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The Supreme Court Leaves the Americans with Disabilities Act Intact
Teresa Sheehan has survived being shot by the police five times; she has survived the challenges of a psychiatric disability; and she has now survived a challenge...
Teresa Sheehan has survived being shot by the police five times; she has survived the challenges of a psychiatric disability; and she has now survived a challenge...
HIV Is Not a Crime
...except in at least 32 states, it can be.
When we were first confronted with HIV in the United States in the 1980’s, contracting the...
...except in at least 32 states, it can be.
When we were first confronted with HIV in the United States in the 1980’s, contracting the...
Prosecutor Tells Pregnant Woman Punched in Stomach: “Assault on a Latino by a Latino” Deserves Less Protection
According to Locke Bell, the district attorney of Gaston County, North Carolina, the ethnicity of a domestic-violence survivor can disqualify that person from equal...
According to Locke Bell, the district attorney of Gaston County, North Carolina, the ethnicity of a domestic-violence survivor can disqualify that person from equal...
If You’re Black or Brown and Ride a Bike in Tampa, Watch Out: Police Find That Suspicious
The Tampa Bay Times' recent...
The Tampa Bay Times' recent...
Matthew Shepard Was Brutally Murdered in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. Last Night, the City Passed the First LGBT Nondiscrimination Ordinance in the State.
On October 6, 1998, two young men in Laramie, Wyoming, tricked University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard into thinking they would give him a ride home from the...
On October 6, 1998, two young men in Laramie, Wyoming, tricked University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard into thinking they would give him a ride home from the...