Caroline Mala Corbin
Constitutional law professor specializing in religion, speech, and women's rights. Fond of art, science, and equality.
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Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries
The religiously unaffiliated were harassed by governments, private groups or both in 23 countries in 2017, up from 14 the previous year.
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Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries buff.ly/308ZaVm
“In the U.S. (where c 23% are unaffiliated), the FBI reported more incidents of hate crimes targeting atheists & agnostics in 2017 than in the previous two years.”
#equality pic.twitter.com/YJ4pZmY0W7
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Four States Now Require Schools to Teach LGBT History
Starting next school year, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history will be part of the curriculum in Illinois public schools. The state is the fourth to mandate teaching of LGBT history, after California, New Jersey, and Colorado.
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Four States Now Require Schools to Teach LGBT History buff.ly/31GYfMC
California, New Jersey, Colorado and now Illinois mandate teaching LGBT history,
#LGBTQ #equality #history #education
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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Trump Is Driving Women Into Law School buff.ly/30hPFmQ
"a lot of today’s law school applicants seem less interested in their future earnings profiles than in using their legal skills to fight the power"
Cool
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Challenge To New York's Elimination of Religious Exemption From Vaccination Is Argued In Court
Media (such as Newsday , Gothamist , New York Law Journal ) covered yesterday's oral arguments in a New York state trial court in a case cha...
Caroline Mala Corbin
Challenge To New York's Elimination of Religious Exemption From Vaccination Is Argued In Court buff.ly/2Z9NAbf
All states should eliminate moral & religious exemptions for vaccines.
#vaccines #science #exemptions
4d
Caroline Mala Corbin
Challenge To New York's Elimination of Religious Exemption From Vaccination Is Argued In Court buff.ly/2Z9NAbf
All states should eliminate moral & religious exemptions for vaccines.
#vaccines #science #exemptions
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Survey: Less than 25% in any US state approves total ban on abortion
(RNS) — The survey's state-by-state findings come at a time when overall national views on the legality of abortion have remained stable. In 2018, 15% of those surveyed said it should be illegal in all cases, compared to 16% in 2014.
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Survey: Less than 25% in any US state approves total ban on abortion buff.ly/2MgX4zw
“Few Americans, even in the most conservative states in the country, believe that abortion should be banned outright,”
#abortion #ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveRights #equality pic.twitter.com/Aanq0eI37K
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Gay Dads Flee Russia in Fear of Losing Their Children
Andrei Vaganov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev say they also could be arrested for sexual abuse or even murder due to the government's homophobia.
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Gay Dads Flee Russia in Fear of Losing Their Children buff.ly/2Z35FMk
"the infamous 2013 'gay propaganda' law, prohibiting any positive mention of #LGBTQ identity in a venue accessible to minors....'immediately turned us into criminals bc of our sexual orientation..."
4d
ABC: 17 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults
President Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to accept any responsibility for inciting violence in American communities, dismissing critics who have pointed to his rhetoric as a potential source of inspiration for some citizens acting on bigoted...
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36 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults buff.ly/2D0UKHA
"In nine cases, perpetrators hailed Trump in the midst or immediate aftermath of physically attacking innocent victims...."
#Racism #GovernmentPropaganda #GovernmentSpeech
4d
Homeless Shelters Excluded From City's Anti-Discrimination Ordinances
In Downtown Soup Kitchen v. Municipality of Anchorage , (D AK, Aug. 9, 2019), an Alaska federal district court issued a preliminary injunct...
Caroline Mala Corbin
Homeless Shelters Excluded From City's Anti-Discrimination Ordinances buff.ly/308rxU0
As a result, the women's shelter is allowed to discriminate against transgender women.
#LGBTQ #discrimination
5d
Caroline Mala Corbin
Homeless Shelters Excluded From City's Anti-Discrimination Ordinances buff.ly/308rxU0
As a result, the women's shelter is allowed to discriminate against transgender women.
#LGBTQ #discrimination
4d
What’s being done to address pay inequity in legal profession?
Achieving pay equity between men and women in the workplace is a complex process that involves effective training, clear metrics and changing the internal culture of an organization, according to a panel of experts at the 2019 American Bar...
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What’s being done to address pay inequity in legal profession? buff.ly/2Z6XdM1
e.g. A new California law forbids cos from asking applicants what they earned at their previous job bc "women are apt to be structurally underpaid"
#GenderpayGap #gendergap #Equality
5d
7th Circuit Clarifies Application of Ministerial Exception Doctrine
In Sterlinski v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago , (7th Cir., Aug.8, 2019), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in an opinion by Judge Easterb...
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7th Circuit Clarifies Application of Ministerial Exception Doctrine buff.ly/2Tvy5td
7th Cir: "employment discrimination allegations brought by an organist in a Catholic church must be dismissed under the 'ministerial exception' doctrine."
#discrimination #religion
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The Truth about Anti-White Discrimination
Many white Americans feel that discrimination against whites is on the rise. Experiments suggests otherwise
Report: Sibling Killed in Dayton Shooting Was Trans Man Jordan Cofer
Initial media reports indicated Connor Betts killed his "sister" and eight others last weekend, but new coverage says it was actually his brother who died.
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Report: Sibling Killed in Dayton Shooting Was Trans Man Jordan Cofer buff.ly/2M7CQbk
#LGBTQ
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Religious Activist Fined For Burning Library's LGBTQ Children's Books
In Orange City, Iowa yesterday, religious activist Paul Robert Dorr was found guilty of criminal mischief and fined $125 for burning four ch...
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Religious Activist Fined For Burning Library's #LGBTQ Children's Books buff.ly/33lAF9y
"Dorr posted a video to Facebook showing him throwing the books into a burning barrel after he denounced the Orange City library for having the books."
Have they been replaced?
11d
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Religious Activist Fined For Burning Library's #LGBTQ Children's Books buff.ly/33lAF9y
"Dorr posted a video to Facebook showing him throwing the books into a burning barrel after he denounced the Orange City library for having the books."
11d
The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
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The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons buff.ly/33hidPD
#EnoughIsEnough
#Enough
#GunReformNow
11d
Artist Cages 'Make Way for Ducklings' Statue To Protest Child Detention Centers
Karyn Alzayer said she hopes the installation will spark a conversation about child separation at the border.
Washington & Pennsylvania now offer non-binary options on state ID cards
Now, 17 U.S. states offer government ID cards with non-binary gender markers...
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Washington & Pennsylvania now offer non-binary options on state ID cards, becoming 16th & 17th state to do so
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"This will not only help non-binary folks but also Native American two-spirit and intersex individuals"
#LGBTQ #equality
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Australian Rugby Star Sues Over His Firing For Instagram Post
In April, star Australian Rugby player Israel Folau was fired for breaching the Professional Players' Code of Conduct which requires players...
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Australian Rugby Star Sues Over His Firing For Instagram Post buff.ly/2MwrBZD
"He alleges that he is the victim of religious discrimination for expressing his Christian religious views, i.e. 'Drunks, homosexuals,... fornicators, , atheists & idolators -Hell awaits you.'"
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Caroline Mala Corbin
Australian Rugby Star Sues Over His Firing For Instagram Post buff.ly/2MwrBZD
"He alleges that he is the victim of religious discrimination for expressing his Christian religious views, i.e., 'Drunks, homosexuals,... fornicators, atheists & idolators -Hell awaits you.'"
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Gun Violence in America
Every day, 100 Americans are killed with guns and hundreds more are shot and injured. The effects of gun violence extend far beyond these casualties—gun violence shapes the lives of millions of Americans who witness it, know someone who was shot, or...