Tag Archives: Susan Collins
Kavanaugh confirmation likely to prompt shift to state courts
LGBT legal activists think the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court will likely mean a shift of strategy, focusing more on state courts than federal ones. But anti-LGBT legal activists will probably seek to escalate their
Summer Finale: ‘doing this stupid thing’
A Seventh Circuit panel grilled attorneys for Indiana and Wisconsin this week over their reasons for banning marriage for same-sex couples. The Supreme Court extended a stay last week on a Fourth Circuit decision that Virginia's ban on marriage for
Quote check: Senator Collins on ENDA
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), a co-sponsor and strong supporter of ENDA, praised the Senate Thursday --both on the floor and in a press release-- for making history with the passage of ENDA. But she, like some others, left something
Senate fails to bring DADT repeal to the floor
Thu. Dec. 9 - 4:10 p.m.—The Senate has just rejected an attempt to bring the defense authorization bill to the floor, effectively killing the prospects for repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell this year, and likely for years to come. The
DADT suspense continues: maybe tomorrow
All the focus was on Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins Wednesday, with the question being whether she could be persuaded to vote to end the Republican-led filibuster against the defense authorization bill.
