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Same-Sex Civil Marriage Gives Deference to Church of England Canon Laws
JURIST Guest Columnist Paul Johnson, Anniversary Reader of the University of York, says the British government's proposed allowance of same-sex civil marriages, but not religious marriages, shows deference and support for the Church of England's cano (More) |
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ACLU files lawsuit in North Carolina to allow same-sex adoption
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] challenging North Carolina's law against second-parent adoptions, which effectively bans individuals in same-sex couples from adopting their part (More) |
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Senate committee holds hearing on sexual orientation discrimination bill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) held a hearing Tuesday on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) , focusing on discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees across the count (More) |
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Europe court rules Moldova gay protest ban violated rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Moldova violated the rights to peaceful assembly and to be free from discrimination by banning gay groups from protesting in front of the country's parliament. In 2005, Genderdoc-M appli (More) |
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Federal judge strikes down section of Defense of Marriage Act
A federal judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Wednesday that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text, PDF; JURIST news archive] is unconstitutional because it violates the principles of federali (More) |
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Federal appeals court urged to uphold Defense of Marriage Act
The bipartisan legal advisory group in charge of defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text, PDF; JURIST news archive] filed its brief on Monday defending the act's provision denying federal benefits to lawfully married same-sex couples. Th (More) |
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Amendment 1 and President Obama: The Dichotomy of Same-Sex Marriage
JURIST Guest Columnist Brynne Madway, The George Washington University Law School Class of 2013, offers insight on the Obama administration's public endorsement of gay marriage and examines the current state of LGBT initiatives...Earlier this month, (More) |
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Anti-gay killings increased in 2011: report
Incidents of hate-based murders against LGBT individuals in the US increased in 2011, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) reported Thursday. The annual report, entitled "Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgende (More) |
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Federal appeals court finds portion of Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday ruled that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive], which defines marriage as between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional because it inter (More) |
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Moldova urged to adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination law
The Moldovan government should enact coherent anti-discrimination legislation to ensure equal treatment of men and women, the UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice said Wednesday. Kamala Chandrakirana, the chair o (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.
