U.S. District Court Judge John G. Heyburn, who ordered in February 2014 that out-of-state same-sex marriages be recognized in Kentucky and five months … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Who Struck Down Kentucky’s Ban on Gay Marriage Dies
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Ohio Highway Patrol Issues Final Report Regarding Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn’s Suicide
Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers have released a final report regarding transgender teen Leelah Alcorn's suicide reports WLWT 5. Troopers say … [Read more...] about Ohio Highway Patrol Issues Final Report Regarding Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn’s Suicide
Justice Ginsburg Tackles Idea that Marriage Definition Has Existed for Millennia
BY PAUL GORDON Paul Gordon is Senior Legislative Counsel, People For The American Way One of the words being bandied about at this morning’s oral … [Read more...] about Justice Ginsburg Tackles Idea that Marriage Definition Has Existed for Millennia
Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0 Analysis: Recognizing Valid Out-of-State Marriages
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN THIS ANALYSIS IS CONTINUED FROM PART 3. FOLLOW ALONG ON THE AUDIO CLIP FOR QUESTION 2. As we have discussed, the single … [Read more...] about Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0 Analysis: Recognizing Valid Out-of-State Marriages
Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0 Analysis: The States’ Arguments Are Not About Gays
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN THIS ANALYSIS IS CONTINUED FROM PART 2. FOLLOW ALONG ON THE SECOND HALF OF THE AUDIO CLIP FOR QUESTION 1 (starting at about … [Read more...] about Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0 Analysis: The States’ Arguments Are Not About Gays
Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0 Analysis: Donald Verrilli Goes to Bat for Marriage Equality
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN THIS ANALYSIS IS CONTINUED FROM PART 1. Before we get to Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who argued after Ms. Bonauto on … [Read more...] about Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0 Analysis: Donald Verrilli Goes to Bat for Marriage Equality
Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0: Part 1 of Oral Argument – LEGAL ANALYSIS
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The Supreme Court is still hearing argument in a consolidated case, Obergefell v. Hodges, about whether the Fourteenth … [Read more...] about Marriage at the Supreme Court 2.0: Part 1 of Oral Argument – LEGAL ANALYSIS
Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court 2.0: What To Expect at Oral Argument Tomorrow?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case called Obergefell v. Hodges. Mr. Obergefell, an Ohio … [Read more...] about Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court 2.0: What To Expect at Oral Argument Tomorrow?
Georgia Graphics Store Refuses To Print Gay Couple’s Wedding Invitations
A Suwanee, Ga. gay couple is the latest victim of discrimination after the owner of a local AlphaGraphics franchise refused to print wedding … [Read more...] about Georgia Graphics Store Refuses To Print Gay Couple’s Wedding Invitations
HRC Warns 12 States ‘Don’t Repeat The Mistakes Of Indiana’ In New Media Campaign
The Human Rights Coalition launched a new ad campaign asking 12 state governors to reject bills that target LGBT people like the one Gov. Mike Pence … [Read more...] about HRC Warns 12 States ‘Don’t Repeat The Mistakes Of Indiana’ In New Media Campaign