“The Man Who Killed Jim Crow” Charles Hamilton Houston was born in Wash. D.C. in 1895. He graduated valedictorian from Amherst College in 1915. He served in the Army in France during World War I. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He worked extensively as Special Counsel for the NAACP. His work focused on taking down Jim Crowe …
Same-Sex Marriage in Alabama
Alabama becomes 37th state to allow gay marriage Jan. 2015, a district judge struck down AL’s gay marriage ban. Alabama appealed to US Supreme Court to delay that ruling. SCOTUS rejected that appeal making gay marriage legal. On Feb. 8, Alabama’s state Chief Justice issued an order. He ordered judges not to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Alabama’s governor said he …
SCOTUS Won’t Hear It
Supreme Court will not take up gay marriage cases Gay marriage bans in 11 states were ruled unconstitutional. 5 states challenged the ruling hoping to keep their ban. Those 5 challenges were headed to the Supreme Court. Surprisingly, SCOTUS declined to rule on them. That means the bans in the 5 states remain unconstitutional. Same-sex couples in those 5 states …
Gay Marriage Story in Virginia
Supreme Court delays lift of gay marriage ban Virginia voters banned same sex marriage. The 4th U.S. Circuit court in Richmond struck down the ban. The court says the ban is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme Court delayed the lower court’s rule. So for now, same-sex couples in VA cannot get married. Same-sex marriage is banned in 31 states. If SCOTUS …
Huge Blow to Obamacare
No it’s not. At least not yet. Obamacare gives money to poor people so they can get care. A court in D.C. said this was illegal. A court in Virginia said this was legal. The Obama admin. has already appealed the D.C. ruling. The D.C. ruling is likely to be overturned by a higher court. But if it is …
