Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Houston Goes BIG For Historic Pride Celebration

Sometimes a series of unlikely events converge to yield what is ultimately the best of all possible conclusions.  For months prior to the week of Houston's official Pride celebrations, the continued success of those festivities was somewhat in question.  Pride Houston, the organization charged with planning producing and executing the massive festival and parade … Continue Reading ››

SCOTUS Hobby Lobby Decision: A One-Way Ticket to Socialized Medicine?

After lauding the Supreme Court's decision last week to protect digital privacy rights, it's quite ironic that today they've dealt an insurmountable blow to individual rights while favoring corporate intransigence.  From the Chicago Tribune, here's the story...
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to a provision of … Continue Reading ››

Supreme Court Upholds Right to ‘Digital Privacy’

In a landmark ruling this week, the United States Supreme Court has taken a bold step to protect 'digital privacy' rights in the United States.  Here's the story from the New York Times...
In a sweeping victory for privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that … Continue Reading ››

A test for DOMA in the health care fight??

Of course the main swarm of the newsday is buzzing around the Supreme Court, but soon we'll be talking about some big moves going on in the lower courts that will set up another Supreme Showdown. According to Chris Geidner at PoliGlot, the Obama Administration has asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals … Continue Reading ››