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Judge refuses to delay lawsuit over Illinois’ same-sex marriage ban
CHICAGO — A judge in Cook County, Ill., on Wednesday denied a request to delay action on a lawsuit seeking to overturn Illinois’ ban on same-sex marriage.
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Lambda Legal urges federal appeals court to uphold ban on reparative therapy
SAN FRANCISCO — Lambda Legal has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, urging the court to uphold the California law known as SB 1172 that prohibits mental health providers from performing controversial “gay-to-straight” conversion therapy on LGBT youth.
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Gay rights activists laud Obama’s inaugural address, now want action
President Barack Obama’s emphatic gay rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations as to what steps should be taken next.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel signs petition supporting marriage equality
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel has signed the “ILove Marriage” petition, pledging his support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois, according to an announcement by Lambda Legal. “Mayor Emanuel has been on the forefront in advocating for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Illinois, we’re very pleased that he’s taken the step of […]
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Iowa judge: Lesbian couple should receive accurate death certificate for stillborn child
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa court has ordered the state’s Department of Public Health to give a married lesbian couple an accurate death certificate for their son, Brayden, who was stillborn in October 2011.
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Anti-gay marriage group asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear Nevada case ahead of appeal
An anti-gay marriage group defending Nevada’s ban same-sex marriage has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case directly from the federal district court in Reno without waiting for a ruling on the case by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Federal judge in Nevada denies challenge to state’s ban on same-sex marriage
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A federal judge in Nevada has rejected a lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of eight gay couples challenging the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Illinois legislators file brief opposing marriage equality, ongoing lawsuit
A bipartisan group of 11 Illinois legislators filed an amicus brief last week in support of a motion to dismiss the landmark lawsuit by Lambda Legal and the ACLU challenging the state’s marriage ban.
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U.S. House Democrats enter fight in California case against DOMA
WASHINGTON — A group of 132 House Democrats — led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) — filed on Tuesday a friend-of-the-court brief against the Defense of Marriage Act to assist litigation challenging the anti-gay law.
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Justice Department asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear two DOMA challenges
In a surprise move, the Obama Administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear two challenges relating to the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.