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History professor Nancy F. Cott, who has researched legal institutions and marriage in the United States and has testified during the Proposition 8 case in California, said she was skeptical of the consequences...
...jurisdiction that extends rights of same-sex couples is really important, a sign of moving in a more progressive direction as a country,” McCarthy said. “As a legal and a moral battle, this ultimately needs to be at the national level...
...Progress on marriage equality is encouraging and is hopefully accompanied by increased action on other legal rights, like employment non-discrimination and healthcare,” said Marco Chan ’11, co-chair of Harvard Queer Students and Allies. “Marriage is one part in the full spectrum of equality for queer people across legal, economic, and social fronts...
...found himself trapped inside the International Legal Studies building of the Harvard Law School Library late Sunday night...
...capacity and up to 2,000 layoffs in the power industry as three major companies began cost-cutting measures. Meanwhile, mine workers in Gorgan province have reportedly gone unpaid for six months, their employers failing to pay state insurance and allowing conditions to drop below legal minimums for health and safety. One report by a nongovernmental organization said that Iran's power industry is close to ruin because of $5 billion in unpaid government debts. A spokesman for the electricity industry syndicate claimed that up to 900,000 workers wholly reliant on Iran's energy and oil ministries were...