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DOJ asks Texas judge to reconsider ruling blocking FMLA benefits for same-sex couples
The U.S. Justice Department is appealing a federal judge in Texas’ temporarily blocking federal rules that would have expanded medical leave benefits to married, same-sex couples.
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Justice Dept. sues Oklahoma university, alleges discrimination against transgender professor
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Southeastern Oklahoma State University, alleging the school in Durant discriminated against a transgender professor and then fired her after she complained.
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Obama Administration backs nationwide marriage equality in Supreme Court brief
The Obama Administration has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the high court to strike down same-sex marriage bans across the nation.
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Holder: ‘Nothing justifies excluding same-sex couples from the institution of marriage’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department will file a Supreme Court brief stating its position that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitutional guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.”
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Transgender teen gets support from Justice Department in school lawsuit
The federal government is supporting a Detroit-area teenager who, in a lawsuit, accuses several schools of discriminating against him because he’s transgender.
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Federal government announces protections for transgender workers
The U.S. government is now interpreting federal law to explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination against transgender individuals. The Department of Justice says transgender individuals are covered under Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in 7 new states
WASHINGTON — The federal government is recognizing same-sex marriages in seven more states. The states are Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada. The Justice Department says it will ensure that same-sex couples in those states are given federal benefits as soon as possible.
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White House: Eric Holder resigning as U.S. Attorney General
WASHINGTON — Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and pushed to make the criminal justice system more even-handed, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the nation’s first black attorney general.
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Marriage equality coalition asks DOJ to recognize 3 state’s same-sex unions
WASHINGTON — The Respect for Marriage Coalition, a group of more than 50 groups supporting marriage equality, on Friday asked the U.S Department of Justice to ensure federal recognition of same-sex couples who were legally married in Arkansas, Indiana, and Wisconsin after those bans were declared unconstitutional.
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Marriage News Watch: Supreme Court to consider cases, Ninth Circuit recap
The number of marriage cases before the Supreme Court keeps climbing, with the Court scheduled to decide which ones to take in just a few weeks. Plus, couples file new briefs in Texas, and appeal last week’s anti-gay ruling from a federal judge in Louisiana. These stories and more in this week’s Marriage News Watch report from Matt Baume at the …