Updated: Mark Warner raises issue with Hobby Lobby decision
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released this statement today following the United States Supreme Court decision in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell.
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LGBT group: Ruling in Harris v. Quinn harmful
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The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is expressing its disappointment in the Supreme Court’s decision in Harris v. Quinn to roll back the rights of hardworking public sector employees.
President Obama on the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board
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Today marks 60 years since the Supreme Court handed down its landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the first major step in dismantling the “separate but equal” doctrine that justified Jim Crow.
Full text of Gov. McAuliffe’s speech to the Virginia General Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Justices of the Supreme Court, members of the General Assembly, and my fellow Virginians. It is an honor for me to stand here tonight, before this great joint assembly, as the 72nd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Tim Kaine: Comments on House welfare, budget votes
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This week, the United States House of Representatives voted to slash food assistance to poor families and also defund the Affordable Care Act. Many in that body are willing to shut down the government because they are opposed to a health care law that Congress passed, that the President signed, that the Supreme Court affirmed and that has survived more than 40 Congressional repeal votes.
Valley lawmakers sign amicus brief in prayer case
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Del. R. Steven Landes, (R-Weyers Cave), along with Sen. Emmett W. Hanger, Jr, (R-Augusta County), and Delegates Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Ben Cline (R-Amherst), and Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) have signed on to the Amici Brief in Town of Greece v. Galloway, which has now been filed with the Supreme Court of the United States.
Virginia Christian Alliance files brief in public prayer case
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The Virginia Christian Alliance (VCA) has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the United States Supreme Court in the highly publicized public prayer case of Town of Greece v. Galloway.
Ken Plum: Voting rights need protections
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The Supreme Court had an historic week recently with major decisions on gay marriage, immigration and voting. I am particularly concerned about the decision that I believe does major damage to the Voting Rights Act.
Clare Coleman: The promise of Griswold is on the verge of fulfillment
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On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court legalized contraception (for married people, at least) and held that women and men have the right to privacy in making decisions about their sexual health.
Warner, Kaine sign DOMA amicus brief
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both signed the amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court today by 212 members of Congress challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which created a federal definition of marriage for the first time.
