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Passage of a pending bill in Nebraska’s special legislative session could lead to a lengthy series of court battles over the issue of states’ rights and federal law. Though not as historically significant as the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the eventual passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Nebraska fight has resulted in considerable activism.
 
Nearly 1,000 people were arrested in front of the White House in September for protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline. That number may pale in comparison to 1960s arrest figures, but in the era of Twitter, blogs, and Facebook, it takes a lot to get anyone off the couch anymore. And now, protesters physically encircled the White House during a demonstration this Sunday.
 

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