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‘The Moral High Ground’: NAACP Endorses Gay Marriage

‘The Moral High Ground’: NAACP Endorses Gay Marriage

The nation’s oldest civil rights group made a historic endorsement of gay marriage, highlighting the painfully slow yet tangible..

May 20, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Federal Judge Katherine Forrest Strikes Down NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision, Cites “Chilling Impact on First Amendment Rights”

‘The Moral High Ground’: Federal Judge Katherine Forrest Strikes Down NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision, Cites “Chilling Impact on First Amendment Rights”

A federal district judge in New York has struck down a highly controversial portion of a law that gives the government the power to..

May 17, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: REPUBLICAN Congressman Bob Dold Introduces Bill to Protect Planned Parenthood Funding

‘The Moral High Ground’: REPUBLICAN Congressman Bob Dold Introduces Bill to Protect Planned Parenthood Funding

Refusing to tow the party line of hostility toward Planned Parenthood, one Republican congressman is boldly introducing a bill to preserve..

May 11, 2012 with 1 Comment
Fox News Anchor Shep Smith Says Obama “Now in 21st Century” on Gay Marriage; Calls Those Who Oppose it “On Wrong Side of History”

Fox News Anchor Shep Smith Says Obama “Now in 21st Century” on Gay Marriage; Calls Those Who Oppose it “On Wrong Side of History”

It is a very rare occasion indeed when a Fox News host makes it into our “Moral High Ground” feature. But today is one of those..

May 9, 2012 with 0 Comments
OBAMA: “SAME-SEX COUPLES SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED”

OBAMA: “SAME-SEX COUPLES SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED”

     No more “evolving” on gay marriage. President Barack Obama has finally stepped up and endorsed full equality for..

May 9, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Dying Mom’s YouTube Plea Convinces Genentech to Give Her Unapproved Cancer Drug

‘The Moral High Ground’: Dying Mom’s YouTube Plea Convinces Genentech to Give Her Unapproved Cancer Drug

  A prominent biotech corporation is giving a dying mother an unapproved cancer drug that could prolong her life after her emotional..

May 2, 2012 with 2 Comments
Indian Teen Laxmi Sargara Annuls ‘Marriage’ Arranged at Age 1

Indian Teen Laxmi Sargara Annuls ‘Marriage’ Arranged at Age 1

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in India, a young woman has legally annulled a marriage that was arranged when she was..

April 26, 2012 with 0 Comments
‘The Moral High Ground’: Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy Signs Bill Abolishing Death Penalty

‘The Moral High Ground’: Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy Signs Bill Abolishing Death Penalty

Connecticut today joined 16 US states the rest of the Western world in abolishing capital punishment as the state’s governor signed a..

April 25, 2012 with 1 Comment
‘The Moral High Ground’: Measure to Abolish California Death Penalty Qualifies for November Ballot

‘The Moral High Ground’: Measure to Abolish California Death Penalty Qualifies for November Ballot

A measure that would end capital punishment in California has qualified for this November’s ballot. The Los Angeles Times reports..

April 24, 2012 with 0 Comments
North Carolina Judge Greg Weeks Throws Out Marcus Robinson Death Sentence Under State’s Racial Justice Act

North Carolina Judge Greg Weeks Throws Out Marcus Robinson Death Sentence Under State’s Racial Justice Act

A North Carolina judge has commuted the death sentence of a condemned killer under a landmark law allowing death row inmates to challenge..

April 23, 2012 with 0 Comments