Ninth Circuit strikes down California same-sex marriage ban
February 7, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the voter-approved constitutional amendment violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amen....... [more] 
Same-Sex Marriage
February 7, 2012
The heated debate over same-sex marriage is one of the most polarizing issues currently facing the American legal community. It is a controversy being played out in every branch of the federal government, from the floor of the US Senate to the Oval Office. It has raised concerns over the nature of f....... [more]
Same-Sex Marriage Timeline
February 7, 2012
2/7/12: Ninth Circuit ruled that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
2/2/12: Ninth Circuit sealed videos from California same-sex marriage trial
2/2/12: Washington senate approved same-sex marriage bill
1/24/12: Minnesota appeals court remanded same-sex marriage lawsuit
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Massachusetts court rules child custody laws apply to same-sex parents
February 3, 2012
The Massachusetts Appeals Court held Thursday that same-sex couples who marry and have a baby via artificial insemination are bound by the same child custody laws as heterosexual couples. The decision came after an appeal by Della Corte, who tried to have the parental rights of her ex-wife, Angelica....... [more]
Ninth Circuit seals videos from California same-sex marriage trial
February 2, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ruled that it will not release video recordings from Perry v. Schwarzenegger, California's 2010 trial which declared Proposition 8, the state's same-sex marriage ban, to be unconstitutional. In reversing the opinion of the US District Court....... [more]
Washington senate approves same-sex marriage bill
February 2, 2012
The Washington state Senate approved Senate Bill 6239 to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 28–21 late Wednesday evening. Washington currently grants expanded domestic partnership rights rather than full marriage or civil union rights to same-sex couples. Several amendments affording prote....... [more]
Illinois governor signed civil union bill into law
January 31, 2012
On January 31, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions in the state. The Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Union Act provides "adequate procedures for the certification and registration of a civil union" and grants "persons entering into a civil union with....... [more]
Judicial Activism and the Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage
January 30, 2012
JURIST Assistant Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that although it will be described as judicial activism, same-sex couples must be granted the same rights as opposite-sex couples under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment... (H....... [more]
Minnesota appeals court remands same-sex marriage lawsuit
January 24, 2012
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a trial court must review a lawsuit challenging a Minnesota law prohibiting gay marriage. The plaintiffs are three same-sex couples who were married in Canada and had been denied marriage licenses by Minnesota due to a statewide ban on same-sex marri....... [more]
Federal employee sued for same-sex spouse health benefits
January 20, 2012
On January 20, 2010, Karen Golinski filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeking to add her same-sex spouse to her health insurance plan. Golinski has worked for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for 19 ye....... [more]
Canada to change marriage law to legally recognize all non-resident same-sex marriages
January 15, 2012
Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, amid a growing controversy over a previous declaration that non-resident same-sex marriages performed in Canada are not legal unless recognized by the participants' home countries, indicated Friday that the Canadian government considers all same-sex marriage....... [more]
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