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Mike Adams filed a lawsuit after the University of North Carolina-Wilmington's sociology department rejected his application for a full professorship. (Alliance Defense Fund)
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Rep. Barry Ivey, R-Baton Rouge, left, speaks with Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, on the House floor on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. Ivey sponsored a bill that would require abortion clinics to provide mental health information to women before they can get an abortion. Jackson supported the bill, which received the backing of the House health committee. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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FILE - In this March 21, 2014 file photo, UMass guard Derrick Gordon (2) works against Tennessee guard Josh Richardson (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball second-round tournament game in Raleigh. Gordon says in a televised interview that he is gay. Gordon made the announcement on ESPN on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, becoming the first openly gay player in Division I men's basketball. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2013 file photo, UMass guard Derrick Gordon, center, celebrates a turnover against New Mexico's Nick Banyard, left, and Cullen Neal in the first half at the Charleston Classic NCAA college basketball tournament in Charleston, S.C. Gordon says in a televised interview that he is gay. Gordon made the announcement on ESPN on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, becoming the first openly gay player in Division I men's basketball. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)
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In this Dec. 28, 2013 file photo, UMass guard Derrick Gordon celebrates after hitting the go-ahead basket with one second left on the clock during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence, in Amherst, Mass. Gordon says in a televised interview that he is gay. Gordon made the announcement on ESPN on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, becoming the first openly gay player in Division I men's basketball. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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FILE - In this March 26, 2014 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn acknowledges applause before delivering his annual budget address at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Springfield, Quinn announced a new $8.6 billion construction program that will improve roads and bridges throughout the state. The project will be paid for primarily through federal funds with about $1.5 billion in state and local funds. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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University of Massachusetts basketball guard Derrick Gordon hugs UMass professor emeritus Pat Griffin after speaking to reporters on the school's campus, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Amherst, Mass. Gordon has become the first openly gay player in Division I men's basketball. Griffin teaches lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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10ThingstoSeeSports - Kentucky forward Julius Randle is interviewed in the locker room after his team's 60-54 loss to Connecticut in the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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10ThingstoSeeSports - Kentucky forward Alex Poythress, top, goes over Connecticut guard Lasan Kromah (20) during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 7, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Connecticut won 60-54. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file pool photo, Debra Jean Milke listens to a judge during a hearing as she awaits a retrial in the 1989 shooting death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arguments set for Wednesday, April 9, 2014 before the state Court of Appeals could determine the outcome of the case against Milke, whose 1990 conviction in the killing of her young son was overturned after she had spent more than two decades on death row. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
