1.   William Weld, a Republican, formed the state commission, and the next year signed a gay rights law.

2.   And depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules, experts say, Palazzolo could enter the pantheon of plaintiffs whose cases have changed property rights law in America.

3.   But if they were charged with such abuse under the federal rights law, a conviction could bring life in prison.

4.   Critics also scold Fox for failing to persuade the Congress, including his own National Action Party, to embrace an Indian rights law he proposed.

5.   Fueling growth in activism is a fear that anti-gay rights laws are only a first step to criminalizing homosexual behavior.

6.   His Harvard donation, which will fund one course on animal rights law every other year, attracted little fanfare.

7.   More recently, federal handicapped rights laws protect him from having to reveal the condition.

8.   Most of these measures would not only repeal existing gay rights laws but also amend state constitutions and charters to forbid their enactment.

9.   One thing that the Gibsons and voting rights advocates agree on is that these two cases opened up the entire body of voting rights law to questions.

10.   Palazzolo has become well-versed on property rights law over the years.