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...Indians are no longer legally confined to the closet. In a landmark decision, New Delhi's highest court struck down a 150-year-old law that prohibited "carnal intercourse against the order of nature." Though it applies only to the nation's capital, the ruling is likely to prompt India's government to appeal to the Supreme Court or to change the law nationwide. Advocates say the decision could pave the way for better sex education in a country with one of the world's highest populations of people with HIV/AIDS...
...chokepoint for progressive reforms." More recently, the divisive Bush v. Gore ruling and far-right Roberts Court offer Burns little comfort. His partisan analysis will have dissenters, but Burns' elegant volume merits attention for its depth and scope, even if his radical solutions--including ignoring court rulings--would prompt a crisis all their...
...self-pitying Facebook page of • Shannyn Moore says "Bring it on!" to • "whining" about unfavorable media coverage used to "bother" • wondering by author of this index if presenting enough unflattering material about, like this and this and this and this, and this, will prompt the threat of a lawsuit...
Shay, Audra • racist Facebook comments prompt "lol" reaction from, hopefully imperiling candidacy of for chairmanship of Young Republicans...
...Organization of American States and the Obama Administration considered it a reckless stunt that might hamper a negotiated solution to the crisis. But as it turns out, the aerial spectacle may have aided their cause: it finally coalesced hundreds of thousands of Zelaya supporters on the ground and helped prompt Honduran coup leaders, already facing international condemnation, to reconsider their hard-line stance against any brokered settlement. (See pictures of violent unrest in Honduras...