Corporate funding is provided by. Mayor pete buttigieg, welcome to firing line. Thanks for havi me. 2020 voting is well underway, as you kw, and we ha already seen more than 30 million americans go to the polls orvo in some way, which has far outpaced the 2016s early vo theres still more than a week to go. Congresswoman asalexandria ocasiocortez said she is going to vote early and in person. How are you going to vote . So, i voted early and in person, as well went right down to the County City Building here in south bend. It was about an hour in line. People were in good spirits, and the poll workers, you could tell thpride they take in the j that they have to do. So it was a good experience. I am concerned about the length of the lines were already seeing in a lot of pla around the country, but also really, really encouraged by the level of enthusiasm and turnout and people wanting to get out there and vote. Ju you hav written a book called trust americas best chance. Can Americans Tr
Rights. The u. S. Supreme court ruled today that a landmark civil rights law protects and transgender people from discrimination in employment. The court decided by a 63 vote that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as title 7 that bars job discrimination because of one also applies to orientation or gender identity with more we go now to kron fours justine waltman shes live in our newsroom with details just team. Well this outcome is expected to have a big impact for the over 8 million lgbtq workers across the country and i want you to think about this way until todays ruling it was legal and more than half of the states to fire workers for being bisexual or transgender most states do not protect lgbtq people from workplace, discrimination this ruling is considered a defeat for the Trump Administration. The white house would argue that the Civil Rights Act did not extend to claims of gender identity and orientation, but the conservative court disagreed. Governor gavi
States Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protecting americans from workplace, discrimination also extends to those who are part of the Lgbtq Community this ruling is expected to have a major impact for an estimated 8. 1 million workers in the u. S. Thats because most states do not have protections for lgbtq people from the workplace discrimination. The ruling is considered a defeat for the Trump Administration for more on the ruling we talked with Shannon Minter legal director with the National Center for rights. Unfortunately, i the current president has done a lot to try to restate new ties tbt to people in kind of with first cody unbiased with their community and it really means a lot that the Supreme Court of the United States, including justices appointed by this very president. We are being sent a very clear powerful message to the president and to our whole country that the court is not going to go along with that kind of scapegoating her attempts to foment divi
Hold such get reasonable choke hold is a assist and elation. Its a lynching. I think that that is almost like the lowest common denominator. In a complete you turn today Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said he wants the senate to vote on its Police Reform bill before the 4th of july holiday californias attorney general is calling on Police Departments across the state to ban the practice of chokehold and to decertify officers for serious misconduct attorney general Javier Becerra announced Police Reform proposals today he says he wants agencies to place limits on how officers respond with their crowd control tactics with guidance on rubber bullets tear gas and batons he also suggests the state to reexamined the role of police in addressing homelessness and Mental Health issues. These are serious real proposals that will make a difference. Make no mistake. Expectations are high and we will fight vigorously to meet that. Thats why were urging local authorities across california an
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