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Florida AG declines to appeal decision striking down gay adoption ban
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Friday that his office will not appeal a decision by Florida Third District Court of Appeals striking down the state's prohibition against adoption by gay men and women. In September, the distric (More) |
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Florida appeals court strikes down gay adoption ban
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal on Wednesday struck down a state law prohibiting gay couples from adopting, finding that it failed rational basis review and violated the state constitution's equal protection clause. The case was brought (More) |
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New York governor signs law allowing unmarried partners to adopt
New York Governor David Paterson (D) signed a bill on Sunday allowing unmarried partners, including gay couples, to jointly adopt a child. The law amends the language of Section 110 of New York's domestic relations law to allow two unmarried adul (More) |
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UK charity commission rules adoption agency cannot discriminate against gay couples
The UK Charity Commission ruled [opinion, PDF; press release] Thursday that the Catholic social services agency Catholic Care may not restrict its adoption services to married heterosexual couples. The commission's decision came after the UK High (More) |
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Mexico high court upholds Mexico City same-sex adoption law
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled 9-2 on Monday to uphold a Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples. Justices in the majority found that same-sex adoptions do not violate [El Universal report, in Spanish] the Mexican Constitution , (More) |
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Costa Rica high court removes same-sex civil unions from ballot
Chamber IV of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled 5-2 Tuesday to disallow a nationwide referendum on whether to recognize same-sex civil unions . The referendum was to be on the ballot during the December municipal elections after qualifying for (More) |
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Mexico high court rules Mexico City same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled 9-2 Tuesday that same-sex marriages performed in Mexico City must be recognized nationwide. The court found that although Mexico's 31 states are not required to allow same-sex marriages to be performed in their ju (More) |
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Mexico high court upholds Mexico City same-sex marriage law
The Supreme Court of Mexico on Thursday ruled 8-2 that a Mexico City law allowing same-sex marriage is constitutional. The law, passed last year , was challenged by Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez , who had argued that allowing same-sex ma (More) |
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Argentina president signs same-sex marriage legislation
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday signed a same-sex marriage bill into law. The signing ceremony comes one week after the bill was approved by the legislature , making Argentina the first Latin American nation to legalize same-se (More) |
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Argentina Senate passes same-sex marriage legislation
The Argentine Senate on Thursday voted 33-27 to legalize same-sex marriage , making Argentina the first Latin American nation to do so. The legislation, which includes adoption rights for same-sex couples, was approved after 14 hours of debate . Pr (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.
