WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that he has named Benjamin C. Mizer as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division. Mizer replaces Joyce R. Branda, who will return to her permanent role as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch. Mizer and…
Over the next several months, the Supreme Court will decide whether state restrictions on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. As the court considers that momentous question, the Department of Justice will make clear that our answer is an unequivocal “yes.” This week, the Justice Department will file a brief setting forth our position that state bans…
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) have finally received recognition from the California Republican Party. The 38-year-old gay GOP group, that had unsuccessfully sought a charter from the state party several times in the past, received formal recognition with a 861-293 vote Sunday at the party’s biannual convention in Sacramento. The Los Angeles Times reported that…
An unprecedented lesbian kiss between two high school students on a popular South Korean TV drama, Seonam Girls High School Investigators, has fueled a debate about portrayals of sexuality in a rapidly modernizing society with deeply conservative roots. The broadcast and Internet regulatory body, the Korea Communications Standards Commission, said Friday it had received complaints…
The sign on the door read “No Open Lanes until 5:30”, meaning Kearny Mesa Bowl was sold out last Saturday afternoon. The only way to roll on one of 40 lanes was to support the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and participate in their 7th annual Bowling for Equality fundraiser. The place was packed with a…
Today, Nebraska child welfare officials moved to stop enforcing a two-decade-old policy barring gay and lesbian couples from obtaining state foster parent licenses. The change in procedure, according to a report in the Omaha World Herald, came quietly and was confirmed Friday by Gov. Pete Ricketts’ spokesman, who said that the sexual orientation of people…
Today Federal District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued an injunction against Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality, requiring all state officials to treat same-sex couples equally for the purposes of marriage effective March 9. In Waters v. Ricketts, the ACLU sued the state on behalf of same-sex couples, arguing last month that Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality…
