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Law Dork is Chris Geidner's blog. I am the senior political and legal reporter at BuzzFeed. [Here's my bio.] This blog is inactive, but you should follow me on Twitter and Tumblr.
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- Cecil Cornejo on Obama's DOJ Did Not Have To Go This Far
- Tony on Justice Thomas on ‘Proposition 8-related retaliation’
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- wess on The Brand That Started a Weekend Boil
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- DOMA Is 13 Years Old, ENDA Still Not Law
- Hate Crimes, Matthew Shepard and What Happened Today
- DOJ Reply Brief in Smelt Filed
- Sunstein Confirmed, Some Progressives Still Skeptical
- House Hears About Don't Ask, Don't Tell - and from Rep. Gohmert
- Where's Dawn Johnsen?
- Ohio House Passes LGBT Non-Discrimination Bill
- Obama Nominates Chai Feldblum, LGBT/Equality Scholar, to EEOC Post
- Judge Walker: Prop 8 Challenge to Continue to Trial
- Judge Denies LGBT Orgs, Grants San Fran Request to Join Prop 8 Challenge
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2009 Archive
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Mayor-Elect Parker Heads to Historic Win in Texas
Houston City Controller Annise Parker has now reached what the Houston Chronicle calls an “unbeatable lead” in her run-off election... -
One More Day . . . One Day More
Well, folks. Here we are again. Election Day. Our rights, on the ballot. (If you’ve not voted, stop reading this post... -
Ten Races To Watch
In less than 20 hours, several parts of the country will be neck-deep in important Election Day activities. Here are... -
Next Up: 3-2-1 Countdown to Equality
OK, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act becoming law was amazing, but we cannot rest. Election Day brings us three opportunities... -
Ohio’s Issue 2: Subverting Democracy With ‘Democracy’
Issue 2 is a constitutional amendment that the General Assembly abruptly placed on the ballot earlier this year to be... -
From Sea to Shining Sea, Equality in the Balance – and on the Ballots
Today, the Governor of Maine, John Baldacci, issued one of the most interesting, and wonderful, statements I’ve seen in the... -
In Iowa, NOM’s Fail is Equality’s Win
In the National Organization for Marriage’s first attempt to influence an election, Democrat Curt Hanson defeated the NOM-backed Stephen Burgmeier... -
The Editorial That Mattered
The Washington Post has shown the importance, not of itself as itself, but of the power of persuasive reasoning when... -
VA GOP AG Candidate: Winning Over the Revolutionaries
In Virginia, the Republican nominee for attorney general, state Sen. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, was officially selected today. And, he... -
NY (and NY and Others)
TPM, as expected, will have up-to-the-minute results from today’s special election in NY-20, the seat vacated due to the appointment...