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The original Equality Act was developed by U.S. Representatives Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY) in 1974. The Equality Act of 1974 (H.R. 14752 of the 93rd Congress) sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and marital status in federally assisted programs, housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. American politician (born 1957) Andy Harris Official portrait, 2018 Chair of the House Freedom Caucus Incumbent Assumed office September 17, 2024 Preceded by Bob Good Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2011 ...
Over the summer of 2012, the now newly named Maryland Coalition for Trans Equality held forums in Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Frederick County and Maryland's Eastern Shore. The results of these sessions and interaction with various organizations saw the building of an over 40 member coalition to seek passage of an anti-discrimination ...
Question 6 (colloquially called the Maryland same-sex marriage referendum) is a referendum that appeared on the general election ballot for the U.S. state of Maryland to allow voters to approve or reject the Civil Marriage Protection Act—a bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed by the General Assembly in 2012. The referendum was approved by ...
Equality Maryland, Inc., is a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization focused on direct and grassroots lobbying to pass laws in to further the organization's goals. [2] Equality Maryland Foundation is a 501(c)(3) educational organization whose activities focus on outreach, education, research, community organizing, training, and coalition building. [2]
Same-sex sexual activity was criminalized in the Province of Maryland. The colonial law in Maryland mandated the death penalty for buggery. In August and September 1642, sodomy was described as a "capitall offence" within the colony by the Maryland General Assembly. [8] [9] Previously, in 1638, [10] it had been deemed a felony.
The Maryland Legislature is considering an online data privacy law. If enacted, the state would become one of over a dozen states with such a law. Maryland Legislature considers online privacy bill.
Ivey taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School during winter sessions from 2013 to 2021 and was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Law from 1995 to 2014. [ 4 ] [ 21 ] He is a past president of the D.C. chapter of the Harvard Law School Association, [ 22 ] a former chair of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation ...