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Obama calls for improved gay rights in Africa
US President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Kenya and other African countries to provide for the equal treatment of gay and lesbian people at a press conference with the president of Kenya, Uhuru . The Obama Administration has said it is comm (More) |
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Animus and Dignity: Justice Kennedy's Anti-Stereotyping Principle in Obergefell v. Hodges
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeremiah A. Ho of the University of Massachusetts School of Law, discusses the substantial federal question underlining in Obergefell v. Hodges... Last month the US Supreme Court ruled on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hod (More) |
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Obergefell and Equal Marriage: A Few Points for a Long Debate
JURIST Guest Columnist Amaury A. Reyes-Torres, of Ibero-American University, discusses the recent Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage in the US... The Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") issued its anticipated opinion on Obergefell (More) |
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Amended Indiana 'religious freedom' law takes effect
Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) [text, JURIST commentary] law took effect on Wednesday, one of many such bills to take effect today around the country. The bill, as originally written, made it legal for private busin (More) |
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Mexico top court finds same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional
Mexico's Supreme Court has declared it unconstitutional for Mexican states to ban same-sex marriages. The court's June 3 ruling, made public this week, is considered a "jurisprudential thesis" and does not invalidate any state laws making it neces (More) |
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North Carolina lawmakers vote same-sex marriage religious exemption bill into law
The North Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law that would allow some court officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on their religious beliefs, overriding a veto by Governor Pat McCroy . The law requires that (More) |
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UN rights office reports continued LGBT discrimination
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community continue to face discrimination and human rights abuses, according to a report from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released Tuesday. The commis (More) |
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Former Serbian spies plead not guilty to murder of journalist
Four former Serbian secret service agents pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Monday relating to the 1999 slaying of journalist Slavko Curuvija . Curuvija, an outspoken critic of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic [Telegraph profile], was (More) |
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North Carolina governor vetoes same-sex marriage religious objection bill
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory vetoed legislation Thursday that would allow officials to avoid performing same-sex marriages. The bill, which would permit court officials and magistrates to avoid any marriage duties if they have a sincere rel (More) |
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Greenland enacts law allowing same-sex marriage
The Parliament of Greenland voted Wednesday to enact laws that will legalize same-sex marriage and allow for same-sex couples to participate in adoption. The new marriage law, which passed with unanimous support, reforms previous legislation enacte (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
