Tag Archives: Obergefell
Abortion decision lays out ‘horrifying’ new landscape
In a ruling that one legal activist said will put LGBT rights “on the chopping block,” the U.S. Supreme Court today (June 24) ruled 6 to 3 that the U.S. Constitution “does not prohibit” states from banning abortion.
Hostile motive read in Thomas-Alito statement
The Human Rights Campaign and others say they think Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have signaled their intentions to revisit the Obergefell marriage equality decision.
Appeals court rules Indiana must recognize non-bio mom
The Republican-appointed federal appeals judges ruled January 17 that Indiana cannot refuse to put a non-biological mother's name on the birth certificate of the child her wife gave birth to.
Kennedy statement seems to drive religious refusal cases
The U.S. Supreme Court passed on its latest opportunity to decide whether a business can claim a religious exemption from a state law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, but such a case seems inevitable.
No comfort in Kavanaugh’s responses at hearing
After calling Brown v. Board of Education one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions, nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he couldn't comment on his opinion of the court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Supreme Court: Potential blockbusters await, again
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal three years ago from a wedding photographer who wanted to say "no" to a same-sex couple seeking her services. Now, the court is saying "yes" to a baker who did essentially the
Strength and longevity of legal gains may change in 2016 politics and lawsuits
Coming off another high achievement year, the LGBT community can relax and take it easy for a while now, right? This is the LGBT Golden Age, right? That may depend on whether LGBT people seek 24 karat gold equality or
Religion v. equal protection showdown reaches 6th Circuit
An important showdown between the constitutional rights to religious freedom and equal protection reached a federal appeals court Tuesday (August 18). A county clerk in Kentucky filed an appeal to the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in hopes of
Why some think the dissent cries ‘wolf’ over Supreme Court marriage decision
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision striking down state bans against same-sex marriage has been touted as “probably the strongest manifesto in favor of marriage” and pilloried as “a threat to American democracy.” The huff and puff will soon
