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Constitutional Advocacy Organizations

November 28, 2009

     The following organizations provide legal information about and advocacy on behalf of constitutional issues.  Self-descriptions for each organization are provided in quotes.

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Increasing Support for Proposed Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

November 12, 2009

     The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is moving through both houses of Congress.  A similar law in Salt Lake City picked up unexpected support from the Church of Latter-Day Saints.

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Health Care Financing Reform: (14) President Obama's Speech and Senator Kennedy's Letter – (updated with link to letter)

September 10, 2009

     Yesterday evening in his address on health care to the joint session of Congress the President revealed that Senator Edward Kennedy had written him a letter on "the great cause" of his life.

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A Proposed First Amendment Challenge to Proposition 8

November 16, 2008

     On November 4 California voters adopted Proposition 8, an amendment to their state constitution which simply states, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."  Opponents of the measure contend that it was adopted in an unconstitutional manner because the California Constitution provides that while "amendments" to the [...]

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