AltWeeklies Wire
Gay-Marriage Win; Progressive Agenda Loss?new

Gay-rights supporters won a huge victory on July 8, when a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act -- the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, thereby denying legally married same-sex couples important federal benefits -- was unconstitutional.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
For 2006, Torture Is a Moral Issuenew
To effect policy change -- and to use the issue of torture to electoral advantage -- liberals have their work cut out for them.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-15-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties