Hawaii's Senate voted 18-5 on Wednesday to give final approval to a bill that will allow civil unions for same-sex couples. Governor Neil Abercrombie (D) must now sign...
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Indiana's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved an amendment to the state's constitution that would ban same-sex marriages and civil unions and prohibit government recognition of those performed in other states....
The Hawaii House of Representatives on Friday voted 31-19 to pass a bill that would recognize same-sex civil unions . The bill will now advance to the state Senate for...
The Wyoming Senate on Thursday voted 20-10 in favor of Joint Resolution 5 , the first step to a constitutional amendment that would prevent the state from recognizing same-sex marriages from...
Wyoming legislature approves bill rejecting same-sex marriage recognition
The Wyoming House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would prevent Wyoming from recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions performed out-of-state. House Bill 74, Validity of Marriage, was passed by a 32-27...
Supreme Court hears arguments on disclosure of adverse drug reactions, water rights
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Matrixx v. Siracusano on a pharmaceutical company's obligation under §10(b) of the Securities Exchange...
France's Court of Cassation, the country's highest court of appeals, on Tuesday ordered the nation's Constitutional Council to rule on whether the country's ban on same-sex marriage conflicts with the constitution...
A gay couple has filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming challenging the state's law defining marriage as only existing between a man and a woman. The suit...
Canada foreign minister introduces bill to protect fresh water supply
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon on Thursday introduced legislation to strengthen prohibitions on bulk removal of Canada's fresh water outside the country. The Transboundary Waters Protection Act would strengthen existing regulations by...
Federal appeals court rules against child pornography charges in texting case
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania prosecutor cannot file child pornography charges against a teenage girl whose topless photo was found on a number of her schoolmates'...