All posts tagged "Obergefell v. Hodges"
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LGBTQ and civil rights groups warn against confirming two more anti-gay federal judges
Judiciary Chairman pushes through nominations of two Ohioans over objections of Sen. Sherrod Brown
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Mississippi Supreme Court rules same-sex spouses must both be recognized as legal parents
A lower court had previously ruled that an anonymous sperm donor's parental rights trumped those of a lesbian mother
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Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of lesbian’s recognition as child’s legal parent
Lower courts relied on two separate Supreme Court cases to find that non-biological parent's rights cannot be ignored
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Trump judicial nominee captured on audio making anti-gay statements
Gordon Giampietro wrote online comments and appeared on radio interviews to disparage the push for marriage equality
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Ruling giving sperm donor parental rights over lesbian mother challenged in court
On Wednesday, Lambda Legal, with the support of local lawyer Dianne Ellis, argued before the Mississippi Supreme Court on behalf of a lesbian mother, Chris...
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3 same-sex couples sue Houston for trying to yank marital benefits
Three city employees and their same-sex spouses are suing the city of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner to preserve health care and other same-sex marital...
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Attorney who represented Kentucky gay marriage plaintiffs to run for Congress
One of the lawyers who argued against Kentucky’s ban on gay marriage has announced he will run for Congress in 2018. Dan Canon, a 39-year-old...
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Texas Supreme Court revives case challenging same-sex spousal benefits
On Friday, in a unanimous decision, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling that strikes at the fundamental argument underlying the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision...
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Texas must pay $600,000 to couples who challenged gay marriage ban
A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Texas must pay $600,000 in attorneys fees and other costs to two Texas couples who...
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The Parent Trap
Becoming a parent should be a joyous occasion -- unless one partner is excluded from the birth certificate
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Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore appeals his suspension from the bench
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is down, but not out. Now, the controversial justice is appealing his suspension from office to a special...
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Texas judge declares same-sex couples can be denied benefits
Justice John Devine argues that while marriage is a fundamental right, employment benefits are not
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Alabama’s anti-LGBT Chief Justice to be tried for ethics violations
Roy Moore is accused of ordering probate judges to defy the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision
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Judge halts Mississippi “religious freedom” law from taking effect
Judge Carlton Reeves finds Mississippi's HB 1523 violates both the First and Fourteenth Amendments
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Tennessee lawmakers approve anti-marriage equality resolution
On Tuesday, Tennessee lawmakers approved — without debate — a resolution expressing “disagreement with the constitutional analysis” of Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that legalized marriage...
