All posts tagged "appeal"
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Gay man sentenced to death by homophobic jury executed in South Dakota
Jurors had fretted that sentencing Charles Rhines to life in prison would be "sending him where he wants to go"
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Gloucester County School Board appeals federal judge’s decision in favor of Gavin Grimm
4th Circuit Court of Appeals will have to decide whether Title IX prohibits anti-transgender discrimination
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Gary Ray Bowles, “I-95 Killer” who strangled 6 gay men to death, executed in Florida
Gary Ray Bowles, convicted of six murders in 1994 in which he targeted gay men, was put to death in Florida today.
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Trump administration files appeal to revoke US citizenship from a gay couple’s son
Federal courts have previously found a child of a U.S. citizen does not have to prove a biological relationship with their parent
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
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Federal appeals court refuses to review gay defendant’s allegations of jurors’ anti-gay bias
The 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to hear the appeal of a South Dakota gay prisoner who claims he was sentenced to...
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Bermuda authorities appeal Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage equality
Overturned "domestic partnership" law effectively discriminated against same-sex couples
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Federal court refuses to edit judge’s remarks calling out anti-gay pastor’s “crackpot bigotry”
But Scott Lively and Liberty Counsel claim victory on grounds that judge's remarks have no binding legal effect
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Teenager found guilty of violating Russia’s law against “gay propaganda”
Maxim Neverov's lawyer says authorities hindered his client's right to a fair trial
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9th Circuit keeps in place order blocking Trump’s transgender military ban
Appeals court's ruling is the seventh to rule against the Trump administration's requests to begin enacting the ban
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Ohio parents appeal judge’s decision blocking transgender child’s name change
Judge ruled that name change request was "not reasonable and proper or in the child's best interest at this time"
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Wisconsin school district settles with transgender student barred from restrooms
By dropping its Supreme Court appeal, district allows precedent-setting, pro-transgender 7th Circuit ruling to stand
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Mississippi’s “religious freedom” law to be appealed to Supreme Court
The attorneys in a case challenging Mississippi’s “religious freedom law” have announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 5th U.S. Court...
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Lesbian security guard’s lawsuit could be headed to Supreme Court
Jameka Evans' lawyers argue her employer violated her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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7th Circuit rules in favor of allowing transgender student to use boys’ restroom
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision allowing a transgender boy in Wisconsin to continue using the boys’ restroom. A three-judge panel of the...
