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Delaware governor signs same-sex civil unions bill
Delaware Governor Jack Markell on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing same-sex civil unions within the state. According to the legislation, individuals entering into a civil union "shall enjoy all the same rights, benefits, protections, and (More) |
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Hungary president signs new constitution into law amid rights concerns
Hungarian President Pal Schmitt signed into law a controversial new constitution on Monday, amid concern from civil society leaders and opposition politicians that the document contravenes European human rights principles. According to a statement (More) |
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Delaware House passes same-sex civil unions bill
The Delaware House of Representatives voted 26-15 on Thursday in favor of a bill allowing same-sex civil unions within the state. According to the legislation, individuals entering into a civil union "shall enjoy all the same rights, benefits, pr (More) |
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Obama and Congress Should Work Together to Repeal DOMA
David J. Brunell is a 3L at Stetson University College of Law and is president of the school's Lambda Legal Society and chair of the Student Bar Association Diversity Committee... Recently the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would no longer (More) |
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Arkansas high court upholds decision to strike gay adoption ban
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision invalidating a state ban on adoptions by same-sex couples. The court affirmed the decision of the Pulaski County Circuit Court invalidating Act 1 , a state law which prohibits a (More) |
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US legislators introduce bill ending bullying in federally funded schools
US Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) and Senator Al Franken (D-MN) on Thursday introduced legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in federally funded public elementary and high schools from bullying. The Studen (More) |
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US officer discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' to be reinstated as DOJ appeals
US Air Force Major Margaret Witt, who was discharged under the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) [10 USC § 654; JURIST news archive] policy, will become the first openly gay person to serve in the US military after the Obama administrati (More) |
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ACLU files suit over military discharge pay policy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] Wednesday over a US military policy that cuts the separation pay of honorably discharged gay and lesbian service members in half. The ACLU filed (More) |
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Montana AG moves to dismiss same-sex marriage lawsuit
Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by seven same-sex couples seeking rights equal to married couples. The lawsuit, filed in July by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) alleges that the state has (More) |
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Rights groups file lawsuits challenging Defense of Marriage Act
The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. In GLAD's lawsuit [text, PDF; press (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
