All posts tagged "federal courts"
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Federal appeals court rules Utah same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Wednesday. The 2-1...
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Federal judge strikes down Indiana same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban Wednesday, declaring the law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and Equal Protection...
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Senate confirms two gay black judicial nominees to federal bench
Includes the first out black man in the nation’s history to serve as a federal judge
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Federal judge places Wisconsin same-sex marriages on hold
A week after striking down Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage, leading some counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a federal judge has...
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin celebrates ruling against Wisconsin’s marriage ban
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) celebrated Monday a federal court’s decision striking down her state’s same-sex marriage ban, while accusing Republican Gov. Scott Walker of...
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Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin same-sex marriage ban
Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban was found unconstitutional by a federal judge Friday. “Wisconsin laws prohibiting marriage between same-sex couples interfere with plaintiffs’ right to marry,...
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With North Dakota lawsuit, all state gay marriage bans challenged
With North Dakota filing, every same-sex marriage ban in the nation faces a legal challenge
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Progressive groups urge senators to reject Obama judicial nominee
President Obama’s embattled judicial nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia faced renewed opposition this week as nearly 30 civil...
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Supreme Court refuses to halt Oregon same-sex marriages
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon in a one sentence order handed down Wednesday. The order, which came from the entire...
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GOP Gov. Tom Corbett will not appeal Pennsylvania gay marriage ruling
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett announced Wednesday that he will not appeal a federal judge’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. “I have thoroughly reviewed Judge...
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Federal judge declares Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal judge Tuesday. “Today, certain citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are not guaranteed the...
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Obama judicial nominee continues to face LGBT opposition
Tuesday’s two-hour confirmation hearing for a controversial Obama judicial nominee did little to quell the concerns of the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization. In a letter...
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Federal court declares Idaho same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal court declared Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Tuesday in the latest of series of legal wins for marriage equality. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Wagahoff...
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Federal lawsuit filed against Georgia’s same-sex marriage ban
Georgia became the latest state to face a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Lambda Legal filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday...
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Federal judge grants partial stay in Ohio marriage-ban ruling
A federal judge who struck down Ohio’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states put his ruling on hold Wednesday pending appeal, but...
