US Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) and Senator Al Franken (D-MN) on Thursday introduced legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in federally funded public elementary and high schools from bullying. The Student Non-Discrimination Act...
The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday failed to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The Maryland Senate voted 25-21 to approve the Civil Marriage...
The Washington House of Representatives on Friday voted 58-39 to approve a bill recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages as legal domestic partnerships. House Bill 1649 amends current law that recognizes out-of-state domestic partnerships and civil unions, but...
The Constitutional Court of Benin on Friday approved a second postponement of presidential elections following complaints that over one million people were not registered to vote. The court delayed the date of the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Staub v. Proctor Hospital that an employer may be held liable for employment discrimination based on discriminatory motivations...
The Obama administration on Friday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to delay its review of an order striking down the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) [10 USC §...
The Spanish National Court on Friday agreed to continue investigating allegations of a Moroccan man who claims that he was tortured while detained at Guantanamo Bay . Article 23.4 of the Ley Organica...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue that a railroad may challenge sales and use taxes that apply to...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus of a Yemeni man currently detained at Guantanamo Bay . Judge...
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued a second arrest warrant for former military president Pervez Musharraf for not appearing in court for charges related to the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir...