The States and Same-Sex Marriage Archives
The States and Same-Sex Marriage

02/04/2015: Michigan announced it would not appeal same-sex marriage recognition ruling

02/04/2015: Eleventh Circuit suspended same-sex marriage appeals

01/20/2015: Federal judge placed North Dakota same-sex marriage case on hold

01/16/2015: Supreme Court granted ceritorari in same-sex marriage case

01/09/2015: Fifth Circuit heard arguments on same-sex marriage bans in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi

01/03/2015: Idaho governor appealed to Supreme Court to reinstitute same-sex marriage ban

11/25/2014: Arkansas, Mississippi same-sex marriage bans struck down

11/19/2014: Federal judge struck down Montana same-sex marriage ban

THIS DAY @ LAW

US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Read the Articles of Impeachment.

UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 years after the transfer of power.