Left Side of the Aisle #155

Left Side of the Aisle
for the week of April 17-23, 2014

This Week:

Good News: win for marriage justice in Ohio
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/14/ohio-gay-marriage_n_5146873.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/27/kentucky-same-sex-marriage/5864639/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/14/gay-marriage-tennessee-lawsuit/6432547/
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0414/Why-federal-judge-ruled-Ohio-must-recognize-gay-marriages
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/04/federal-judge-considers-staying-ohio-same-sex-marriage-ruling/

Good News: win for marriage justice in Indiana
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/10/indiana-gay-marriage/7565909/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Indiana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_Bayh

Good News: NYC shuts down program spying on Muslims
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/02/21/3317661/federal-judge-blames-press-harms-nypd-spying-muslims/
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP21b02d18536d4c17ab98e706b8a3e97b.html
http://www.ap.org/Index/AP-In-The-News/NYPD
http://www.ap.org/Content/AP-In-The-News/2012/NYPD-Muslim-spying-led-to-no-leads-terror-cases

Outrage of the Week: NSA knew about Heartbleed bug
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3890a0c-c469-11e3-b2fb-00144feabdc0.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-11/nsa-said-to-have-used-heartbleed-bug-exposing-consumers.html
https://twitter.com/NSA_PAO/status/454720059156754434
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security

The Little Thing: Tennessee says religious beliefs trump facts in schools
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/tennessee-religious-discrimination-bill_n_5030344.html
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/27/tennessee_general_assembly_passes_religious_freedom_measure_that_could_sanction_bullying_against_lgbtq_kids/
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scopes/scopes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_DQUAuNUvw

The Clown Award: South Fayette High School of McDonald, PA
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/15/teen-punished-for-recording-alleged-bullying-to-sue-school-district/
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/5945781-74/fayette-south-district
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/04/15/3427016/boy-with-disabilities-bullied/
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/5953843-74/fayette-south-bullying

Update: losing while "winning" against UPS
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/ups-re-hires-250-queens-drivers-talk-union-article-1.1751467
http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/04/ups-backs-cancels-move-fire-250-drivers/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/10/ups-workers-rehired_n_5125202.html