All posts tagged "courts"
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New Jersey Assembly unanimously approves banning “gay panic” defense
If bill is approved by Senate and signed by governor, New Jersey would become 9th state to ban the defense strategy
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Coast Guard won’t bar transgender service members unless explicit ban moves forward
Coast Guard Commandant estimates at least 17 service members, including a member of his personal staff, are transgender
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Bermuda becomes first national territory in world to repeal marriage equality
New law replaces marriages with domestic partnerships, available to all, regardless of sexual orientation
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Drawing Justice: The Art of Courtroom Illustration
A showcase of the Library of Congress’ extensive collection of original drawings by artists, commissioned during the past 50 years by newspapers and television stations to capture...
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ACLU warns of coming wave of “religious exemption” bills
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning that social conservatives and anti-LGBT advocates could be intending to push laws and policies that would legalize discrimination...
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Gay marriage now effectively legal in Mexico
It seems Mexican gays and lesbians have something else to celebrate this Pride month. Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on June 3 that any state law...
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First same-sex couple legally marries in Texas
Texas now has a legally married same-sex couple.
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Third Florida judge rules against same-sex marriage ban
A third state judge in as many weeks declared Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday. Circuit Court Judge Dale...
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Second state judge finds Florida same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Second state judge finds Florida same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
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Conservative group attacks Christie’s judicial record
Conservative group attacks Christie's judicial record.
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State judge rules Florida same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A state judge found Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage in violation of the U.S. Constitution in a ruling handed down Thursday. The decision by Chief...
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State judge strikes down Colorado same-sex marriage ban
Decision is the latest in a series of wins for marriage equality.
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Chris Christie renominates judge who ruled in favor of marriage equality
Chris Christie renominates judge who ruled in favor of marriage equality
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Judge rules Arkansas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
An Arkansas judge found his state’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Friday. Circuit Court Judge Christopher Piazza declared a...
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Federal judge strikes down Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban
Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge Tuesday. “The Court holds that Oklahoma’s constitutional amendment limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples...
