Domestic Glance
Attorney General Eric Holder called on 11 states to repeal "counterproductive" laws that bar convicted felons from "the single most basic right of American citizenship-the right to vote."
In a speech Tuesday at Georgetown University law school, Holder used his bully pulpit to note that 5.8 million people are prohibited from voting because of current or former felony convictions, including 1-in-5 black adults in Florida, Kentucky and Virginia.
Holder Calls For Restoring Felons' Voting Rights
State of Nevada no longer supports same-sex marriage ban
Nevada's attorney general Monday filed a motion with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to withdraw its brief supporting the state's same-sex marriage ban.
The move means the Silver State will no longer argue to uphold the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passed by voters in 2002.
"The decision in SmithKline Beecham vs. Abbott Laboratories ... is being brought to the court's attention ... because it was issued the same day that the state was required to file its answering brief, thus not affording the state an opportunity to analyze its legal application," Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said in a statement.
Nebraska city to reconsider 2010 law barring undocumented immigrants from renting homes
Voters in a small Nebraska city will decide Tuesday whether to repeal a law designed to bar immigrants from renting homes if they don't have legal permission to be in the U.S.
Critics of the 2010 ordinance in Fremont say it is less effective and more costly than anyone expected and is damaging the city's image. Supporters say Fremont needs to take a stand against illegal immigration.
The conservative agricultural hub near Omaha, population 26,000, is one of a handful of cities that have acted on their own over the last decade to curb illegal immigration. Most of those efforts have become mired in costly court battles.
Gay rights activists arrested in Utah after statehouse sit-in
Thirteen Utah gay rights activists were arrested on Monday at the state Capitol after a sit-in to demand lawmakers hear a bill barring housing and job discrimination based on sexual orientation, authorities said.
About 20 activists, buoyed by a court ruling that briefly legalized same-sex marriage in the conservative state, had blocked access to part of the Capitol. They said they would not leave unless the Utah Senate president ensured the bill would get a hearing.
Shirley Temple, former Hollywood child star, dies at 85
Temple Black, who lured millions to the movies in the 1930s, "peacefully passed away" at her Woodside, Calif., home from natural causes at 10:57 p.m. local time (0157 ET), surrounded by her family and caregivers, the statement said on Tuesday.
Occupy activist faces up to seven years in jail for 'assault' on police officer
An Occupy Wall Street activist is due to go on trial in New York on Monday, almost two years after she allegedly assaulted a police officer.
Cecily McMillan, 25, faces up to seven years in jail after being charged with assault in the second degree, a Class D felony in New York. Police allege that McMillan elbowed an officer in the head during a protest in lower Manhattan in March 2012.
Star Missouri football player comes out
Missouri football All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and because he is projected to be a mid-round NFL draft pick, the defensive end could become the league's first openly homosexual player.
In interviews published Sunday with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports, Sam says he came out to his teammates and coaches at Missouri in August.
"I am an openly, proud gay man," he said.
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