Same-Sex Marriage Legal in all 50 States [Updated]
By: Editorial Staff— In a historic decision, the High Court has ruled 5-4 that same-sex marriage is legal across the nation. Justice Kennedy wrote the…
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The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay
WASHINGTON—In a decision that further solidifies the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court today ruled that the law’s financial help in the form of tax…
SCOTUS to Rule on ACLU Marriage Equality Cases
ACLU of Massachusetts experts available to provide legal analysis and historical context BOSTON, Mass.—By Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on six cases from…
SCOTUS Expected to Decide on Nationwide Marriage Equality, Late in June
By: Sara Brown/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has a chance to rule state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, making…
As SCOTUS Marriage Decision Looms, New Report Maps LGBT Equality State by State
In the majority of states, LGBT people and their families would still face legal discrimination If the United States Supreme Court grants same-sex couples the…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto: A Letter of Gratitude
Yesterday, I had the tremendous privilege of standing up in our nation’s highest court to make the case for the full dignity and humanity of…
Why Marriage Equality Matters for Older Americans
By: Michael Adams and Jonathan Jacob Nadler*— For more than thirty years, Kathy Murphy and Sam Baker lived together in a committed relationship. However, because Kathy…
Bonauto to Argue Marriage Equality Cases Before High Court
DETROIT – Lawyers for Michigan nurses April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, who seek to marry in their home state of Michigan, today announced Mary L….
Legal Teams Submit Proposal to U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Oral Argument in Marriage Cases
WASHINGTON, DC—Today counsel representing all plaintiffs from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee marriage lawsuits submitted a proposal to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting that…
Business, Religious, Civil Rights, & Government Leaders Urge High Court to Pass Marriage Equality Nationally
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dozens of friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed with the United States Supreme Court urging the Court to strike down marriage equality bans in Tennessee…
A Short List of Potential Advocates for Marriage Equality at High Court
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Renowned Supreme Court advocate Ted Olson remembers the first time he had a chance to argue a case before the…
TN Couples Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Freedom to Marry & End “Checkerboard Nation” of Marriage Laws
WASHINGTON D.C.—Three couples challenging Tennessee’s marriage ban filed a brief in the Supreme Court of the United States today, asking the Court to rule that…
AG Maura Healey Wants Your Same-Sex Marriage Story
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is serious about marriage equality nationwide. With such a task in mind, the Attorney General…
NCLR & ACLU of Alabama Applaud President Obama’s Support For Marriage Equality in Alabama
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, in an interview with BuzzFeed, President Obama stated that he would welcome a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have…
Hight Court: Marriage Equality Prevails in AL, Weddings Start
Today, Alabama becomes the nation’s 38th state to honor the freedom to marry after a federal district court struck down the state’s marriage equality ban and…
Boehner: House Republicans Will Leave Marriage Equality Cases to the High Court
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Today, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told the Washington Blade that he does not anticipate that House Republicans will take a position…
Breaking: Denial of Alabama’s Request to Extend Stay of Freedom to Marry Ruling
MOBILE, Ala.—Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the Alabama Attorney General’s motion for a stay in Searcy v. Strange and…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Michigan Marriage Equality Case
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review a federal appeals court decision upholding Michigan’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples. By granting the…
South Dakota Federal Court Rules in Favor of Freedom to Marry for Same-Sex Couples
Today, a federal court ruled in favor of six same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry in South Dakota. The court stayed its order pending…
Hundreds of Orgs., Businesses, Police, More, Sign Onto Amici Supporting Florida Marriage Ban Challenge
Chiefs of Police, city and county governments among signatories in Friend-of-the-Court briefs before 11th Circuit Court of Appeals In more than 25 unique amicus briefs that have…
NCLR Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Tennessee Marriage Equality Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Yesterday, the three same-sex couples challenging the State of Tennessee’s laws excluding same-sex couples from marriage and refusing to recognize their out-of-state marriages asked…
Sixth Circuit: Bans on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Stay on 4 States
CINCINNATI, Ohio—In a 2-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled today that state bans on the freedom to marry…
High Court Fails to Review; Victory for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC—The United States Supreme Court today declined to review the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Utah’s marriage ban for same-sex couples,…