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Indiana BMV chief avoiding specialty plates debate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles is trying to stay out of the debate among legislators over how many specialty license plates the state should issue. A legislative committee is expected over the summer to review the...
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BMV strips gay support group of specialty plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gay-youth advocacy group that survived a legislative attempt to strip it of its specialty license plates is losing them anyway, along with two other organizations also accused of selling low-digit license plates for...Tags: Breach of Contract, Corporate Crime, Television Industry, Television Stations, Human Interest
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NM court lets same-sex partner seek child custody
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's highest court has ruled in a precedent-setting case that a same-sex partner of an adoptive mother has legal rights as a parent and can seek child custody. The state Supreme Court issued its unanimous ruling Friday... -
Adams High student group takes stand against discrimination
A group of South Bend students say they're standing up for equal rights. The Queer Straight Alliance from John Adams High School is asking the school board to change the corporation's by-laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the...
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Diocese wants fertilization suit dismissed
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial schoolteacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant. The...Tags: Litigation, Church and State Relations, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Religion and Belief
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Maybe new location as group rallies to save Truman's gay nightclub
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterJohn Shockey said he plans to keep Truman’s Nightclub open through June 16, then close it down. But, he's also considering re-opening the club in another location, possibly South Bend. Shockey started the gay nightclub 21 years ago here in the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Facebook, Dining and Drinking, Auction Service, Bars and Clubs
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Gay students graduate openly at military academies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexual orientation, benefiting from the end of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that used to bar them...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Students, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), U.S. Military, Middletown
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Minnesota to test Obama influence on gay marriage
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters in Minnesota will test the political impact of President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage this fall, when they decide whether to ban gay marriage in the state Constitution. Opponents hope the president's enduring...Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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ACLU: Allow anti-gay T-shirt at Conn. school
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a Connecticut high school violated the rights of a student when it asked him to remove a T-shirt with an anti-gay message. The ACLU of Connecticut says Seth Groody wore the shirt...Tags: Students, Monroe (Fairfield, Connecticut), Education, American Civil Liberties Union, Teaching and Learning
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Sanford ends single-sex classes after ACLU threat
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — The Sanford School Committee has voted to stop offering single-gender classes to some elementary school students after the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine threatened to sue. The Journal Tribune (http://bit.ly/LeUG7A...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union
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Southern Baptists debate gay vs. civil rights
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day after electing their first African-American president, Southern Baptists are considering a resolution opposing the idea that gay rights are civil rights. The resolution up for a vote Wednesday affirms Southern Baptists'...Tags: Justice and Rights, Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage
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Coca-Cola ends ties to conservative law writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. has terminated its relationship with a conservative group seen by some as an incubator for a string of new state voter ID laws and a marketer of laws like Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense statute. The...Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Justice System, Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party
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