Left Side of the Aisle #161

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of June 5-11, 2014

This Week:

Good News: hope for LGBT rights
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/05/28/3442505/houston-approves-nondiscrimination-ordinance/
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/09/05/2579071/san-antonio-passes-lgbt-nondiscrimination-public-outcry/
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/15/arc-of-universe/
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/scott-walker-addresses-presidency-talk-gay-marriage-m697004-198820411.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/27/1302369/-Scott-Walker-is-suddenly-unsure-what-he-thinks-about-this-whole-marriage-equality-thing
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/van-hollen-braces-for-judge-to-toss-gay-marriage-ban-b99276581z1-260421611.html
http://bringmethenews.com/2014/05/30/wisconsin-prepares-for-same-sex-marriage-ruling/
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/2014/03/1523-rip-fred-phelps.html
http://cjonline.com/news/2014-05-05/fourth-phelps-roper-sibling-leaves-westboro-baptist-church
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/23/1301451/-Prior-to-death-Fred-Phelps-had-change-of-heart-according-to-grandson?detail=email
http://www.towleroad.com/2014/05/grandson-of-anti-gay-wbc-pastor-fred-phelps-says-he-had-change-of-heart-before-he-was-voted-out.html

Clown Award: American Family Association
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/american-family-association
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/groups/american-family-association
http://www.publiceye.org/ifas/fw/8906/wildmon.html
http://www.biography.com/people/harvey-milk-9408170
http://afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147546163
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/29/1302855/-AFA-asks-members-to-refuse-mail-that-comes-with-a-Harvey-Milk-stamp

Outrage of the Week: SCOTUS and press freedom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0c8a59ed2fe74ae6b986c3aec158024f.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0602/Supreme-Court-declines-case-of-reporter-seeking-to-protect-confidential-source-video
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-refuses-to-take-reporters-case-on-revealing-%20%20confidential-source/2014/06/02/d704de58-ea54-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branzburg_v._Hayes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold_v._Connecticut
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/penumbra
http://www.ifstone.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_laws_in_the_United_States
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2014/05/28/federal-shield-law-for-journalists/9670865/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2014/06/02/supreme-court-ducks-opportunity-on-reporters-privilege/9864627/