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Federal judges make passionate views known in Virginia same-sex marriage hearing Lisa Keen National May 15, 2014 0The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Tuesday was, as Judge Paul Niemeyer characterized it, just one step along...
Study: Gay health risks not well-documented due to poor data Lisa Keen Health April 18, 2014 0A report released last month by the Boston-based Fenway Institute has found important health-related risks within the LGB community that...
FAQ: What to know about Utah same-sex marriage case headed to Tenth Circuit Lisa Keen National April 8, 2014 0The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week will become the second federal appeals court to tackle the question...
U.S. Supreme Court seems to lean toward religious exemptions Lisa Keen National March 25, 2014 0Nobody spoke about recent efforts to circumvent laws protecting LGBT from discrimination by claiming religious motivations; nobody pointed out that...
Sixth Circuit issues stay on Michigan same-sex marriages Lisa Keen National March 24, 2014 0The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay at 5 p.m. Saturday of a district court decision Friday...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases involving ‘religious freedom’ bills Lisa Keen National March 18, 2014 0The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their...
Federal judge rules in favor of same-sex marriage in Tennessee Lisa Keen National March 15, 2014 0In an important but narrow ruling, a U.S. district court judge in Nashville issued a preliminary injunction late Friday afternoon,...
Miss. House votes on dramatically altered ‘religious freedom’ bill Lisa Keen National March 12, 2014 0The Mississippi House vote 80 to 37 Wednesday evening to approve a dramatically altered “religious freedom” bill that simply calls...
Miss. House expected to vote on another ‘religious freedom’ bill Lisa Keen National March 11, 2014 0The Mississippi House is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon on a bill aimed at allowing a person to discriminate against...
Federal judge to Kentucky: start recognizing same-sex marriages Lisa Keen National February 27, 2014 0A federal judge in Kentucky today ordered the state to recognize marriage licenses obtained by same-sex couples from other states....
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes religious bias bill Lisa Keen National February 27, 2014 0Republican Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed the religious bias bill. Nearly all political pundits were predicting she would veto...