Domestic Partners

Richard Ramirez of San Benito, Texas moved to Berlin a decade ago to live with his partner, who was among the dozen people killed in the attack.

Civilian employees of the military who are same-sex domestic partners have just 54 days to wed or risk losing their benefits, according to a leaked document.

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.

DETROIT — A judge has thrown out a Michigan law that bars public schools and local governments from offering benefits to same-sex partners.

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — Voters in Chattanooga have rejected a proposal to allow health benefits for domestic partners of city employees. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the measure was rejected in Thursday’s referendum election by 5,501 votes. In November, Chattanooga became the third city in Tennessee to vote to expand benefits to same-sex couples…

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 couples does not violate the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The registry was enacted …

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thousands of registered domestic partners have begun the week as married couples in the eyes of the state, under a component of Washington’s same-sex marriage law that was approved by voters in 2012. A provision of that law converts all same-sex domestic partnerships — in which both partners are under 62 years old — to marriage on Monday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Metropolitan Council on Tuesday voted to offer health insurance and pension benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of city/county “Metro” workers. The policy change applies to workers employed by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, a city-county consolidated government.

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.

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.