Tag: Supreme Court

Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

December 18, 2024

Supreme Court of Ghana Dismisses Challenge Against Anti-LGBTQ Bill, Citing Prematurity: On December 18, 2024, the Supreme Court of Ghana, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel, dismissed petitions challenging the constitutionality and procedural validity of the ‘Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024’ (commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill). … More Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Ghana August 2024 Updates on The Anti-LGBT Laws in Ghana

August 25, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, August 24, 2024. In February of 2024 Ghana passed the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Act. Since the the new law has been subjected to several laws suits. There has also been a lawsuit against the earlier anti-Homosexuality Penal Code that criminalizes consensual same sex acts. This … More Ghana August 2024 Updates on The Anti-LGBT Laws in Ghana

Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Old Anti Gay Penal Code as Constitutional as Violence Persists

July 24, 2024

Supreme Court Upholds Law Against Unnatural Carnal Knowledge By Melanie Nathan, July 24, 2024, Ghana’s Penal Code inherited during the Colonial era which Criminalizes anal and oral Sex, and mostly directed against LGBTI people who engage in same-sex intimacy, has been upheld as Constitutional by the Supreme Court in Ghana. The Supreme Court has ruled … More Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Old Anti Gay Penal Code as Constitutional as Violence Persists

Ugandans Consolidate Appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act to Supreme Court amidst Many Fleeing

July 12, 2024

Advocates representing Ugandan LGBTQI+ and Human Rights interests have consolidated their  Supreme Court appeals after the Ugandan Court’s decision to uphold the vile and dangerous Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 (AHA), once dubbed The Kill the Gays Bill. Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) reports that as appeal has formally been lodged at the Supreme … More Ugandans Consolidate Appeal against the Anti-Homosexuality Act to Supreme Court amidst Many Fleeing

Activist SCOTUS Licenses Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ America

June 30, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, June 30, 2023. This is no Happy Pride Ending….. The conservative activist Supreme Court of the United States of America has ruled along party lines. No longer independent by virtue of mostly Trump appointees, America’s women, LGBTI+ community and Black community have been slammed with regressive rulings that have robbed us all … More Activist SCOTUS Licenses Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ America

SCOTUS turns POLITICAL to Partner with Republicans in Criminalizing Women of America

June 24, 2022

WOMEN WILL DIE- Because SCOTUS STOLE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT Today the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided women of America should lose their right to agency and autonomy of their own bodies, robbing them of a freedom which they have had entrenched for the past 50 years! HELL NO! The decision in Dobbs … More SCOTUS turns POLITICAL to Partner with Republicans in Criminalizing Women of America

Historic Confirmation of First Black Woman Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States

April 7, 2022

Today we rejoice as one of the most qualified Justices ever is confirmed by the United States Senate to the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. President Joe Biden kept his promise. With many blessings, African Human Rights Coalition congratulates Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the People of the United … More Historic Confirmation of First Black Woman Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States

Namibian Appeal Sends Gay Man’s Case Back to Immigration Officials to Reconsider

March 7, 2022

By Melanie Nathan, March 07, 2022. Namibian immigration officials must reconsider their decision to deny residency to the Mexican partner of a gay Namibian man, the Supreme Court ruled today. Same-sex marriages are not recognized in Namibia, but the courts have gradually extended some protections to gay couples married in other countries. Guillermo Delgado had … More Namibian Appeal Sends Gay Man’s Case Back to Immigration Officials to Reconsider

Namibian Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couples – Justices Express Support for Recognition

January 20, 2022

Namibian Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couples While Justices Express Support for Recognition The Windhoek High Court has dismissed the application by two Namibians and their foreign born spouses to have their marriages recognized in Namibia. The Justices highlighted their displeasure that they were still bound to a 20 year old Supreme Court ruling that had … More Namibian Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couples – Justices Express Support for Recognition

Biden Must End Trump MPP After SCOTUS Debacle

August 25, 2021

Today the U.S. Supreme Court denied the government’s request for stay in Biden v. Texas, allowing a lower court decision ordering the Biden administration to revive the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) to stand. The administration had formally terminated MPP in June – fulfilling the president’s Day One promise to end the policy, in recognition of … More Biden Must End Trump MPP After SCOTUS Debacle

Over 120 LGBT Organizations Sign Letter to U.S. Senators Opposing Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation

October 23, 2020

Over 120 LGBTQI organizations signed the below letter addressed to all United States Senators, opposing the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) as the replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. African Human Rights Coalition is a proud signatory to the letter, noting the huge impact that … More Over 120 LGBT Organizations Sign Letter to U.S. Senators Opposing Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation

Historic Opposition as 7,000 Lawyers Sign Letter Against Amy Coney Barrett for SCOTUS

October 22, 2020

Judge Amy Coney Barrett has officially been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. We need to make sure that every American knows that the legal community is vigorously opposed to this nomination. More than 7,000 lawyers have now signed this letter, which is the largest attorney opposition letter to a Supreme Court nominee in American … More Historic Opposition as 7,000 Lawyers Sign Letter Against Amy Coney Barrett for SCOTUS

Trump’s Shemzag SCOTUS Pick is Unworthy of RBG Seat

September 25, 2020

“She the People” on Trump’s Supreme Court Pick:  “Amy Coney Barrett … is a detriment to our democracy.” The ONLY reason Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is not somersaulting in disgust in her grave is because she is not yet buried.  Today Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, one of the most profound American Jurists of all time, a … More Trump’s Shemzag SCOTUS Pick is Unworthy of RBG Seat

Lawsuit Against Trump Admin’s Horrific Rule Removing the ACA Non-Discrimination Protections during Pandemic

July 9, 2020

TLDEF, TLC, NWLC, Harvard CHLPI, and Firm Hogan Lovells File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Rule Removing ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections Today, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and law firm Hogan Lovells filed … More Lawsuit Against Trump Admin’s Horrific Rule Removing the ACA Non-Discrimination Protections during Pandemic

In Defeat of Trump Supreme Court Blocks Attempt to End DACA

June 18, 2020

Immigrant communities and the many Americans with heart are rejoicing today at this news which comes as a HUGE defeat for Trump and a triumph for immigrants: Today the Supreme Court protected DACA- our Dreamers are safe for now from the monstrous hell they have been through by this administration and its supporters, now in … More In Defeat of Trump Supreme Court Blocks Attempt to End DACA

Remove Racist Relics – A Letter Asking Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle to Resign

June 17, 2020

SHERIFF DOYLE PETITION TO RESIGN IS HERE. PRESS RELEASE: Dated: June 17, 2020. Contact: Melanie Nathan, Executive Director African Human Rights Coalition nathan@AfricanHRC.org The African Human Rights Coalition, based in Marin County, is calling for the resignation of Sheriff Robert Doyle. In light of this week’s California Sanctuary State decision by the Supreme Court of the United … More Remove Racist Relics – A Letter Asking Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle to Resign

Marin’s Sheriff Doyle Should Resign as SCOTUS Rules Against Trump Challenge of California Sanctuary Law

June 15, 2020

Today the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s challenge to California’s sanctuary law, which restricts state and local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration agents. Over the dissents of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, the court denied review of a lower-court ruling that concluded the 2018 state law does not interfere illegally with federal immigration … More Marin’s Sheriff Doyle Should Resign as SCOTUS Rules Against Trump Challenge of California Sanctuary Law

With Landmark Supreme Court Victory LGBTQI Groups Reflect on Future

June 15, 2020

In an historic 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis sex, also protects employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Today’s decisions confirm workplace anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people across the … More With Landmark Supreme Court Victory LGBTQI Groups Reflect on Future

SCOTUS Cases Could Dictate Global Harm to LGBTQI Communities

October 8, 2019

When all is said and done there could not be a more serious moment in the lives of LGBTQI Americans and their families – and also for the entire LGBTI world. Any form of inequality or diminishing of our community will serve to justify and hence dictate further global marginalization for all LGBTQI communities. If … More SCOTUS Cases Could Dictate Global Harm to LGBTQI Communities

Supreme Court Declines to Set Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering 

June 27, 2019

Legislative Solutions Exist to Ensure Fair Maps  Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled  in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too far. In its 5-4 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government does not have the authority to block the … More Supreme Court Declines to Set Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering 

Celebrating SCOTUS Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting

June 17, 2019

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill affirming the lower courts designation that the Virginia legislature lacks standing to appeal in its own right: SCOTUS dismissed the challenge to a lower court’s findings that some of Virginia’s legislative districts were racially gerrymandered, saying that House Republicans did not have legal standing to challenge the decision. … More Celebrating SCOTUS Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting

Analysis: SCOTUS Allowing Preliminary Injunctions on Transgender Military Ban to Go into Effect

January 22, 2019

Memo on Today’s Supreme Court Decision to Stay Preliminary Injunctions, Allowing Transgender Military Ban to Go into Effect SAN FRANCISCO, CA– The Palm Center today has released the following memo providing a concise summary of facts on transgender military service and implications of today’s Supreme Court decision suspending a string of preliminary injunctions that had … More Analysis: SCOTUS Allowing Preliminary Injunctions on Transgender Military Ban to Go into Effect

Chief Justice Roberts Votes with Liberal Justices on SCOTUS Asylum Case

December 21, 2018

Conservative appointee, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. joined the U.S. Supreme Court’s liberal wing Friday in refusing to block a California judge’s ruling against enforcement of new policies that restrict asylum-seekers along the southern border. The high court, 5-4, refused to stay a nationwide injunction. Several former government lawyers—including Carter Phillips and Peter Keisler of Sidley Austin, … More Chief Justice Roberts Votes with Liberal Justices on SCOTUS Asylum Case

Trump Admin Repeats False Claims in Request to Supreme Court to Implement Transgender Military Ban

November 23, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– In today’s petitions asking the Supreme Court to allow President Trump’s ban on transgender service members to take effect, the Trump administration has repeated false claims about inclusive policy. Despite extensive data confirming that inclusive policy for transgender personnel has been a success, the administration asserts, without evidence, that the policy poses … More Trump Admin Repeats False Claims in Request to Supreme Court to Implement Transgender Military Ban

NAACP President Calls Kavanaugh Confirmation “Devasting Blow”

October 6, 2018

Move Signals Dark Days Ahead for Civil Rights Communities – America Deserves Better BALTIMORE (October 6, 2018)—NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson released the following remarks regarding the Senate confirmation of nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. “The U.S. Senate’s decision today to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is devastating blow to our democracy. … More NAACP President Calls Kavanaugh Confirmation “Devasting Blow”

Women Flood the US Capitol with Mass Sit-Ins, Chanting Ahead of Kavanaugh Vote

October 6, 2018

Hundreds arrested for taking over the US Capitol steps as women and survivors promise: this is only the beginning Washington, D.C. — Today, after weeks of survivors turning their pain into action and building grassroots power across the country, thousands of women flooded the US Capitol to protest just moments before the final vote on … More Women Flood the US Capitol with Mass Sit-Ins, Chanting Ahead of Kavanaugh Vote

How Kavanaugh’s Latest Op-Ed proves he IS Lying and Unfit.

October 4, 2018

By Melanie Nathan In  a last ditch effort to persuade the undecided, Brett Kavanaugh penned an op-ed akin to a defensive grovel in the Wall Street Journal, hoping that he will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as a Justice to the Supreme Court. Clearly aimed at that teeny audience of three who are the … More How Kavanaugh’s Latest Op-Ed proves he IS Lying and Unfit.

Brett Kavanaugh is a Conduct Unbecoming Liar and should not be on ANY Court Bench

September 29, 2018

By Melanie Nathan, JUST SAY NO!  “I know one thing for sure that if he is nominated to SCOTUS American woman will riot and burn this place down – and you can decide whether that is metaphorical or literal – let us see! So regardless Patriarchy, your days are numbered!” Melanie Nathan. When Donald Trump … More Brett Kavanaugh is a Conduct Unbecoming Liar and should not be on ANY Court Bench

Jubilation for Global LGBT World as India Decriminalizes Homosexuality

September 6, 2018

India’s Supreme Court has struck down section 377 of its Penal Code,  decriminalizing homosexuality. Jubilation has erupted in India after the supreme court unanimously ruled to decriminalize homosexual sex in a landmark judgment for gay rights.
… More Jubilation for Global LGBT World as India Decriminalizes Homosexuality

NAACP Mobilizing and Calling on Senate to Halt and Reject Kavanaugh Nomination for SCOTUS

September 3, 2018

The nation’s foremost civil rights organization will mobilize against Senate hearings for Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday. The group is bringing leadership, members and supporters to Capitol Hill to voice their opposition to Kavanaugh, when the Senate hearings kickoff on Tuesday morning. NAACP President Derrick Johnson will attend the Senate Judiciary … More NAACP Mobilizing and Calling on Senate to Halt and Reject Kavanaugh Nomination for SCOTUS