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Virginia senate approves bill allowing adoption agencies to refuse placement
The Virginia Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse placement to families if the agency, or anyone affiliated with it, disagrees with the proposed placement based on religious beliefs. Effectively, th (More) |
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Virginia lawmakers approve bill allowing adoption agencies to refuse placement
The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday voted 71-28 to approve a bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place a child if the agency, or anyone affiliated with it, disagrees with the proposed placement based on religious beliefs. Ef (More) |
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Massachusetts court rules child custody laws apply to same-sex parents
The Massachusetts Appeals Court held Thursday that same-sex couples who marry and have a baby via artificial insemination are bound by the same child custody laws as heterosexual couples. The decision came after an appeal by Della Corte, who trie (More) |
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Defining the Parental Rights of Same-Sex Spouses
JURIST Guest Columnist Mary Ziegler of Saint Louis University School of Law says that while a recent Iowa court decision may be a victory for the rights of same-sex parents, the arguments made in the public debate surrounding the case demonstrate a b (More) |
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Iowa court orders both same-sex parents be included on birth certificate
An Iowa District Court on Wednesday ordered that the Iowa Department of Public Health must include both names of married same-sex parents on children's birth certificates. Melissa and Heather Gartner sued the Iowa Department of Public Health afte (More) |
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Brazil court recognizes same-sex marriage
Brazil's High Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the same-sex marriage of two women. The court voted 4-1 in favor of recognizing same-sex marriages. The ruling was necessary following a number of disparate rulings by lower courts on petitions fr (More) |
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Canada court expands rights of gay non-biological parents
A judge for the Queen's Court Bench of Alberta has granted legal rights to a non-biological father of a child—the ex-partner of the biological father—over the biological father in a child custody case. While the judge stated that the bi (More) |
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Updating the Way 'Parent' is Defined in New York Law
Melanie Lazarus, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2012, is the author of the ninth article in a ten part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development under the direction of Professor Leonard Baynes. She (More) |
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Montana Precedent and the Rights of Same-Sex Couples
Betsy Griffing, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, argues that despite a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in Montana, the equal protection guarantees of the state constitution and Montana Supreme Court (More) |
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Supreme Court asked to review putting gay adoptive parents on birth certificate
Gay rights group Lambda Legal filed a petition for writ of certiorari Monday with the US Supreme Court [official website, JURIST news archive] to review Adar v. Smith , involving a same-sex couple who want both their names on the birth certificate (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
