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Fair or Foul? Inheritance-Driven Adult Adoption Within Same-Sex Partnerships
JURIST Guest Columnist Terry Turnipseed of Syracuse University College of Law says that the increasing frequency of adult adoption within same-sex partnerships as a means of ensuring the receipt of inheritances may have set in motion an irreversible (More) |
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Georgia court overturns custody order barring contact with parent's gay friends
The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed Monday a lower court's order in a divorce case that prohibited the children of a divorced father to be in contact with his gay and lesbian acquaintances. The court disagreed with the qualified visitation r (More) |
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Ninth Circuit upholds resolution urging Catholics to permit same-sex adoptions
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday held that a San Francisco resolution urging the Vatican to withdraw a directive against same-sex adoptions does not violate the Establishment Clause. The resolution was passed in response (More) |
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Catholic same-sex adoption resolution ruling [9th Circuit]
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, et al. v. City of San Francisco, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 3, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. CLRCR v. San Francisco (More) |
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New York court rules family court lacks jurisdiction over same-sex child support
A New York state appeals court ruled that a family court does not have jurisdiction over a child support claim against a same-sex partner with no legal or biological ties to the child. In an opinion released Tuesday, the court ruled that a family c (More) |
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UK government publishes controversial bill outlawing various forms of discrimination
The UK Government Equalities Office (GEO) on Monday published a controversial Equality Bill that seeks to eliminate gender, racial, age, and other forms of discrimination. The bill, which was introduced into the House of Commons Friday, would re (More) |
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California Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8 arguments in March
The California Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear oral arguments on March 5 in the three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 , the ballot measure passed in November that banned same-sex marriage. The court iss (More) |
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Florida judge rules gay adoption ban unconstitutional
A Florida trial court judge on Tuesday ruled [opinion, PDF; ACLU press release] that a Florida statute preventing same-sex couples from adopting children is unconstitutional, allowing a Florida petitioner and his partner to adopt two children prev (More) |
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Australia senate passes bills giving equal rights to same-sex couples
The Australian Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow same-sex couples to enjoy most of the same rights as heterosexual couples, but would not give same-sex couples the right to marry. The Senate passed both a General Law Reform bi (More) |
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Arkansas ballot to contain proposed ban on unmarried foster parents
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels has certified a ballot measure [text; AR AG opinion, PDF] which could prohibit gays, lesbians and other unmarried cohabiting couples from becoming either foster or adoptive parents. Daniels announced Mon (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.
