Politics
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Federal judge orders same-sex marriages to begin immediately in Illinois county
Same-sex couples in one Illinois county will be able to marry effective immediately following a federal court ruling handed down Friday. According to the decision...
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Maryland Senate committee approves gender identity nondiscrimination bill
The Maryland Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee passed along a party-line vote Thursday a nondiscrimination bill that would extend protections in employment, housing, credit and public...
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As marriage equality victories stack up, sights remain on Supreme Court
Last June, when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a...
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Federal court rules Virginia same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down by a federal judge late Wednesday in a ruling that found the ban in violation of the due...
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Gay Republican candidates leaving the closet behind in 2014
In a sign of the times, gay Republicans vying for seats in Congress are not running away from their sexual orientation this election cycle, but...
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Federal court strikes down Kentucky ban on out-of-state gay marriage recognition
A federal judge Wednesday struck down Kentucky’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions in a ruling that labeled the ban as unconstitutional. ...
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Nevada abandons defense of same-sex marriage ban
Nevada motioned to drop its defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban Monday, citing the nation’s changing legal landscape as making the arguments for the...
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Justice Department to expand federal recognition of same-sex marriages
The Justice Department will further expand federal recognition of same-sex marriages “to the greatest extent possible under the law,” Attorney General Eric Holder announced in...
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Insurance bill passes Va. Senate with bipartisan support
A bill that would allow public institutions of higher education and localities in Virginia to expand health insurance coverage to a spouse, partner or other...
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White House hedges on re-evaluation of LGBT nondiscrimination order
Following comments from a senior adviser to President Barack Obama that executive action prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination is “under consideration,” the president’s...
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Obama nominates second gay black judge to federal bench
After his first attempt to nominate an out African-American judge to the federal bench was blocked by Sen. Marco Rubio, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday...
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Clay Aiken announces bid for Congress
Clay Aiken, who rose to prominence as a finalist on American Idol in 2003 and came out in 2008, announced his candidacy for the Democratic...
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Judge in Virginia marriage-ban case says she’ll issue ruling ‘soon’
U.S. District Court Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen today told parties in the case of Bostic v. Rainey, which is challenging Virginia’s constitutional amendment banning...
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Wisconsin same-sex marriage ban challenged in federal court
Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban is facing a challenge in federal court after four same-sex couples filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court Monday. Joining...
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Va. House approves giving legislators standing to defend gay-marriage ban
The Virginia House of Delegates voted 65-32 Monday morning to pass HB706, a bill that would amend the Code of Virginia to allow the General Assembly...
