Redefining Persecution in the US: The End of Conversion Therapy?
JURIST Guest Columnist Gabriel Rodriguez-Rico, American University Washington College of Law Class of 2012, discusses the ramifications of conversion therapy on LGBT youth and examines the recent passage of legislation banning the practice in California...On September 29, California became the...
JURIST Guest Columnist Shannon Gilreath of Wake Forest University School of Law says that the current litigation strategy seeking marriage rights for same-sex couples only tinkers around the edges of heteronormative institutions when it should be seeking separate institutions that...
ACLU appeals dismissal of same-sex couples' benefits to Montana high court
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a brief in its appeal to the Montana Supreme Court arguing that denying partnership benefits to same-sex couples violates the Montana state...
Betsy Griffing, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, argues that despite a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in Montana, the equal protection guarantees of the state constitution and Montana Supreme Court precedent require the recognition of...
ACLU appeals same-sex domestic partnership case to Montana high court
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) appealed a case over same-sex domestic partnerships Thursday to the the Montana Supreme Court , arguing that denying partnership rights to same-sex couples violates the state constitution [text,...
A Montana judge has dismissed a lawsuit that had called for the state to provide legal status to same-sex relationships. The lawsuit, filed in July by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in...
Disney judge warns that government may regulate executive pay
A Delaware Chancery Court judge on Tuesday warned that corporate directors may face US government regulation of executive pay unless they control soaring salaries and payoffs. Judge William Chandler , who ruled in...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Freddie Mac settles accounting scandal
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced that it has entered into a consent order with Freddie Mac over the company's multi-billion dollar accounting scandal...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Federal court suspends SEC mutual fund rule
Leading Wednesday's corporation and securities law news, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has suspended controversial corporate governance rules for mutual funds promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The suspension will last until...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Cox formally nominated as SEC Chairman
Leading Friday's corporations and securities news, the White House Friday formally filed papers with the Senate for the nomination of Congressman Christopher Cox as new Chairman of the SEC. Cox, a Republican from California, was informally tabbed...
