Executive Order protects rights of gay and transgender people in Louisiana Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed into law via Executive Order an anti-discrimination bill protecting the rights of gay and transgender people, a strong message to his fellow deep southerners that “religious liberty” is not a justification for discrimination …
Read More »N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory Signs Executive Order To Soften Anti-LGBT Law HB2, Accomplishes Nothing
In a press release Tuesday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said that he has signed a new executive order to protect workers from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The governor also released a video statement on Executive Order 93. Breaking: NC Gov McCrory signs executive order …
Read More »NY Governor Bans Non Essential State Travel To North Carolina
First State to act in response to North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT legislation Similar order to Cuomo’s in 2015 responding to Indiana’s “Religious Freedom” Bill In a statement released Monday from his office, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina, …
Read More »President Obama Takes On Solitary Confinement
Today’s edition of the Washington Post contains an op-ed by President Obama outlining a series of executive actions on the use of solitary confinement in American federal prisons. Currently around 100,000 inmates are serving time in solitary confinement. The Justice Department’s research has found a high incidence of depression, withdrawal, exacerbated …
Read More »US Supreme Court justices consider hearing Obama’s immigration appeal
As early as Friday the nation’s highest court could decide whether or not it will take up the dispute. In 2014 President Obama took an executive action after Congress failed to pass legislation to prevent millions of immigrants for deportation. The justices must decide whether to take up the administration’s …
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