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Conn. high court rules same-sex couples can marry
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.

Okla. abortion ultrasound requirement challenged
By RON JENKINS Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An advocacy group is suing over an Oklahoma law that prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and the doctor describes to her what the fetus looks like.

10 years after Shepard, no federal hate crime law
By MATT JOYCE Associated Press Writer

D.C. Uighurs wait to take in Gitmo detainees
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Writer McLEAN, Va. (AP) - For centuries, hospitality to weary travelers has been part of the Uighur culture. The Uighur land in what is now the far western province of China carried merchants traversing the famed Silk Road.

Sheriff who halted evictions not typical lawman
By DON BABWIN Associated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Diane Limas was already planning a protest as she walked out of Cook County Sheriff's office.

 

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  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The ACLU is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights in the United States.
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  • U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Primary institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion, and national origin.
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Federal agency which enforces employment anti-discrimination laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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