Rhode Island governor signs order recognizing same-sex marriages
May 15, 2012
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee on Monday signed an executive order requiring government agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state. Rhode Island law currently allows civil unions for same-sex couples, but the law was silent on whether same-sex marriages performed in other....... [more] 
North Carolina voters approve amendment banning same-sex marriage
May 9, 2012
Voters in North Carolina on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. The amendment reads that "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State." Sixty-one percent of voters approved the restricted def....... [more]
Maine House of Representatives passed same-sex marriage bill
May 5, 2012
On May 5, 2009, the Maine House of Representatives passed a bill that legalized same-sex marriage in the state, following its earlier approval in the state senate. The bill was subsequently signed into law by Governor John Baldacci. The adoption of the law was part of concerted push towards same-sex....... [more]
Argentina lower house passed same-sex marriage bill
May 5, 2012
On May 5, 2010, the Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in that country and giving gay couples the right to adopt children. Prior to the the lower legislature's approval of the bill, fifty thousand Argentineans had marched in favor of the legislation in November....... [more]
Animus and the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act
April 23, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Caroline Mala Corbin of the University of Miami School of Law says the Kansas Preservation of Religious Freedom Act denies equal access to basic human necessities and relegates same-sex couples to second class status under the pretense of religious freedom...At first glance, t....... [more]
Connecticut legislature approved same-sex marriage bill to comply with court ruling
April 22, 2012
On April 22, 2009, the Connecticut General Assembly approved a bill granting same-sex couples the right to marry. The legislation codified the October 2008 ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court, which held that the Connecticut Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry. The Co....... [more]
Washington governor signed domestic partnership bill into law
April 21, 2012
On April 21, 2007, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire signed legislation that legalized domestic partnerships in the state. Gregoire's signature followed approval from both the Washington state House of Representatives and Senate. The law affords same-sex couples and heterosexual couples over age 62....... [more]
New York governor announced same-sex marriage legislation
April 16, 2012
On April 16, 2009, New York Governor David Patterson announced the introduction of legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The legislation was designed to amend the New York Domestic Relations Law to allow same-sex couples to enter in to civil marriages, which would give the....... [more]
Nevada same-sex marriage ban challenged
April 11, 2012
National gay rights advocacy group Lambda Legal on Tuesday filed suit on behalf of eight same-sex couples against the state of Nevada claiming that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution. Many of the couples, including two wom....... [more]
Vermont legislature approved same-sex marriage law, overriding veto
April 7, 2012
On April 7, 2009, the Vermont Legislature voted by a two-thirds majority to override Governor Jim Douglas's veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. The Vermont House of Representatives approved the legislation in April 2009, shortly after the Vermont Senate had passed the bill by w....... [more]
Connecticut Senate approved civil union bill
April 6, 2012
On April 6, 2005, the Connecticut Senate approved legislation that legally recognized civil unions between same-sex couples. The legislation, An Act Concerning Marriage Equality (SB 963) granted same-sex couples many equivalent rights of married couples, including filing joint state tax returns, qua....... [more]
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