All posts tagged "Behalf"

US President Barack Obama hailed Nelson Mandela on his 93rd birthday Monday, saying the former South African leader remains "a beacon for the global community, and for all who work for democracy, justice and reconciliation."

President Barack Obama announced Monday that he plans to nominate former Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lawyer Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. as solicitor general, a position formerly held by Elena Kagan.

2 lawsuits challenge federal Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of couples in NY, Conn., VT, NH

Amid the launch of a new campaign to encourage greater scrutiny of the right-wing "American Crossroads" groups known to many as the "shadow RNC," an activist organization declared that it would give $100,000 to any person who comes forward with "information leading to the arrest and conviction of Karl Rove."

An advocacy group working on behalf of Vietnam veterans has asked a federal judge in California to sanction the CIA, saying the spy agency has been blocking efforts to uncover its role in alleged experiments on US soldiers from the 1950s to 1970s.

The ACLU announced today that it is filing a lawsuit against the state of Montana on behalf of same-sex couples who have been denied the same legal protections as opposite-sex couples.