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    Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Gay marriage: Like it or not, polls go in only one direction

    The 2008 vote on Proposition 8 is the only poll that matters on the subject of California and same-sex marriage, according to opponents of gay marriage. And that&rsquo;s indeed how many people responded to the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-gay-marriage-20130610,0,6776707.story">USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll</a> of Californians, which found that 58% of voters in the state now believe that such marriages should have legal recognition, and that support has increased among virtually all groups.
    The 2008 vote on Proposition 8 is the only poll that matters on the subject of California and same-sex marriage, according to opponents of gay marriage. And that’s indeed how many people responded to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll of...

    Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Pennsylvania Democrats strike out in bid to expand Medicaid to working poor

    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democrats struck out Monday in their attempts to expand government-funded Medicaid health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. First up was Sen. Vince Hughes, D-...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Tom Corbett, Bucks County, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government

    3. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Researchers hail Supreme Court decision on gene patent

    The U.S. Supreme Court decision that Myriad Genetics cannot patent two genes linked to ovarian and breast cancer came as welcome relief to researchers whose work on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes had been thwarted by legal challenges from the company.
    The U.S. Supreme Court decision that Myriad Genetics cannot patent two genes linked to ovarian and breast cancer came as welcome relief to researchers whose work on BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes had been thwarted by legal challenges from the company. But...

    Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Disease, Science and Technology

    4. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer pushes through Obama's Medicaid expansion

    TUCSON &mdash; Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer won a battle with state lawmakers this week, defying most other conservatives in her party to get a key component of President Obama&rsquo;s Medicaid expansion through the Legislature.
    TUCSON — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer won a battle with state lawmakers this week, defying most other conservatives in her party to get a key component of President Obama’s Medicaid expansion through the Legislature. The Arizona Senate voted...

    Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Jan Brewer, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Barack Obama

    5. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. State laws varied on gun, abortion laws

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) &mdash; The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns.
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Judges, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    6. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  6. BRCA gene decision hailed

    Jewish breast cancer survivors were among the people celebrating a recent United States Supreme Court decision. The high court ruled unanimously that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring human genes. The decision came in a case in which...

    Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Medical Procedures and Tests, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

    7. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Review: "Roberts Court" by Marcia Coyle

    At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical to make sure everybody plays by the rules."
    At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The role of...

    Tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Judges, Politics

    8. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Judge sets deadline in 'America's toughest sheriff' Arizona profiling case

    Reuters
    By David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 14 (Reuters) - A judge who found Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio racially profiled Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration gave attorneys on Friday an August deadline to agree to steps to correct the abuse and...

    Tags: Jan Brewer, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Illegal Immigrants

    9. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Unitarian teens tour civil rights battlefields

    The luggage kept cascading out the back of the two Dodge Grand Caravans as 10 teenagers from Orlando's University Unitarian Universalist Society prepared Monday for a five-day tour of civil-rights memorials and museums.
    The luggage kept cascading out the back of the two Dodge Grand Caravans as 10 teenagers from Orlando's University Unitarian Universalist Society prepared Monday for a five-day tour of civil-rights memorials and museums. Once everything was secured,...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Trips and Vacations

    10. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. Democrats Reopen Special Interest Money Spigot

    The Hartford Courant
    Only eight years ago, Democratic legislators were patting themselves on the backs for enacting the strongest campaign finance laws in the country — reforms that created a firewall between lobbyists, state contractors and state politicians and...

    Tags: Planned Parenthood, Americans for Prosperity, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Politics

    11. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Ruling Ties State's Hands On Union-Only Layoffs

    A court victory for 2,800 state employees laid off in 2003 will cost Connecticut taxpayers dearly. The federal appeals court ruling will impose a big burden on any governor trying to negotiate with unions to ease a financial crisis. Under the ruling, a...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Politics, Dannel P. Malloy

    12. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT June 13

    Reuters
    TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces used chemical weapons on a small scale against rebel fighters in Syria's civil war, the White House said on Thursday. - - - -...

    Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, Biotechnology, Chemical Industry, Politics

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