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April 21, 2006
Beating around the Bush, or not, in Irvine
Good news for those of us who have never seen the power of a monarchy in action, and the servility it demands of its subjects. President Bush is extending his weekend trip to California, and will be visiting scenic Irvine on Monday. According to the Register, "Bush will speak to the Orange County B ... More >>
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May 6, 2006
Confused Voters, Stupid Congressmen
How far do you have to go in trying to stomp on the huddled masses yearning to breathe free before even Congressman James Sensenbrenner, the man whose draconian immigration bill sparked all those protests, calls bullshit? As far as trying to gut part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. And unfortunately, ... More >>
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July 23, 2006
Putting the Right in Civil Rights
Charlie Savage, the excellent Boston Globe reporter who broke the story of President Bush's governing-by-presidential-signing-statement trick, brings us more disturbing news. The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with ... More >>
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June 6, 2006
Provisional, Proschmivisional
Bitching and moaning about having to cast a provisional ballot is one thing. Ladera Ranch resident Marcy Allen just ringy-dingy'd the Weekly to complain that she could not vote AT ALL! Like a good little citizen, Allen arrived at her polling place right when it opened so, like a good little employee ... More >>
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August 7, 2008
God Squad Blasts Congressman Royce
No one ever criticizes Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) for the things he says because no one has ever heard him speak. But he apparently sends out emails that have caught the attention of a cross-denominational group of clergy folk who today sent Royce a letter asking him to stop using the phras ... More >>
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February 25, 1999
Why I Hate Ho Chi Minh
No one ever criticizes Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) for the things he says because no one has ever heard him speak. But he apparently sends out emails that have caught the attention of a cross-denominational group of clergy folk who today sent Royce a letter asking him to stop using the phras ... More >>
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January 11, 2001
Sailor Suit
ACLU ready to sue county over Boy Scouts control of Newport real estate
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October 14, 2008
Nativo Lopez Organization Cowardly Stays "Neutral" on Propositions 8 and 4
Remember Nativo Lopez? Guy called Larry who became radicalized during the 1960s, led renter strikes against SanTana slumlords during the 1980s, served on the SanTana Unified School Board during the 1990s, then was recalled for his conflict-of-influenza, amongst other sins in early 2004? He's spent t ... More >>
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November 8, 2008
Video from Anti-Prop 8 March and Rally in Long Beach - Friday, Nov. 7
I'm bad at guesstimating numbers, but considering how last-minute this anti-Prop 8 march was, I'd say around 5,000 must have turned out. The march began on the corner of Redondo and Broadway, and commenced down Broadway until it reached its final destination, Hamburger Mary's. At least three hel ... More >>
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January 19, 2009
Sign From God? Rick Warren Shouted Down at MLK Service
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that protesters interrupted pastor Rick Warren's speech to a packed house for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta today--one day before the leader of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest is to deliver a controversy ... More >>
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March 26, 2009
See the "Supe Snoop" Footage for Yourself
Surely by now you've heard about the latest scandal to rock the Orange County Sheriff's Department: "Supe Snoop." If you haven't heard about it, you owe it to yourself to read R. Scott Moxley's cover story on Sheriff Sandra Hutchens this week. The footage above that opens over the shoulder of coun ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
Protect the Children, Sign Church's Petition to Ban Mormon Marriage
When California's gay marriage legal debate gets tough, the tough get weirder: Universal Free Church has now launched a national petition drive to ban Mormon marriage.Mary Cristos, leader of the new, St. Louis-based "Free" religious denomination, says the UFC believes in "religious freedom and relig ... More >>
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March 28, 2002
Aussie and Hairy It
When California's gay marriage legal debate gets tough, the tough get weirder: Universal Free Church has now launched a national petition drive to ban Mormon marriage.Mary Cristos, leader of the new, St. Louis-based "Free" religious denomination, says the UFC believes in "religious freedom and relig ... More >>
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September 14, 2006
'The Bus Driver Is God'
The short but eventful ride of Ronald Vaught
Columns
October 13, 2005
The Mommy Party
Harriet Miers and me
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February 10, 2005
F. Yoo!
UC Irvine protesters humiliate torture-memo author
Culture
November 18, 2004
Spiritual Justice
Constant Stars passion play
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April 10, 2003
Suspicious Minds
Local libertarians look licked
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December 26, 2002
Casting lott
Local libertarians look licked
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August 1, 2002
The Martian Plan
Local libertarians look licked
Culture
January 11, 2001
Hate Sells
Tim Millers tale of gay love
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October 12, 2000
Boy Scouts Like It Both Ways
Tim Millers tale of gay love
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March 2, 2000
Browser Beware
Cookie monster may be following you
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February 25, 1999
Constitutional Cuisinart
OC congressmen try to chop U.S. birthright out of the 14th Amendment
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May 1, 2009
Judge Finds Both For and Against OC Teacher of "Jesus Glasses" Fame
Keith MayThe headline-grabbing lawsuit filed in 2007 by Chad Farnan, a senior at Capistrano Valley High, against history teacher James Corbett for allegedly expressing hostility towards Christianity in class, came to a close today, and it's still a little unclear who really won. The federal judge wh ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
James Corbett's Anti-Establishment Comment
Keith MayThe headline-grabbing lawsuit filed in 2007 by Chad Farnan, a senior at Capistrano Valley High, against history teacher James Corbett for allegedly expressing hostility towards Christianity in class, came to a close today, and it's still a little unclear who really won. The federal judge wh ... More >>
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April 21, 2009
John Yoo Stars in a Most Civilized Debate on Torture
Photo by Christopher VictorioAs John Yoo makes his case, John C. Eastman is hard at think.Two days after Barack Obama's chief of staff said the administration was not inclined to back prosecutions against Bush lawyers who signed off on torture, the president backed off that statement today, saying h ... More >>
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July 29, 2009
Big Week for the ADA and the Disabled
Eddie Rea, 21, an emerging disability rights leader from Fresno, is the youth speaker at the Sacramento forum's luncheon.It's a big week for the disabled in Sacramento--and, no, that was not a timely dig at the governor and legislature.Well, not this time.The 18th annual Youth Leadership Forum fo ... More >>
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September 16, 2009
Judge: Capo Valley High Teacher Not Financially Liable for Anti-Christian Crack
Photo by Keith May James CorbettA federal judge in Santa Ana has ruled that high school history teacher James Corbett--who former Weekly reporter Daffodil Altan wrote about here and here (with Gustavo Arellano on the latter)--is not financially liable for disparaging Christians in ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Ramona Ripston Retires as ACLU/SC Executive Director
Ramona RipstonRamona Ripston, who has been executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California for 38 years, announced her retirement today."This organization has not only been my work but also my life for a long time, so a decision like this one certainly comes with m ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Mi Casa Es Mi Casa
How Fullerton resident Alex Bernal's 1943 battle against housing discrimination helped change the course of American civil rights
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May 20, 2010
Malinda Traudt's Suit Argues State Constitution Should Keep Her Dana Point Collective Open
From Beach Cities Collective's Facebook pageA San Clemente woman born with epilepsy, blindness and cerebral palsy has filed the first lawsuit by a medical-marijuana patient alleging Dana Point's dispensary ban unconstitutionally interferes with her fundamental rights to life and safety under the ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Bill Hunt, Running for OC Sheriff While Tied to Militia Kooks, Alarms Civil Rights Group
Photo by Christopher VictorioCan a Sheriff Bill Hunt enforce the U.S. Constitution better than anyone else in Orange County?Orange County ain't big enough for sheriff candidate Bill Hunt and an internationally known nonprofit civil rights group.Hunt, who is running against appointed Sheriff Sandr ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Zack de la Rocha's Arizona Boycott Grows
On July 29, the government of Arizona will enact Senate Bill 1070, also known as Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act. The law addresses immigration control and regulation, which was traditionally a federal responsibility. This law makes Arizona the first state to require all aliens ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
Groups Step Up Opposition to Punishment for UC Irvine's Muslim Student Union
Meant to get this up yesterday, but a group that protects the legal rights of Asians and Pacific Islanders sent word that it has joined 14 other civil rights organizations and professional bar associations from across the nation in condemning the recommended suspension of UC Irvine's Muslim Stude ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Election Monitor Named for People's Republic of Orange County
An election monitor has been appointed for the People's Republic of Orange County. No, Jimmy Carter isn't coming Tuesday. Assistant United States Attorney Dennis Mitchell, as he has done before, will serve as the District Election Officer for the Central District of California, which includ ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Obama Signs "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal
As expected, President Barack Obama signed legislation today that repeals the 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law that prevented gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military. However, it could still take months for military officials to completely lift the old policy.Still, Ob ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Natalie Kennedy, OC Civil Rights Pioneer, Among Those We Lost in 2010
Photo by Kimberly ValenzuelaSharon and Natalie KennedyOne of my all-time favorite quotes came not from a legend but rather a nun quoted in the National Catholic Reporter, who said, "When you work on the margins, you really don't expect much recognition at the center. This is the choice I made." S ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Tan Nguyen Gets Prison for Anti-Loretta Sanchez Vote Scheme
Tan Nguyen wins free housingTan Nguyen--the bizarre Little Saigon political figure who couldn't decide if he was a Republican or a Democrat--at least had one question resolved today: his future housing situation.Federal Judge David O. Carter has sentenced Nguyen to spend 366 days in prison follow ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
[UPDATED] Irvine 11 Charged With Misdemeanors, Face Jail, Probation, Community Service if Convicted
Photos by Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklySeven of the Irvine 11UPDATE, MARCH 11, 4:08 P.M.: The arraignment of the Irvine 11 was continued this morning until April 15 so the court can consider defense motions to seal grand jury documents, remove the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) from the ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Fox News Darling of Trumped-Up New Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case to Speak in Newport Beach
J. Christian Adams, founder of the McLean, Virginia-based Election Law Center and frequent conservative media talking head, is coming to Newport Beach Wednesday to perpetuate something that has been labeled a right-wing fantasy: that New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense members intimidated P ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
[UPDATED with Promotion for Liar:] Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick Wins Supreme Court Ruling Against County Taking Her Daughters
UPDATE, APRIL 26, 11:52 A.M.: You might assume--wrongly, it turns out--that lying to a juvenile court commissioner so a woman's two daughters would be taken away from her for years would cost two County of Orange social workers their jobs. Even if you didn't believe those workers lied after the f ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
George Saieg, Anaheim Muslim-to-Christian Evangelist, Wins Free Speech Ruling
Somehow we missed this one from a couple weeks ago, but George Saieg recently won an appellate court decision regarding his free-speech rights and mistreatment by the city of Dearborn, Michigan, which had barred the Anaheim evangelist from passing out pamphlets urging Muslims to convert to Christ ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
[UPDATED with "Victim" Speaking:] Muslim Worker Told to Remove Hijab Sues Abercrombie & Fitch
UPDATE, JUNE 27, 11:52 A.M.: The Muslim woman at the center of a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch over being forced to remove her hijab while working in the stockroom of a Hollister Co. store in San Mateo spoke at this morning's press conference."When I was asked to remove my scarf after ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
County Health Employees Put Out A Harsh Report On Laura's Law; Board of Supes To Decide Whether To Implement It
Laura's Law is named for Laura Wilcox, who was murdered by a mentally ill man who refused treatmentIn August, following a public outcry, the Board of Supervisors asked county healthcare employees to prepare a report explaining how Laura's Law would work -- and how much it would cost to implement ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Dana Rohrabacher Identifies National Income Disparity Cause
RohrabacherSince 1993, the wealthiest one percent of Americans have captured 50 percent of the nation's economic growth.If that fact alarms you, Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher knows who to blame for the 18-year-old crisis: a Chicago constitutional law professor. You may have heard of ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Over 70 Attend UCLA Symposium on Alex Bernal Case
Despite it happening on a Monday morning, despite it happening during Thanksgiving week, despite it happening far from the scene of the incident, more than 70 people filled into the California Room of the UCLA Faculty Center yesterday to attend a symposium on Doss vs. Bernal, the 1943 civil right ... More >>
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January 16, 2012
Occupy to Hold Vigil in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
The camp may be dismantled and the lawn vacant of tents, but a little activism will be returning to the Irvine Civic Center tonight. Members of Occupy Orange County, Americans Organized for Change and MoveOn will hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. In the wake ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
PETA Loses Whale of a Slave Suit But Still Crows
A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that argued five orcas should be freed from SeaWorld under the anti-slavery 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Judge Jeffrey Miller of the U.S. District Court in San Diego reasoned in ... More >>
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