By: Maureen Johnson* Recent polls and statements by political leaders including President Obama demonstrate a growing trend in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. As of this writing, same-sex marriages are nationally recognized in 13 countries worldwide. Nine states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage. Nevertheless, current laws in the majority of U.S. states […]
By: Helena Coric* The 2012 Presidential election produced great advances in the fight for marriage equality as legislation passed in the states of Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, and Washington. The significance of these results is that for the first time voters supported the measure at the polls, instead of it simply being limited to the authority […]
In a recent case decided by the BIA,Matter of A-Y-M-, 25 I&N Dec. 791 (BIA2012), the Board reversed the decision of an immigration judge (“IJ”) in California. The Board found that the 23-year-old unmarried child was eligible for derivative asylum status since she was under 21 when the asylum application was pending. This is not […]
by Danielle Beach House- 239/183 Senate- 46/49 Gubernatorial- 10 new seats for Republicans The May 2009 Time magazine cover page declared that Republicans were an “endangered species”. Last night, the new Majority Leader of the House John Boehner – who is replacing Nancy Pelosi – declared that it is a repudiation of democrats and Obama’s […]
