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Nomination Update: Regina Benjamin and Dawn Johnsen
Senate Democrats are hopeful that the next couple of the weeks will bring advancements in approving President Obama’s executive nominees, 200 of which are stalled in the Senate. Two of these nominees are surgeon general nominee Regina Benjamin, and Office of Legal...
Bethany Christian Services Received $3 Million in Federal Money in 2009
Following up our blog post on crisis pregnancy centers, an American Prospect blogger reports that Bethany Christian Services, one of the centers whose coercive practices were exposed in a Nation article earlier this year, received $3 million in federal money in 2009....
Reading, PA, Passes Nondiscrimination Ordinance
Some good news out of southeastern Pennsylvania: the Reading City Council has passed an ordinance banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The ordinance is similar to the one passed by the Allegheny County Council...
Standing Up for Victims of Sexual Assault and Harassment
Senator Al Franken may be new to the U.S. Senate, but he’s trying to correct some old problems. He has introduced an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill, SA 2588, that would bar the Department of Defense from contracting with companies that force their...
How to Keep Women from Leaving Law Firm Jobs?
How can we stop women from leaving traditional law firm positions? This is the question that the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) is trying to address with the launch of its Institute for Gender Equality. The launch coincides with the election of Kimberly...