UK House of Commons approves same-sex marriage bill
May 22, 2013
The House of Commons of the UK Parliament voted 366-161 on Tuesday to approve the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. The legislation was introduced in January and will effectively extend the application of the Marriage Act of 1949 to same-sex as well as opposite-sex couples. The bill allows for an e....... [more] 
Supreme Court decided landmark gay rights case
May 20, 2013
On May 20, 1996, the US Supreme Court held unconstitutional Amendment 2 to Colorado's state constitution because it violated the Equal Protection Clause. Amendment 2 prohibited the state and municipal governments from enacting, adopting or enforcing anti-discriminatory legislation that protected per....... [more]
Portugal expands adoption rights for same-sex couples
May 18, 2013
Portugal's Parliament voted Friday to approve a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children. The Parliament also voted on Friday to reject the Left Bloc and Green Party's proposal to grant gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals. The bill approved by Parlia....... [more]
France president signs same-sex marriage and adoption bill
May 18, 2013
French President Francois Hollande gave final approval Saturday to legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and establishing the right of same-sex couples to adopt. The widely controversial bill, which was part of Hollande's campaign pledges, was was approved by parliament last month, but France's U....... [more]
France constitutional court approves same-sex marriage bill
May 17, 2013
France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved a same-sex marriage bill. The legislation was approved by parliament last month, but former president Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement party filed a legal challenge. The court rejected the challenge but did clarify that the right of s....... [more]
Massachusetts became first state to legalize same-sex marriage
May 17, 2013
On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state in the union to legalize same-sex marriage. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's constitution prohibited a ban on same-sex marriage passed in November 2003. Attempts to rev....... [more]
Brazil justice council effectively legalizes same-sex marriage
May 16, 2013
Brazil's National Council of Justice on Tuesday ruled that notaries public cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in Brazil. The decision follows legislation in Argentina and Uruguay, which both legalized same-sex marriage in recent years. The....... [more]
Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
May 15, 2013
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill into law making the state the twelfth to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill was given final approval in the Senate Monday after being approved by the House of Representatives last week. At a signing ceremony on the steps of the Capitol, Dayt....... [more]
Minnesota senate approves same-sex marriage bill
May 14, 2013
The Minnesota Senate voted 37-30 Monday in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives last week and will now go to Governor Mark Dayton to be signed into law. Dayton has been a supporter of the legislation and has pledged to sign it during a....... [more]
Same-Sex Marriage in France and Conflict of Laws: an Illusion of Equality
May 13, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Angelique Devaux, a French attorney and LL.M graduate of the Robert McKinney School of Law, discusses the impact of conflict of laws on the same-sex marriage bill passed in France...In a time when France has lost its fame for crusading for human rights, "marriage for all" has....... [more]
Minnesota House approves same-sex marriage bill
May 10, 2013
The Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 75-59, dividing mostly upon party lines. This bill moves Minnesota a step towards become the twelfth US state to legalize gay marriage. The bill will have to pass in the Senate before becom....... [more]
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