Senate hate crimes hearing devolves when Republican tells Arab American witness to ‘hide your head in a bag’
Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy made the outrageous remark during a heated exchange.
September 18, 2024
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Rhode Island advances law protecting doctors who provide abortions & gender-affirming care
Eleven years (to the day) after passing marriage equality, Rhode Island lawmakers took another notable step to protect LGBTQ+ health care.
May 6, 2024
Melissa DuBose, a Black lesbian judge, makes Rhode Island history
She will be the first woman of color and first out LGBTQ+ person on the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, but she had to endure some Republican grilling to get there.
March 14, 2024
Chuck Grassley, a Man Behaving Badly at Blasey Ford Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman was testy and repeatedly interrupted women.
September 27, 2018
Coney Barrett Closer to Bringing Her Far-Right Tyranny to SCOTUS
Democrats boycotted the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the ultraconservative Supreme Court nominee.
October 22, 2020
Is Lindsey Graham's House of Cards Collapsing?
Graham, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was recommended for indictment by a grand jury. Karma may not be the senator's boyfriend.
September 8, 2023
5 GOP Senators Back R.I. Marriage Equality Bill
The senate judiciary committee moved the marriage equality bill forward Tuesday for a full floor vote.
April 23, 2013
Minnesota: Committee Sends Marriage Bill to Senate Floor
The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee sent the bill forward with a 5-3 party line vote.
March 12, 2013
BREAKING: Colorado Civil Unions Pass First Legislative Hurdle
In a 3-2 vote, Senate Bill 11 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee after nearly five hours of public testimony.
January 23, 2013
Hawaii Senate Committee Pushes Marriage Bill Forward
The Hawaii Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee approved a bill to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.
October 29, 2013
GOP Sen. John Kennedy Reads Queer Sex Excerpts at Cringe-Worthy Senate Hearing
The 71-year-old used the words “lube” and “cock” in a sentence during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing..
September 13, 2023
Neil Gorsuch: Impartial Judge or Unsympathetic to Underdog?
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee painted different pictures of the Supreme Court nominee in today's hearing.
March 20, 2017
Watch Sen. Kamala Harris Eat Attorney General William Barr for Lunch
The presidential candidate flustered and cornered the Trump loyalist during his heated hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
May 1, 2019
WATCH: Hawaiians Debate Marriage Equality
Members of the public were invited to give testimony in one-minute segments Monday before the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
October 28, 2013
Watch the Senate Hearing With Brett Kavanaugh, Dr. Ford
Christine Blasey Ford and the person who allegedly assaulted her, SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
September 27, 2018
Marriage Bill Heads to Connecticut Senate
A bill that would reconcile Connecticut marriage law with a court ruling allowing same-sex marriage won approval in the state senate judiciary committee on Monday and is now headed to a vote in the full senate.
March 31, 2009
Senate Holds Hearings on LGBT Immigration Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee held the first congressional hearing on the Uniting American Families Act Wednesday. The act would allow gay citizens to sponsor their partners for residency in the United States.
June 3, 2009
Conservative Christian Groups Attack Gay Judicial Nominee
Two conservative Christian groups sent letters this week to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to oppose the nomination of Michael Fitzgerald, an openly gay nominee for U.S. District for the Central District of California.
November 3, 2011
Gay Marriage Hearing Draws Crowds in Vermont
Nearly 1,000 people crowded into the house chamber in Montpelier, V.T. on Wednesday evening to testify about a gay marriage bill before the house and senate judiciary committees. Legislators heard three hours of passionate testimony on questions such as the purpose of marriage and the meaning of family.
March 19, 2009
Judge Who Suspended Abortion Pill Neglected to Disclose Antigay Interviews
Matthew Kacsmaryk referred to being gay as "a lifestyle."
April 21, 2023
