New York - Prop 1 in NY defined: Each side's case on abortion, LGBTQ and other rights

Chris McKenna

lohud

Garden City, NY (r)

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ezs note:  IMHO, Proposition 1 might have a few questions, but overall, allowing transgender people the right to participate in sports is a big plus.  I would vote yes.

Minnesota - Lawyers for transgender powerlifter say Minnesota Supreme Court will hear gender discrimination case

Stephen Swanson

CBS News

Ulen, MN (r)

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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress case

Dan Mangan

CNBC

Steve Bannon

No. 729359814

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FBI Denver - FBI Denver Provides Final Investigative Update on Gabrielle Petito Case

Amy Sampson

FBI Denver

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lead story - S Korea blocks army from appealing transgender soldier case

Kim Tong-Hyung

ABC News

Cheongju, South Korea

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billionaire - The case for a billionaires income tax

Chuck Collins

The Hill

Sam Walton

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lead story - Hobby Lobby Loses Transgender Bathroom Access Case in Illinois

Robert Wilkens-Iafolla

Bloomberg Equality

Aurora, IL (east)

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Joe Biden - Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case

Associated Press

NBC News

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Michigan - Nessel to appeal case involving companies that refused same-sex, transgender individuals

Beth LeBlanc

The Detroit News

Sturgis, MI

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lead story - Nessel to appeal case involving companies that refused same-sex, transgender individuals

Beth LeBlanc

The Detroit News

Lansing, MI

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civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case

Daniel Wiessner
Reuters

SCOTUS

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lead story - Michigan woman at center of transgender civil rights case dies at 59

Melissa Nann Burke
The Detroit News

Aimee Stephens

1961 - 2020

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civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.

Katelyn Burns
Vox

Shelby Twp., MI

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lead story - Indonesia Police Will Not Bring Murder Charges in Case of Transgender Woman Burned to Death

Press
US News & World Report

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Trinidad and Tobago - Sexual harassment case in Trinidad & Tobago highlights need for better policies

Press
Global Voices

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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Nevada - AG Ford: Transgender inmate case could force changes in Nevada prisons

Miranda Willson
Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas, NV

(yes, there is beauty outside the casinos)

Donald Trump - Fiona Hill nails the Democrats' case

Stephen Collinson
CNN

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ezs note:  Now that the House Intelligence Committee has pretty much finished its business, it now goes to the Rules Committee to prepare a final draft.  Then the whole House takes its vote.  It's quite a dramatic thing in itself - impeachment votes are a rarity - but then the Senate takes over.  If you live in a state in which there are one or two Republican  Senators, ya gotta call, email, snail-mail, (not really recommended unless there is no other choice)  or visit directly when she/he comes to town, and urge her/him to vote YES to oust Trump.  Be polite but firm.  Bullet points are great, 3 to 5 should suffice.  If you're talking more than a minute, you're talking too long.  Others may not agree with you, but let others have their say.  If you are uncertain about whether your Senators (there are two)  are Republican, Democrat, or other, go to senate.gov.  Thanks.

Connecticut - A gay rights case in D.C., and a conversation in Connecticut

Mark Pazniokas
CT Mirror

site of Hartford Yard Goats

(Hartford, CT)

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lead story - Alabama sued in transgender driver's license case

Kim Chandler
StarTribune

Montgomery, AL  

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civil rights - A transgender inmate was raped and beaten in a Cañon City prison. Now the state has settled the case.

Sam Tabachnik
The Denver Post

Cañon City, CO

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