Hearing set in lesbian teen's suit to force prom

2010-03-16T16:45:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Hearing set in lesbian teen's lawsuit to force Miss. school district to hold prom</div><div><p>School officials in a rural Mississippi county told a lesbian student to get "guys" to take her and her girlfriend to a high school prom and warned the girls against slow dancing with each other because that could "push people's buttons," according to documents filed Tuesday in federal court.</p><p...

Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military

2010-03-14T16:45:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Lesbian Air Force sergeant discharged after SD police see marriage license and tell military</div><div><p>Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian. The 28-year-old's honorable discharge under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy came only after police officers in Mississippi school district to reinstate the dance it canceled.</p><p>The American Civi...

Miss. School Officials End Prom Over Lesbian Couple

2010-03-12T07:30:32Z

<div id="subtitle">A northern Mississippi high school has canceled its annual prom dance rather than allow a lesbian student attend with her girlfriend</div><div><p> <p>A northern Mississippi high school has canceled its annual prom dance rather than allow a lesbian student attend with her girlfriend, the AP reported.</p> <p>In a statement released Wednesday, the ACLU has sued a Miss. school board after officials decided to cancel a prom dance over a lesbian student</div><div><p> <p>The ACLU has sued a northern Mississippi school board after officials decided to cancel an annual high school prom dance rather than allow a lesbian student attend with her girlf...

Civil liberties group sues private prison company

2010-03-11T20:00:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Civil liberties group sues private US prison company over violence at Idaho jail</div><div><p>The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the

ACLU sues over violence at private prison in Idaho

2010-03-11T15:45:22Z

<div><p>The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.</p><p>The ACLU filed the lawsuit against Constance McMillen's family via The ACLU of Mississippi, taken in Fulton, Miss., shows Constance McMillen, 18, a student at the Itawamba County Agricu...

GOP senator urges Obama to shift on terror trials

2010-03-08T06:00:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Graham says he'll press his GOP colleagues to back Guantanamo closing if Obama backs tribunals</div><div><p>A Republican senator is offering the White House a deal on terror trials.</p><p>Sen. ...

Religion News in Brief

2010-03-03T09:32:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Religion News in Brief</div><div><p>Pope Benedict XVI will make a two-day visit to Spain in November, with a stop in Barcelona to consecrate the famed Sagrada Familia church, his spokesman said.</p><p>The California has denied charges that he improperly presented anti-gay views as facts, Fresno-based ABC30 reported.</p> <p>The

Calif. college instructor defends course content

2010-02-22T08:08:09Z

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;California college instructor disputes ACLU claims that he substituted religion for science&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;A California instructor disputes student claims that he presented his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming in class as ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

2010-02-22T09:01:44Z

<div><p>Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:</p><p></p><p>Feb. 12</p><p>The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, on the American Civil Lib...

Arabic flashcards land student in U.S. detention

2010-02-22T10:17:00Z

<div><p>PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal agents detained and interrogated a U.S. college student at the Philadelphia airport simply because we was carrying a set of English-Arabic flashcards, a lawsuit alleged on Wednesday.</p><p>The ACLU has advised a public college in California it must end improper anti-gay instruction by a staff science professor</div><div><p> <p>The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has advised a public community college in California it must end improper religious-...

Gay Activists Demand Answers From Miami Beach

2010-02-22T10:40:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Activists are demanding answers from the City of Miami Beach over allegations its police department targets gay men</div><div><p> <p>Activists are demanding answers from the City of Miami Beach over allegations its police department targets gay men.</p> <p>Miami-based gay rights group ...

ACLU accuses Calif. instructor of religion lessons

2010-02-22T10:42:27Z

<div id="subtitle">ACLU: Instructor at public Calif. college included views on abortion, homosexuality in lessons</div><div><p>An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and glob...

Miami Beach Responds To Claims Of Targeting Gay Men

2010-02-22T11:25:33Z

<div id="subtitle">The City of Miami Beach responds to claims its police department targets gay men</div><div><p> <p>The City of Miami Beach has responded to claims its police department targets gay men, the 'Miami Herald' reported.</p> <p>Police office...

Rulings cloud issue of school MySpace suspensions

2010-02-22T11:48:31Z

<div id="subtitle">ACLU: Twin rulings cloud law on Pa. school discipline for MySpace parodies posted off-campus</div><div><p>Federal appellate judges wrestling with whether schools can discipline students for Internet speech posted offsite reached different rulings Thursday in two ACLU of Florida announced Wednesday its intention to sue the City of Miami Beach over its targeting of gay men</div><div><p> <p>The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) announced Wednesday its intention...

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