Lawsuit is First to Challenge Constitutionality of Federal Hate Crimes Act

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The Thomas More Law Center filed the first federal lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., yesterday challenging the constitutionality of the recently-enacted “Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.”   Read the rest…

Firefighters Sue over Gay Pride Parade

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer

Jury selection is set to begin in the case of four firefighters who were forced to participate in the 2007 “Gay Pride” parade in San Diego. The men are suing the city saying they were forced to participate in the parade where they were subjected to sexually demeaning gestures and catcalls.

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