boy Scouts for excluding gays
A Southland lawmaker has proposed taking away the tax-exempt status of the Boy Scouts of America if it continues to exclude gay, bisexual and transgender people from its ranks. State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) has introduced legislation that...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Social Issues, Ricardo Lara
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Court overturns Santa Monica bus driver's discrimination award
L.A. NOWEven if discrimination plays a role in a worker’s firing, an employer is not liable for damages if the employee would have been fired anyway because of poor performance, the California Supreme Court decided Thursday. In a widely watched case,...... -
A business lesson in tolerance
The owner of a trolley tour company in Annapolis, Md., has decided to close down one portion of his business — old-fashioned trolleys for wedding parties — rather than extend the service to same-sex couples. He has every right to do so, but he...
Tags: Marriage, Social Issues, Family, Religion and Belief, Minority Groups
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It's 2013, when dreams may yet come true
New Year's Day is a time for reassessment and renewal — and hoping the next year is an improvement over the messy rat race that was the last one. On that note, The Times has a tradition of reserving this page on this day for our own, often...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, U.S. Military, Social Issues, Food and Drug Administration
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No more 'homophobia'? AP raises the question
The recent run of states approving same-sex marriage might prompt a journalist to declare the retreat of homophobia. But that description probably wouldn’t pass muster with the many editors who use the Associated Press Style Book as the Bible of...
Tags: Journalism, POLITICO LLC, Homophobia, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Stop telling me to go on a diet
I hate the season of New Year’s resolutions. Even if you don’t make any pledges, or proclaim that you’re above this annual practice, you can’t avoid resolution-mania. Every media outlet is saturated with reminders to get in shape...
Tags: Demographics, Obesity, Social Issues, American Medical Association, Weight
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L.A. Council awards $160-million bus contract despite complaints
L.A. NOWThere was no debate Wednesday -– in fact there was almost no discussion at all -– when the Los Angeles City Council quietly awarded a $160-million bus contract to a controversial bidder.... -
Seth Grahame-Smith wants to resurrect ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘It’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comTwo months ago, Seth Grahame-Smith looked like he would be the breakout star of a crowded summer movie season. The ...... -
Betty Binns Fletcher dies at 89; liberal U.S. appeals judge
Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, considered a liberal stalwart of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for decades, died Monday in Seattle. She was 89. The 9th Circuit announced her death but did not give the cause. Appointed to the bench by President...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, University of Washington, Judges, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Senate
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Chick-fil-A president crossed a danger line
Despite decades if not centuries of bitter experience, business leaders apparently haven't absorbed the lesson that it's best to let your products speak for themselves and keep your big mouth shut. The latest executive to learn this the hard way is...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Radio, Barack Obama, Dan T. Cathy, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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After Romney's birth certificate joke, Dems play the race card
Huzzah, America, our centuries-old struggle with racism and bigotry may be coming to an end. This news was confirmed by none other than Michael Eric Dyson, a professor of sociology and the author of 18 books on race, racism, racial history, black culture...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Racism, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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