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The Tokyo High Court on Friday issued the final pending appellate decision in Japan’s nationwide same-sex marriage litigation, holding that the country’s statutory framework limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples does not violate the Constitution of Japan. The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims of breach of constitutional guarantees to equality and individual dignity. It rejected their [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in a landmark case on Tuesday that Poland has an obligation to recognize the same-sex marriage concluded between two citizens in another EU Member State upon their return. The CJEU concluded in the Wojewoda Mazowiecki judgement that failing to recognize the marriage of a same-sex [...]

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on Monday that sought to overturn the decade-old landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage. The appeal was filed by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015, defying a court order. Davis asked the Supreme Court to [...]

Yu-Yue Cheng is a JURIST correspondent in Taiwan and a law student at National Taiwan University. I attended the 7th annual Taiwan Transgender March on the evening of October 24. Compared to the Taiwan Pride Parade held on the 25th, the Trans March was smaller and less known to the public.  People gathered at the [...]

Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the current US Supreme Court has become one of the most partisan in American history. This judicial devotion to party could not come at a more dangerous time, as President Donald Trump endeavors to amass more power for the presidency than any prior chief executive. The Supreme Court has always [...]

The Hong Kong Legislative Council voted against a controversial bill on Wednesday that would have allowed some same-sex couples to register their partnership legally. It was opposed by 71 votes to 14, leaving Hong Kong’s local government less than two months to comply with their top court’s ruling.  The bill follows a 2023 Hong Kong [...]

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance ruled Tuesday that precluding a genetic mother from the parentage of a child born as a result of reciprocal in-vitro fertilization (RIVF) is unconstitutional. However, Judge Russell Coleman will rule later on the question of relief, awaiting further arguments from counsel. The case concerns provisions from the Births [...]

On July 23, the Hong Kong Legislative Council established a bill committee on the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Eric Tsang Kwok-wai submitted to the legislature that the government is dedicated to respecting the judiciary and fulfilling its Bill of Rights obligations. At the same time, Tsang also [...]

The Hong Kong government on Wednesday released an official document that proposes to establish a registration system for same-sex couples who were married or whose marriages are registered overseas. This document, released by the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, mandates that both partners must be of the same sex and at least 18 years old. [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case concerning the viability of religious opt-outs from LGBTQ+ curriculum in public schools. In the brief for the petitioners, the parents argue that “gender and sexuality are topics of enormous religious importance” and that “decisions related to these topics can have life-changing [...]