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Obama administration urges Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage ban
March 1, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The Obama administration urged the US Supreme Court Thursday to strike down California's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, arguing that California's ban on same-sex.... [more]
California AG urges Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ban
February 28, 2013 by Brandon Gatto
California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Wednesday filed an amicus curiae brief with the US Supreme Court arguing that the ban on same-sex marriage imposed by the state's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional and should therefore be overturned. In particular, Harris contended that the purpose of.... [more]
US Supreme Court urged to strike down California same-sex marriage ban
February 22, 2013 by Addison Morris
Advocates for same-sex marriage submitted briefs to the US Supreme Court Thursday in the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry for the respondent couples, as well as for the City and County of San Fransisco. The advocates urged the court to find California's 2008 ban on same-sex marriage.... [more]
Supreme Court receives opening briefs in same-sex marriage cases
January 23, 2013 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Supreme Court received briefs in two separate cases on Tuesday defending the constitutionality of laws that define marriage as strictly between one man and one woman. The first case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, examines the validity of Proposition 8, a California referendum that revoked same-.... [more]
Alabama court rules woman cannot adopt same-sex partner's child
October 13, 2012 by Max Slater
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled Friday that an Alabama law defining marriage as between one man and one woman bars a woman from adopting her female partner's child. The case concerned a woman, Cari Searcy, who married her partner, Kimberly McKeand in California in 2008. The appeals court.... [more]
Supreme Court urged to deny review of California Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban
August 27, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Opponents of
Proposition 8, California's statewide ban on same-sex marriage urged the US Supreme Court on Friday not to grant the petition for a writ of certiorari submitted by Proposition 8 supporters. The petition was filed last month after a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for.... [more]
Proposition 8 supporters appeal to US Supreme Court
August 1, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Supporters of Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, asked the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold the law after two federal courts found it unconstitutional. In their nearly 500-page petition, backers of the ban stressed the necessity for the court to decide "whether the ancient.... [more]
California's Journey Towards Marriage Equality [comment]
July 26, 2012 by Jordan Barry
JURIST Guest Columnist Angela Perone, Staff Attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, argues that there has been a drastic change in public opinion in favor of same-sex marriage and that courts are more willing to recognize marriage equality for all couples...In just a few short years,.... [more]
Defining Parenthood: Astrue v. Capato and Same-Sex Marriage [op-ed]
June 8, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Columnist Courtney Joslin, writing the sixth installment of a column authored by the faculty of the University of California, Davis School of Law, says that a Supreme Court decision regarding Social Security benefits for children conceived through in vitro fertilization may have.... [more]
Ninth Circuit denies new hearing in Proposition 8 case
June 5, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday denied a petition filed by supporters of Proposition 8 to rehear their case before the entire court. Proponents of Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, requested a new hearing in February after a three-judge panel voted 2-1 to.... [more]
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