Tag Archives: Law
White House stands firm as Catholic groups rail against new contraception rules
A few weeks ago, we reported the wonderful news that The White House did not cave to religious groups who objected to the new rules in the Affordable Care Act requiring employers to offer no co-pay birth control in their health insurance plans. Religious groups like the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops objected to the [...]
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The Feministing Five: Zerlina Maxwell
If you haven’t noticed, we’ve had quite a few new additions to the Feministing crew over the past year. Zerlina Maxwell, who also writes for Ebony, The Grio and Loop 21, is one of these new contributors. When she’s not writing her amazing commentary on the presidential debates and much more for this site, she [...]
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Obama admin refuses to veto detainee bill in a snub to human rights
President Barack Obama’s recent decision to not veto a controversial defense spending bill is troubling to many advocates for civil rights, human rights and the rule of law. The House of Representatives voted to pass the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that contains harmful provisions that some legislators have said could authorize [...]
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New bill takes military sexual assault cases out of high-ranking officers’ power
Via Ms. Blog, we find a new bill was introduced late last week regarding sexual assault in the military with a specific focus: to take the responsibility of handling sexual assault reports away from the chain of command. The bill is called the STOP Act: The Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act – Helen [...]
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