Thousands of marchers in Fort Lauderdale protest conservative high-court rulings, new state laws

Amid searing heat, a downpour, drum beats and a circle of dancers from Native American tribes, a 21st century version of the Rainbow/PUSH coalition descended on downtown Fort Lauderdale on Sunday as demonstrators and advocates voiced a wide spectrum of political grievances against recent conservative rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court and state laws passed by the Florida Legislature.