[NOW News] The Idiot's Guide to Judging

Support NOW's Work |	June 27, 2007	| Tell a Friend

BELOW THE BELT: SEX IS TO RAPE AS KISSING A HAND IS TO A PUNCH IN THE MOUTH. A Nebraska judge has ruled that a rape survivor cannot use the word "rape" in testifying against her assailant. Read more in NOW President Kim Gandy's bi-weekly column. ANTI-ABORTION TERRORIST SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON; CLINIC THREATS CONTINUE James Kopp, an anti-choice extremist who murdered abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian in 1998, was sentenced to life in prison last week. Convicted of murder by a state court in 2003, Kopp's fate was sealed when a federal judge gave him a life term for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Although this marks the end of an especially violent period of anti-abortion demonstration, abortion opponents continue to try to close these clinics, including this summer's planned seige of the Birmingham clinic. Read More NOW PARTICIPATING IN FIRST EVER U.S. SOCIAL FORUM THIS WEEK Participants in the first U.S. Social Forum are heading to Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27 as the women's rights, peace, racial and economic justice movements come together to create an agenda of action for a better world. Read More SUPREME COURT TAKES ANOTHER SWING AT WOMEN'S RIGHTS, DECKS HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS In another devastating assault on women, the Supreme Court ruled last week that home health care workers - who are paid to work as caregivers - are not entitled to be paid minimum wage, earn overtime pay, and receive other basic job benefits. Read More NOW OPPOSES CONFIRMATION OF HONAKER AS DISTRICT JUDGE NOW joined with several other organizations in sending a letter to senators opposing the nomination of Richard Honaker to serve as U.S. District Judge for Wyoming. Read More MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Democrats Pass Provision for Contraceptives in House Foreign Aid Bill - by Elizabeth Williamson, The Washington Post Senators Deride Justice Reassignments - by Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen, The Washington Post At 35, Title IX Keeps Stirring Courts and Campuses - by Juliette Terzieff, Women's eNews Conservative Activism Grips Our Supreme Court - Bill Scher, TomPaine.com Supreme Court Upholds Limits on High School Recruiting - By Joan Biskupic, USA Today		GOV. JENNIFER GRANHOLM TO HEADLINE JULY NOW CONFERENCE Just announced! Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a spellbinding speaker and rising political star, will join us for a special plenary at noon on Friday! Check out the updated agenda, speaker's list and workshops. Want to share a ride or a room? Use our message boards to connect with others. Next Thursday, July 4, is the last day for online registration. And don't forget to arrange your transportation to/from the airport! LIFT THE BAN: REPEAL DON'T ASK DON'T TELL Only one law in the U.S. mandates firing someone because of her or his sexual orientation. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" undermines the dignity, privacy, and integrity of service members by requiring them to hide or lie about their sexual orientation. A new bill would repeal this policy. Take Action NOW PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT TOWN HALL MEETING ON MEDIA DIVERSITY Kim Gandy will join a distinguished panel of speakers for a June 29 national town hall meeting on "Why Media Diversity Matters." The event will take place simultaneously in Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colo., this Friday at 12pm EDT/10am MDT, and can be viewed live on the web. Read More BUSH VETOES STEM CELL RESEARCH BILL FOR A SECOND TIME, PUTTING IDEOLOGY ABOVE SAVING LIVES "With this veto, George Bush has proved once again that his allegiance is to his extremist base and not to the millions of caregivers and families who need this research," says NOW President Kim Gandy. Read More TITLE IX: 35 YEARS OF CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN Thirty-five years ago, Congress passed Title IX, making sex-based discrimination unlawful for any educational program or activity receiving federal funds. Since its enactment, Title IX has improved and promoted equality in high school and college athletics, resulted in growing numbers of women earning college, graduate and professional degrees, increased the hiring and salaries of female educators, staff and coaches, and prohibited sexual harassment. Read More PROTECT IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN THEY FACE VIOLENCE Please contact your senators TODAY and urge them to vote no on the Coleman-Domenici amendment to the Immigration bill. Take Action See also: NOW and Allies Weigh in on Immigration Bill
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