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Russia bans adoption by same-sex couples
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced a decree on Thursday banning gay couples or single people from countries that legally allow same-sex marriage from adopting Russian children. The Russian government resolution is purportedly aimed (More) |
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Idaho top court grants adoptive rights to same-sex couple
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that a woman in a same-sex marriage may adopt her partner's birth children. The couple was legally married in California in 2013 and Jane Doe I is the legal mother of two boys, aged 12 and 15. On ap (More) |
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The Interplay of Direct and Indirect Democracy at Work: Croatia's Battle Over the Rights of Same-Sex Couples
JURIST Guest Columnist Tina Orsolic Dalessio of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law argues that while the passage of a Croatia constitutional referendum defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman breaks with the liberal trend of other (More) |
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French Constitutional Council approves income tax on wealthy
The French Constitutional Council on Sunday approved a controversial tax of up to 75 percent on companies paying salaries over 1 million euros ($1.375 million USD). The super tax had been a campaign promise of French President Francois Hollande , (More) |
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Indian Supreme Court's Departure from Judicial Activism
JURIST Guest Columnist Sujitha Subramanian of the Bristol University School of Law discusses the Indian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutional validity of a statute effectively criminalizing homosexual acts ... (More) |
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EU high court rules same-sex couples entitled to same benefits as married couples
The EU Court of Justice ruled Thursday that in countries in which same-sex couples cannot legally marry, same-sex couples in a legal union are entitled to the same legal benefits as married couples. The case stemmed from an employment benefits iss (More) |
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Northern Ireland to allow same-sex couples to adopt
Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland will soon be able to adopt children, officials said Wednesday. The announcement came after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Health Minister Edwin Poots , finding that it did not meet the criteria. The Nor (More) |
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Arkansas top court overturns blanket use of cohabitation ban in custody cases
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that an order prohibiting a parent from having overnight visitation with his child in the presence of his long-term domestic partner failed to consider the best interests of the child. Arkansas courts h (More) |
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Scotland same-sex marriage bill passes parliament's first vote
The Scottish Parliament completed the first step towards the passage of the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill on Wednesday by a 98-15 vote in favor of the bill. Same-sex couples currently have the right to enter a civil partnerships in Scotlan (More) |
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France court allows same-sex marriage for foreigner
A French court on Tuesday ruled that a Franco-Moroccan couple could marry despite a circular that bans same-sex marriage. The circular explained that France's bilateral agreement with 11 countries that do not recognize same-sex marriage prohibited (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.
