Gays Press for Major Reforms, Obama Urged to Deliver More

“President Barack Obama handed the gay community a victory [on April 15] by granting hospital visitation rights to same-sex partners, but gay rights advocates say the offering is mere peanuts compared with what they expect him to do for them this year,”…

Nebraska’s New Abortion Restrictions

CNN’s John King interviews NOW President Terry O’Neill on his new show “John King, USA” about the new abortion law in Nebraska prohibiting most abortions after 20 weeks.

Stevens to retire from Supreme Court

Congress.org’s Ambreen Ali interviews NOW President Terry O’Neill about whom we feel should replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: “Now that Justice John Paul Stevens is officially retiring, advocacy groups are getting ready for a spirited deb…

Dawn Johnsen’s Fall and Justice Stevens’ Replacement

Ari Melber writes for The Nation: “Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to head the Office of Legal Counsel fell apart on Friday . . . The Senate had refused to even give Johnsen a floor vote, despite approval from the Judiciary Committee and her sterling credentia…

Reaction to Stevens’ Retirement

NBC’s Deputy Political Director, Mark Murray blogs in MSNBC’s First Read about NOW’s reaction to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ retirement: “It seems that almost every politician and interest group has weighed in on today’s news that Supreme C…