All posts by John Riley
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HHS rules prohibit transgender healthcare discrimination
New rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would effectively prohibit health care plans from denying coverage to transgender people for...
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First gay couple marries in Rowan County
Rowan County’s first gay couple finally received their long-awaited marriage license on Friday morning. William Smith and James Yates obtained a marriage license in Rowan...
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Right of Refusal
Will business owners refuse service to customers?
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Kim Davis chooses to stay in jail, snubbing court
She had a chance to avoid prison time, but Kim Davis has chosen jail over freedom. The Rowan County clerk stayed in the custody of...
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Rowan County deputies agree to issue gay marriage licenses
Whether Kim Davis stays in jail depends on whether she'll allow the licenses to be granted
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BREAKING: Kim Davis heads to jail for contempt of court
Kim Davis has been taken into custody and held in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Rowan County,...
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Virginia AG Mark Herring to run for re-election in 2017
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Wednesday announced that he would seek re-election to his current post in 2017, rather than mount a run for...
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Rand Paul calls Kim Davis’ actions “part of the American way”
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul spoke to the ongoing controversy in his home state involving Kim Davis. The Rowan County clerk is refusing to issue all...
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Carly Fiorina suggests Kim Davis issue licenses or resign
It looks like Kim Davis’ last stand will not be getting any support from Carly Fiorina. As first reported by The Blaze, the Republican presidential...
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Lawyers file injunction in case challenging Mississippi adoption ban
Lawyers representing two of four couples seeking to overturn Mississippi’s ban on same-sex adoption on Friday filed a preliminary injunction that seeks to allow their...
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Kentucky clerk defies court order by rejecting gay marriage licenses
The ACLU of Kentucky on Tuesday filed motions with U.S. District Judge David Bunning seeking to hold Rowan County (Ky.) Clerk Kim Davis in contempt...
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DC Union places third at Gay Softball World Series
Four teams from Chesapeake and Potomac Softball (CAPS) League represented the D.C. area at last week’s Gay Softball World Series in Columbus, Ohio, with DC...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce LGBT nondiscrimination bill
A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday introduced House and Senate versions of a bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in employment,...
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6th Circuit rejects county clerk’s request for a stay
A three-judge panel on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion by lawyers for Rowan County (Ky.) Clerk Kim Davis to stay...
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Mormon Church will continue chartering Boy Scout troops
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday announced in a news release that it would continue to charter Boy Scouts of America (BSA)...
