Domestic Partner Registry

UK government signals it will allow Bermuda to repeal same-sex marriage law

The British government appoints a Governor to oversee local issues and must grant royal assent to any laws passed in the territory.

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Scratch Bermuda off your potential honeymoon list

Why spend your honeymoon dollars someplace where they don't think you should be married?

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AG wouldn’t defend partner registry, but will defend same-sex marriage ban

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he stands by his decision not to defend Wisconsin's domestic partner registry. The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that the registry giving limited benefits to same-sex…

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Wis. Supreme Court upholds state’s domestic partner registry

MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin's domestic partner registry does not violate the state's ban on gay marriage, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a unanimous decision that gay rights activists hailed as an important but intermediate step…

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Topeka domestic partner registry offers little benefit for non-city workers

TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka’s new domestic partner registry was viewed as a significant victory for the city’s LGBT community when it was approved by the city council last week, but most employers say there will be…

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Wis. Supreme Court hears challenge to state’s domestic partner registry

MADISON, Wis. -- Conservative attorneys are trying to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to wipe out the state's domestic partner registry.

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Wis. Supreme Court to hear arguments on domestic partner registry

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether the state's domestic partner registry is unconstitutional.

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Wis. Supreme Court to hear challenge to state’s domestic partner registry

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the state's domestic partner registry, which grants same-sex couples a number of legal rights.

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Fla. Senate panel advances bill that would create domestic partner registry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida state Senate panel on Monday passed the "Families First bill," a measure that would provide limited legal protections for same-sex unmarried partners by creating a statewide domestic partnership registry.

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Wisconsin court: State’s Domestic Partner Registry is constitutional

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Friday upheld as constitutional the state's Domestic Partner Registry, affirming a lower court decision that the law does not violate the state's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

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