Tuesday Afternoon News Roundup

Tuesday Afternoon Gay News Roundup: Civil Liberties; Equality Watch; Crime Watch; Wone Case Update; European court's hidden but hopeful message; Values vs Science.


Civil Liberties:

- Xtra: Police have crossed a line by arresting peaceful protestors at Toronto G20 -- Bill Blair turns back the clock to before Charter.

- Civil liberties march denounces police overreach at Toronto G20 -- Crowd asserts right to peaceful assembly, free speech. [Xtra]

Equality Watch: - Cuccinelli Dismisses SCOTUS Precedent, Says 14th Amendment Not Designed To Protect Gay People [WonkRoom]

Obit/Crime Watch: - Police Look Into 'Unusual Circumstances' in Death of Gay Journalist [Towleroad]

Court Case: - Judge rules not guilty in Wone case -- All three of the defendants in the Robert Wone conspiracy trial were found not guilty by a D.C. Superior Court judge on Tuesday. [Washington Post Crime Scene Blog]

Marriage:

- The European court's hidden but hopeful message on same-sex marriage [HRW]

- “Values” vs. Science: America’s Right-Wing’s Ridiculous Anti-Marriage Equality Arguments [NCRM]