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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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- 17 year old kid shot dead by Neighborhood Watch "Captain" - Page 293 - INGunOwners on Hate Crimes Act Makes Conference Report, Death Penalty Gone
- 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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- Jeff on Nick Gets Married
- 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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Senate Archive
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Brunner: ‘We were outspent . . . on broadcast media 100% to 0.’
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner just sent out her thank-you message to her email list from her unsuccessful U.S.... -
One Day, Three Pictures (and Three Stories)
As I’ve said elsewhere, I’m still thinking about today. But, I really want to share these three pictures that I... -
Today In DADT News: An Army Airing
At Metro Weekly, I report on today’s Senate testimony regarding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in “The Army Speaks”: In a blow... -
The Military, At Home and Abroad
At Metro Weekly, I look at this week’s developments in “DADT Gathers Steam on the Hill“: A week that already was... -
The Wisdom of Obama’s Movements on Nominees
The news that Republicans had confirmed 27 of President Obama’s nominees on Thursday night before heading home to recess for... -
DADT: Coming to an End?
This week’s Metro Weekly will be featuring a cover package about the future of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. “The Final... -
NOM Hearts Scott Brown
On the eve of the election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, I (belatedly) wanted to let folks here know about... -
Newsom Jumps In . . . To Mass. Senate Race Coakley Defense Effort
As President Obama and former President Clinton lent their support to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s race for U.S. Senate,... -
McCain Cares … About Skewed ‘Survey’ Questions
U.S. Senator John McCain, worried about the “comity of the Senate” so much that he reprimanded Sen. Al Franken this... -
Baldwin’s Benefits Bill Moves Forward in the Senate
News today on the legislative front comes from the U.S. Senate. Here’s my Metro Weekly report, “Gay Federal Employees Closer...