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Italy appeals court rules in favor of same-sex parental rights
The Court of Appeals in Trento, Italy , ruled Tuesday that the names of both same-sex partners should be listed on their child's birth certificate. The court held that both fathers should have their names on the birth certificate even though only o (More) |
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Slovenia law legalizes same-sex marriage, but not adoption
A Slovenian law allowing same-sex marriage took effect Friday, and the country's first same-sex marriage will take place Saturday, according to an administrator in Maribor , the city where the wedding will take place. Ksenija Klampfer said a lesbian (More) |
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Federal judge orders South Carolina to list both same-sex parents on birth certificate
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled Wednesday that the state must place the names of both same-sex parents on their children's birth certificates. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis determined that the state's act preven (More) |
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New York top court expands definition of 'parent'
The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the definition of "parent" under a section of the state's Domestic Relations Law should be expanded, in a decision that will serve to better accommodate same-sex couples. Because the previous legal (More) |
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Potential Legal Consequences of Mexico's Initiative to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
JURIST Guest Colomnist Graciela Jasa Silveira discusses potential legal and constitutional consequences as a result of Mexican President Peña Nieto's initiatives to support same-sex family rights...Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto made public two (More) |
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Federal Judge rules that citing religion is not a valid reason for a recusal from issuing marriage licenses
A judge for the for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Monday extended a permanent injunction prohibiting clerks in Mississippi from recusing themselves from issuing mariage licences to same-sex couples for religious (More) |
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Federal judge declines to block Mississippi religious freedom law
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Tuesday declined to block Mississippi's HB 1523 , which would allow clerks to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples citing "sincerely held religious belief or mora (More) |
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Alabama Supreme Court vacates ruling refusing to recognize same-sex adoption
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday vacated its prior ruling refusing to recognize same-sex adoption. In its short opinion , the court stated that "the Court of Civil appeals and the Jefferson Family Court erred in giving full faith and credit" to (More) |
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Alabama chief justice suspended over same-sex marriage order
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended Friday after being charged with violating ethical rules. The Judicial Inquiry Commission accused Moore of failing to act impartially and refusing to follow the law when he ordered probate judges not to (More) |
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Federal judge strikes down Mississippi same-sex adoption ban
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi struck down Mississippi's ban on adoption by same-sex partners on Thursday. The Campaign for Southern Equality, Family Equality Council and two female same-sex couples chal (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.
