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Judge takes up Michigan ban on domestic partner benefits
DETROIT — A ban on benefits for domestic partners in Michigan public schools and local governments might not save much money, but that’s not a reason to throw out the law, a lawyer for the state told a federal judge Tuesday.
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Michigan ban on same-sex domestic partner benefits back in court
DETROIT — A month after Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban was overturned, the state is vigorously defending another law that’s being challenged by gays and lesbians: a prohibition on domestic partner benefits for employees in public schools and local governments.
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St. Louis schools to add spousal benefits for married, same-sex couples
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The St. Louis public school system has implemented changes to their employment benefits to include coverage for married, same-sex spouses.
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Mich. governor asks judge to uphold ban on partner benefits for gay couples
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder wants a federal judge to continue Michigan’s ban on domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples who work for state and local governments.
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Mixed assessments: How ‘big’ is Holder’s news on same-sex marriage benefits?
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a Human Rights Campaign audience in New York Saturday that, beginning Monday, he “will – for the first time in history – formally instruct all Justice Department employees to give lawful same-sex marriages full and equal recognition, to the greatest extent possible under the law.” But there have been some mixed assessments of how big this news really is.
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Texas county benefits plan to cover workers’ same-sex partners
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Bexar County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a provision that would allow county benefits to be extended to employees’ same-sex partners.
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Nebraska’s Sarpy County extends benefits for same-sex couples
PAPILLION, Neb. — Sarpy County commissioners have decided to extend health insurance benefits to spouses of gay county employees who have legally married in another state but live in Nebraska.
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Conn. woman sues Brookdale Senior Living over same-sex spousal benefits
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut physical therapist has filed a sex discrimination complaint against the West Hartford senior living center where she works, saying she is being illegally denied health benefits for her wife.
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Lambda Legal seeks to combine lawsuits over Houston same-sex couple benefits
HOUSTON — Lambda Legal on Thursday asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve spousal benefits to the same-sex spouses of city employees.
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Utah’s Weber State University extends benefits to same-sex couples
OGDEN, Utah — Weber State University says it will extend insurance benefits to spouses of employees in same-sex marriages.