Judge’s ruling sets the stage for possible marriage equality in a seventh New Mexico county
Marriage equality may very well come to a seventh New Mexico county, thanks to a judge’s ruling.
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Archives – August, 2013
Federal court strikes down law barring veterans in same-sex marriages from receiving spousal benefits
In a pair of decisions filed yesterday, federal district court judge Consuelo B. Marshall ruled in Cooper-Harris v. USA that the district court has authority to hear a constitutional challenge to statutes defining marriage as opposite-sex only for purposes of military benefits, and that sections of the statute, Title 38, are unconstitutional under equal protection principles.
Pennsylvania governor backtracks from state lawyers’ marriage equality language
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett makes a hasty retreat from language written by the state’s lawyers in a legal brief comparing same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses to minors looking to do the same.
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds California law banning LGBT conversion therapy
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on two cases involving California’s law banning so-called LGBT ‘conversion therapy’.
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Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie presents same-sex marriage bill to state legislators
Hawaii’s governor, Neil Abercrombie, presented state lawmakers with a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, according to the Associated Press.
In filing, Pennsylvania officials ask court to bar county official from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
In a new legal brief filed yesterday, Pennsylvania state officials asked a court to prohibit a county official from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and decline a request to join the lawsuit filed by 32 couples who have obtained such licenses.
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