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Lesson of Rutgers case: Online actions carry consequences

3d 10h ago By Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY

The conviction of ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi sounds a cautionary note for social media users

Gay couple fights for names on child's birth certificate

By The Des Moines Register

Melissa Gartner will have to wait a bit longer to find out if she'll be listed on the birth certificate of the child her wife bore.

Gay couples to sue N.J. over same-sex marriage

Seven gay and lesbian New Jersey couples are going to court to try to force the state to recognize gay marriage.

Must N.Y. businesses say 'I do' to gay clients?

By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY

The question has come home to wedding vendors and others who sell personal services: Say 'I do" or don't to gay couple clientele? As gay marriage spreads from state to state, what about the fears of the traditionalist faithful? Some say current laws against discrimination make the discussion mute.

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NJ webcam case a lesson in unintended consequence

23h 47m agoCBS-WNCT Eyewitness News 9
weapons like a knife in one's hand," said Hayley Gorenberg, deputy legal director of the gay rights organization Lambda Legal. Some of the jurors said that Ravi's tweets, especially one that "dared" friends to watch the webcast that never happened, were key

Rutgers student lost his dice roll

2d 22h agoPhiladelphia Inquirer
bias crimes do not require physical weapons like a knife in one's hands," added Hayley Gorenberg, deputy legal director for Lambda Legal, which focuses on civil rights issues for gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. Former federal prosecutor

Verdict of Rutgers webcam spying case sends bullies a signal, observers say

2d 8h agoNorthJersey.com
he said. “And what a loop­hole that would have been to every anti­bullying law in the country.” Hayley Gorenberg of Lambda Legal, a national gay and lesbian rights group, said “the actions of Dharun Ravi were inexcus­able and surely added to Tyler Clementi’s

US webcam suicide case - student guilty

2d 10h agoNews24
physical weapons like a knife in one's hand," said Hayley Gorenberg, deputy legal director of the gay rights organization Lambda Legal. Expressed concern Testimony included the 32-year-old MB, but Ravi himself did not testify. The jury watched a video of his

Same-sex divorce case heads to top Maryland court

2d 11h agoBaltimore Sun
It's incest. But they recognize it from other states," said Susan Sommer, director of constitutional litigation at Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and one of Cowan's lawyers. Opponents of same-sex marriage say gay couples should have expected trouble

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