Bad Day for Non-Male, Non-White, Non-Straight Type People

• “The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Monday that former District Attorney Kenneth Kratz won’t face criminal charges over his alleged ‘sexting’ of several women, some of them victims of domestic abuse whose cases Kratz was handling.”

• “Waterproof [Louisiana] Mayor Bobby Higginbotham… has been held without bail since May of 2010…. Higginbotham’s counsel was disqualified by the DA, and the public defender had a conflict of interest, leaving the mayor with no lawyer. Two days before trial began, the DA gave Higginbotham 10 boxes of files related to his case. Higginbotham’s request for an extension to get an attorney and to examine the files was denied.”

• “On March 29, Wal-Mart v. Dukes will be argued in front of the Supreme Court. At issue is whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action…. Today we’re featuring quotes from women who have commented on our posts about the case, with striking examples of sex discrimination they have experienced on the job.”

• “This week the House will kick off its annual children’s game known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, with Rep. Barney Frank introducing the bill — an act the House has witnessed every year for, oh I don’t know, the last twelve centuries.”