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A Glimmer of Hope for the Women of Wal-Mart
By Joanne Bamberger - Politics DailyAt least 1.5 million women are wondering what's going to happen when the Supreme Court gets its hands on the class-action, gender-discrimination lawsuit against corporate giant Wal-Mart. That's the approximate number of plaintiffs in the case who have alleged they've been victims of institutional efforts by Wal-Mart to promote men over women and systematically pay women less than men. Technically, the only issue to be determined by the Supreme Court is whether a class of plaintiffs can be this big. But as SCOTUS watchers know, that hasn't always stopped the the highest court in the land from ...
Louisiana Senate Race: Charlie Melancon Rips David Vitter on Women's Issues
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyIn Louisana's U.S. Senate race, Democratic challenger Rep. Charlie Melancon has thrown a serious punch at Republican Sen. David Vitter. The topic: women's issues. On Friday, Melancon, who represents Louisiana's Third District, launched a hard-hitting Web site – www.serioussins.com – and television ad called "The Worst," which "holds Vitter accountable for his miserable record on issues impacting Louisiana women." Click play below to watch the TV ad: The 30-second spot, which is airing throughout Louisiana on broadcast and cable channels, begins with footage of Vitter with ...
Obama Tally: Day 9 - Lilly Ledbetter
By Michael Kraskin - Politics DailyRod Blagojevich hogged the politics headlines most of the day, making it difficult for Obama to grab some screen time. A few news outlets are reporting Obama's tough talk on Wall Street, and his attempts to reach across the aisle in the Senate with his stimulus package, but until there's actual movement, I'm not counting that on the list. That leaves only one major piece of news for the president today, and that was his signing of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which makes it easier to file discrimination law suits. Many thanks to Nan Aron of the Alliance for Justice for fully explaining the ...
Obama Signs First Law: The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAfter signing a slew of Executive Orders, President Barack Obama has added his John Hancock to the first bona fide collaborative effort with Congress. The law, The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, seeks to right the injustice in the case of Lilly Ledbetter, who received a lesser salary than her male counterparts simply because of her gender. Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice, has graciously sent us the following letter to help detail this important legislation:Lilly Ledbetter rode the train on President-elect Barack Obama's whistlestop tour before the Inauguration. She was at the Democratic ...
Chief Justice Roberts: "I Want Money"
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyAs the nation's most powerful administrator of justice, John Roberts faces an awesome responsibility. He must uphold the Constitution, channel the vision of our Founding Fathers, and lead our courts toward that principle upon which all of America is built...Giving John Roberts a raise.Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that Congress should be as generous to judges as it already has been to itself, by approving an inflation-related increase in their pay. "I must renew the judiciary's modest petition: Simply provide cost-of-living increases that have been unfairly denied," Roberts said in ...
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