Tag: Supreme Court
Gay Marriage: Supreme Court Sets Stage For Historic Ruling
Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the Constitution.
U.S Supreme Court Won’t Hear Photographer Discrimination Case
Today the Supreme Court of the United States announced without comment that it won’t hear the case of a New Mexico photography business which claimed its rights were violated when the owner refused to photograph a same-sex wedding and was found in violation of the state’s nondiscrimination law.
Japan : Court rules transsexual can be a father
A man who was born a woman has been recognized by Japan’s top court as the legal father of his wife’s child
President Clinton Urges End to DOMA in WaPo Op-Ed
In a Washington Post op-ed column running tomorrow, President Bill Clinton who signed the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, called on the Supreme Court to overturn the ban on federal recognition of legally married same-sex couples, saying the law was “incompatible with our Constitution.”
Obama Administration Makes History at Supreme Court Arguing for Marriage Equality
The Obama Administration made history today by filing a brief at the Supreme Court arguing for the first time on behalf of the U.S. Government that a law denying loving and committed gay and lesbian couples the ability to marry is unconstitutional.
President Obama formally asks Supreme Court to allow gay marriage
The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalizing gay marriage, formally asking the US Supreme Court to strike down a 1996 law defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman.