Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Then Comes Marriage: A rare glimpse into conflict civil rights attorneys are loath to acknowledge
A new book provides a rare glimpse into something LGBT civil rights attorneys are loathe to talk about: How much they bicker behind-the-scenes. And the personal journey Roberta Kaplan lays to bare –evolving from a painfully
First GOP debates: 17 candidates, one ‘humane’ response on LGBT issues
Only six of the 17 Republican presidential candidates fielded a question that hit upon an LGBT issue during last Thursday's debates. And only one of those six --Ohio Governor John Kasich— answered in a way that suggested a measure 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
“Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt”: On same-sex marriage “the fight is over”
June 26 has been solidified as the historic date for LGBT history in the United States. It is the day in 2003 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enforce laws prohibiting same-sex adults from having intimate relations. It is
Supreme Court: States must license and recognize licenses of marriages for same-sex couples
In a widely expected yet stunning victory for LGBT people nationally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today (June 26) that state bans on marriage for same-sex couples are unconstitutional. The decision requires states to both issue marriage licenses to couples
Supreme Court upholds health insurance subsidies critical to people with HIV
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, upheld the right of the federal government to provide health care insurance subsidies to people with low income in states that have chosen not to participate in the Affordable Care
If Supreme Court strikes bans, LGBT legal activists ready to fight the pushback
The Supreme Court of the United States will rule any day now on whether it is a violation of the federal constitution for states to bar same-sex couples from marrying. But for weeks now, in apparent anticipation that the court
Abercrombie case: LGBT and evangelicals on the same side
It is a rare occasion when LGBT legal activists find themselves on the same side of a case as the conservative Christian Legal Society and the National Association of Evangelicals. It is also rare to find LGBT legal activists on
Supreme Court: Kennedy’s questions offer hope -and worry- for both sides in state marriage ban argument
Though attorneys for same-sex couples tried numerous times to focus attention to the damage that bans on same-sex marriage inflict on the rights of LGBT people, the spotlight during Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court argument stayed largely on the rights of
