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Posts tagged as “civil rights”

Is Sexual Orientation a Protected Status in South Dakota?

Senator Ernie R-Otten withdrew his anti-civil rights Senate Bill 67 under the interpretation that South Dakota law already allows discrimination against same-sex couples. Senator Otten's position hinges on how we read SDCL 20-13-1, the definitions of our state civil rights…

Otten Pulls Senate Bill 67, Thinks Discimination Already Legal

I just want to celebrate with Senator Angie Buhl O'Donnell and the South Dakota Democrats, who joyfully announce that vile, discriminatory, and unconstitutional Senate Bill 67 is dead! But I can't. Prime sponsor Senator Ernie Otten (R-6/Tea) withdrew the bill…