Democratic hopeful gives first major speech of 2016 campaign
First-of-its-kind meeting focused on both domestic and international hate crimes
Earnest says enacting Trans-Pacific Partnership better than doing nothing
Snyder criticized for measures seen to enable anti-LGBT discrimination
Donors, advocates ponder life after Supreme Court ruling
Law enables magistrates to opt out of performing marriages for religious reasons
But larger measures cuts $242M from Amtrak and is unlikely to pass
An estimated 600 couples wed during brief period in May 2014
Some disappointed in Carter's remarks at event
Democrats seek action on grants, contractors doing business and marketplace discrimination
