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]
Hong Kong high court rules transgender woman can marry
May 13, 2013
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal ruled Monday that a law prohibiting a transgender woman from marrying her boyfriend was invalid under the Chinese constitution. The law had been interpreted to hold that only a person's gender at birth could be considered for the purposes of marriage, which is restr....... [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]
Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: Gender Identity in New Zealand
May 9, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Elisabeth McDonald of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law evaluates the recent legalization of same-sex marriage by the New Zealand House of Representatives...On Wednesday, April 17, 2013 New Zealand became the thirteenth country to allow same-sex couples to m....... [more]
Delaware governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law
May 8, 2013
Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a same-sex marriage bill into law on Tuesday, making Delaware the eleventh US state to legalize same-sex marriage, and the second to do so in the past week. Markell signed the bill shortly after a 12-9 vote in the Delaware State Senate Tuesday afternoon. Introdu....... [more]
North Carolina voters approved gay marriage ban
May 8, 2013
On May 8, 2012, North Carolina voters passed a constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage, bringing the number of states with constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage to thirty-one. Since then, Maine, Maryland and Washington have voted to legalize same-sex marriage. In April 2....... [more]
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