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UK heterosexual couple to challenge denial of civil partnership
A UK heterosexual couple whose civil partnership application was denied by their local town council announced Wednesday that they will challenge the refusal in court. Tom Freeman and Katherine Doyle are the first heterosexual couple to apply for a (More) |
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Obama signs bill expanding hate crimes protections
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a defense appropriations bill that contains a measure extending the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. T (More) |
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Germany constitutional court rules same-sex partners have pension rights
Germany's constitutional court on Thursday ruled that surviving partners in a registered civil partnership have a right to collect under the occupational pension scheme for civil service employees. The court found that affording such payments (More) |
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Hate crime and anti-discrimination laws still needed to protect LGBT community
Brian Moulton and Michelle Litteken [Chief Legislative Counsel and Staff Counsel, Human Rights Campaign]: "The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) applauds the Department of Justice's (DOJ) statement regarding increased efforts to fight LGBT discrim (More) |
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Overturning India's Anti-Sodomy Law: A Tumultuous Path to Victory
JURIST Guest Columnist Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on health and founder of the Lawyers Collective human rights advocacy group describes his group's decade-long fight to end discrimination based on sexual orientation in India, culminating (More) |
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India court declares anti-sodomy law unconstitutional
The Delhi High Court on Thursday decriminalized homosexual conduct by declaring India's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional. In a petition originally filed and rejected by the court in 2004, the Naz Foundation challenged the applicability of Se (More) |
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Bush-Gore lawyers file Proposition 8 challenge in federal court
Former US solicitor general Ted Olson and prominent litigator David Boies announced Wednesday that they have filed suit [complaint, PDF; motion for injunction, PDF] challenging California's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage , (More) |
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Retired top military officers call for repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy
Over 100 retired admirals and generals of the United States military called Monday for a repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy [USC text; HRC backgrounder] regarding homosexuals in the armed forces. The controversial policy (More) |
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Demonstrators protest California same-sex marriage ban
Thousands of demonstrators in San Diego and Los Angeles on Saturday protested [Union-Tribune report] the passage [unofficial results; JURIST report] of Proposition 8 , an amendment to the California constitution making same-sex marriages illegal in (More) |
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Rights groups challenge California same-sex marriage ban
Rights groups filed a writ petition [PDF text; case materials] with the California Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to invalidate a state constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. Proposition 8 , which was approved by about 52 perc (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
