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Uruguay congress gives final approval to same-sex marriage bill
Uruguay's House of Representatives gave final approval on Thursday of the Marriage Equality Law, which allows same-sex couples to marry. Uruguay's Senate approved the bill last week. The bill passed the lower house of congress with 71 of 92 lawmak (More) |
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Singapore high court upholds ban on intercourse between men
The High Court of Singapore has upheld a law banning intercourse between men as an "outrage on decency." Section 337A of the law outlaws intercourse between men in both public and private settings, and imposes punishments of up to two years in pr (More) |
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France senate debates same-sex marriage and adoption bill
France's Senate on Thursday commenced debate of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The bill came before the upper house of parliament after approval in February by France's lower house of p (More) |
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Uruguay Senate approves same-sex marriage bill
Uruguay's Senate on Tuesday voted 23-8 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage . The bill creates one law covering marriage for both heterosexual and homosexual couples. It allows couples decide whose surname goes first when naming children; cla (More) |
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Breaking New Ground In Kansas: Same-Sex Parental and Property Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Linda D. Elrod of the Washburn University School of Law evaluates the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling that non-biological, same-sex parents can have parental rights.... (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments in Proposition 8 case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Hollingsworth v. Perry [transcript, PDF; audio], the first of two cases the court will hear this week on same-sex marriage [JURIST report; JURIST backgrounder]. In Tuesday's argument, the court c (More) |
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New Zealand lawmakers approve same-sex marriage bill
The New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage , bringing the bill one vote closer to becoming law. The bill was approved by a vote of 77-44, in the second of three votes needed to become law. The second vote (More) |
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Mexico high court rules denigration of sexual orientation not protected speech
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Wednesday that certain offensive statements regarding another individual's sexual orientation are not protected under the nation's freedom of expression laws. In a 3-2 decision the Mexican high court held that (More) |
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Kansas high court rules non-biological same-sex parent can have parental rights
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a non-biological mother of children conceived using assisted reproductive technologies has parentage rights under Kansas law. Kelly Goudschaal and Marci Frazier were in a committed, long-term, same-sex (More) |
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds same-sex adoption ban
Puerto Rico's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law banning same-sex couples from adopting children. The case was brought by a woman who wanted to adopt the child of her partner of 20 years. In a 5-4 judgment, the court upheld the constitutional (More) |
Connecticut adopts first modern constitution
On January 14, 1639, the first written governmental constitution in modern history was adopted in the Colony of Connecticut. The Fundamental Orders represented the first time that a government was based upon a written constitution anywhere in the world. Along with the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders served as bases for United States Constitution 150 years later, which in turn influenced the development of later constitutions throughout the world.
Three hundred and twenty-six years after the original Fundamental Orders were adopted by Connecticut, the modern Constitution of Connecticut was ratified.
