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Federal judge upholds Puerto Rico same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Puerto Rico's same-sex marriage ban. US District Judge Juan Pérez-Giménez for the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico ruled that last year's landmark Supreme Court decision on marriage rights does no (More) |
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Supreme Court reverses Alabama ruling blocking same-sex adoption
The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision that refused to recognize an out-of-state adoption by a same-sex partner. Petitioner, VL, had legally adopted the biological children of her partner, EL, while living in Geor (More) |
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Italy senate approves civil unions bill
The Italian Senate , using a confidence motion in parliament on Thursday, voted 173-71 to approve a bill permitting civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples. The approved bill is a watered-down version of the original bill, which would h (More) |
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Portugal president vetoes bills liberalizing abortion, same-sex adoption
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday vetoed bills aimed at granting full adoption rights to same-sex couples and at removing restrictions on abortions . The president stated that the legislation represents a radical change that require (More) |
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Slovenia voters reject same-sex marriage law
Voters in Slovenia on Sunday rejected a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. The measure was defeated by a large margin , with more than 63 percent of voters rejecting the legislation, although voter turnout was (More) |
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Supreme Court blocks decision revoking parental custody from lesbian
The Supreme Court Monday stayed an Alabama court decision that repudiated the parental rights of a woman (VL) who had been raising the three children she shared with her same-sex partner. The Alabama Supreme Court decision had reversed the ruling (More) |
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Arkansas top court suspends ruling allowing same-sex couples to be listed as birth parents
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked lower court ruling allowing both partners in same-sex couples to be listed as the "birth parents" on birth certificates of their children. The court and state health department will, however, (More) |
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A Child-Centered View of Foster Parenting by Same-Sex Couples
JURIST Guest Columnist James Dwyer of the College of William & Mary School of Law discusses the controversy surrounding recent removal of a foster child from a same-sex couple...A November foster care review hearing in Utah captured national news at (More) |
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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules for custodial rights of same-sex couples
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that same-sex couples with children who had been in a union before same-sex marriage was legalized may be granted custodial rights. The case involves parents Charlene Ramey and Kimberly Sutton, who separ (More) |
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Lesbian mother appeals judge's adoption refusal to Supreme Court
An Alabama woman on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to review the decision of an Alabama court not to recognize her adoption of her same-sex partner's three children. She has also asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to allow her to v (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.
