Politics
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Supreme Court asked to hear Louisiana same-sex marriage case
Plaintiffs in a case challenging Louisiana’s same-sex marriage ban are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case before a federal appeals court has...
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Supreme Court allows South Carolina same-sex marriages to proceed
Supreme Court allows South Carolina same-sex marriages to proceed
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Federal judge overturns Montana same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge ordered Montana officials to immediately cease enforcing the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Wednesday that found the...
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South Carolina same-sex marriages set to begin Nov. 20
Same-sex marriages are set to begin in South Carolina on Thursday barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a Tuesday decision, the 4th Circuit...
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Is ENDA Dead?
Lobbying efforts are continuing on Capitol Hill during the lame duck session for legislation that would outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination.
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Supreme Court asked to hear Michigan, Kentucky same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court was asked Monday to consider two additional cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, this time in litigation coming out of Michigan and...
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Same-sex marriage back before the Supreme Court
The issue of same-sex marriage headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday as plaintiffs in a case challenging Ohio law prohibiting recognition of same-sex marriages...
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Supreme Court allows Kansas same-sex marriages to proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court ended the hold on same-sex marriages in Kansas Wednesday, thus allowing same-sex nuptials to proceed in the state. In an order...
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Federal judge strikes down South Carolina same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Mark Gergel found...
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GLAD appoints Janson Wu executive director
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders has tapped one of their own to become the new head of the LGBT-rights organization. Beginning next month, Janson...
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White House names new LGBT liaison
Aditi Hardikar has been named the new White House liaison to the LGBT community, according to an administration official. Hardikar replaces Gautam Raghavan, who departed...
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Marriage-equality opponents to target Rob Portman in 2016
Sen. Rob Portman will become the latest target of social conservatives bent on preventing the Republican Party from embracing LGBT equality. Following the defeats of...
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Carl DeMaio concedes in California congressional race
Carl DeMaio conceded Sunday his race for the U.S. House of Representatives, ending the possibility that this election could witness an openly gay Republican elected to Congress...
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Same-sex marriages set to begin in Kansas Nov. 11
Barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, same-sex marriages could begin in Kansas as early as next week. On Friday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Social conservatives emboldened by week of victories
Social conservatives are coming off of a high this week, which proved to be one of the brightest their cause has witnessed in years. After...
