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9 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Equality news round-up... · 0 replies · +8 points

The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in Appling v. Walker that the state's domestic partnership law is constitutional: http://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocumen...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Equality news round-up... · 2 replies · +8 points

Fortunately, Kansas's "religious liberty" bill may be coming to a halt soon. After it was passed in the House of Representatives, Senate President Susan Wagle (R–Wichita) claimed that a majority of the Republicans in the Senate don't support the bill. Currently, the makeup of the Kansas Senate is 32 Republicans and 8 Democrats. http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/13/4822324/sena...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Our exciting new colla... · 0 replies · +1 points

I'm dying to see some statistics on the breakdown of marriage equality support in Oklahoma, as I can't seem to find any (neither can Wikipedia), and Oklahoma is possibly even redder than Utah.

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Our exciting new colla... · 0 replies · +5 points

Let's see how timely this Clearinghouse website is: U.S. District Judge Terence Kern (no relation to Sally, presumably) rules Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in the case Bishop v. Oklahoma United States. The ruling is stayed pending appeal. http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/u.s.-district-judge...

EDIT: Here is the full opinion. http://www.oknd.uscourts.gov/docs/d50f87b8-eebd-4...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Utah same-sex couples ... · 0 replies · +4 points

Indeed. For what it's worth, the article I linked states the mayor's intention to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance à la San Antonio. The charter amendment wouldn't disallow a nondiscrimination ordinance entirely, but the wording would have to be very precise, and the city attorney admits that some types of discrimination would explicitly have to be allowed.

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Utah same-sex couples ... · 2 replies · +5 points

The most likely reason is a 2001 city charter amendment (i.e., a law approved by city voters) which prohibits Houston from giving any "privilege" in employment or contracting on the basis of sexual orientation. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texa...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Utah same-sex couples ... · 8 replies · +9 points

OT: U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal denied a request for a restraining order against Houston's same-sex spousal benefits. The case, Pidgeon v. Parker, will resume in late February, where Rosenthal will hear a request to remand the case to state court. www.lonestarq.com/breaking-federal-judges-refuses...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Federal judge issues n... · 2 replies · +6 points

The District Court for the Western District of Virginia denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Virginia's same-sex marriage ban. Read the opinion here: http://lambdalegal.org/sites/default/files/harris...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - As the year ends, help... · 0 replies · +7 points

The Indiana Court of Appeals rules that the state cannot void a marriage between a man and a recently transitioned transgender man. http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/12/court-ind-gay-...

10 years ago @ Equality on Trial - As the year ends, help... · 2 replies · +8 points

Federal judge Timothy Black rules that Ohio's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional in a narrow decision that only applies to death certificates. Black's sweeping comments about Ohio's marriage ban, which include "once you get married lawfully in one state, another state cannot summarily take your marriage away," are expected to incite further litigation. http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/12/narrow-ruling-...

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