In another landmark case, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional because it violated the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal liberty to same sex couples. To many of us who believe that marriage rights … Continue reading
Today, the Supreme Court threw out the famous 1965 Voting Rights Act that has been hailed as a landmark civil rights piece of legislation. By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that one particular provision was unconstitutional: Section 4. … Continue reading
As most folks with even a passing knowledge of psychiatry are well aware, the DSM-V was published this past month (May 2013) to considerable backlash. The arguments against the latest version of the DSM seem to boil down to two … Continue reading