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Michigan governor urges debate on protecting gays from discrimination
Gov. Rick Snyder is urging the Republican-led Legislature to keep alive a bill that would amend Michigan’s civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April
Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The justices said Friday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld bans on same-sex unions in four states.
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Federal judge rules Michigan must recognize 300-plus same‑sex marriages
On the day before the nation’s high court could decide whether to take up Michigan’s same-sex marriage case, a federal judge ruled that the state must recognize hundreds of such unions performed during a brief window when they were allowed last year.
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RNC panel censures Michigan member over gay, Muslim remarks
The Republican National Committee’s executive committee voted to censure Michigan Republican David Agema for what it calls “harmful rhetoric” about gays and Muslims.
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Court: State lawyer’s ‘bullying’ of gay student not protected by 1st Amendment
The court said attorney general’s office was justified in firing Andrew Shirvell in 2010 because his posts on Facebook and an anti-gay blog, as well as his campus visits and TV appearances, had an adverse impact on the agency’s credibility.
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No action Friday by U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases on Friday as gay rights activists eagerly awaited news that it might consider a new round of cases challenging states’ ability to ban same-sex marriage.
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Now legal in 36 states, Supreme Court to take another look at same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the chances the justices soon will settle the legal debate.
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Missing transgender man found dead, suicide suspected
Jay Ralko, who went missing Dec. 10 in Warren, Mich., was found inside his vehicle in a supermarket parking lot. Police say they suspect Ralko took his own life.
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U.S. Supreme Court schedules same-sex marriage cases for conference review
A number of same-sex marriage cases are on the Supreme Court’s agenda with enough time for the issue to be argued and decided by late June.
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Mich. won’t appeal ruling that overturned ban on domestic partner benefits
The state of Michigan won’t appeal a decision that struck down a law barring local governments from offering benefits to same-sex domestic partners.