U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Historic ruling: Discriminating against gays violates federal civil rights law
Tuesday, April 4, 2017A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination. -
Court vacates Indiana sexual orientation bias ruling; will rehear case
Wednesday, October 12, 2016A federal appeals court has vacated a decision by three judges who ruled in an Indiana case that existing nondiscrimination laws do not cover sexual-orientation. -
7th Circuit lifts stays, ending Indiana, Wisconsin same-sex marriage bans
Tuesday, October 7, 2014CHICAGO -- The federal appeals court in Chicago has issued mandates, formally ending the bans on same-sex marriage in Indiana and Wisconsin. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an order lifting a… -
Federal appeals court stays Wisconsin same-sex marriage ruling
Wednesday, September 17, 2014MADISON, Wis. -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday stayed a ruling that Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month upheld U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb's June… -
Appeals court stays Ind. gay marriage ruling pending Supreme Court decision
Monday, September 15, 2014INDIANAPOLIS -- Same-sex couples hoping to get married in Indiana will have to wait until the U.S. Supreme Court addresses the question of whether gay marriage bans are constitutional. -
Judge Posner’s gay marriage opinion is a witty, deeply moral masterpiece
Monday, September 8, 2014Mark Joseph Stern at Slate, on U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner’s scathing rebuke of same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin: "In his opinion, Posner does not sound like a man aiming to have his words… -
Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La.
Monday, September 8, 2014A massive victory for equality in Wisconsin and Indiana, with one of the most strongly-worded decisions yet. A judge in Louisiana has ruled against marriage equality, but there are some problems with his ruling. There are… -
Ind. AG to ask U.S. Supreme Court to stay same-sex marriage ruling
Thursday, September 4, 2014INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that found the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional. Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Thursday that it seems… -
Marriage News Watch: 7th Circuit recap, NOM not giving up in Oregon
Monday, September 1, 2014Anti-gay attorneys took a beating before the Seventh Circuit last week, trying and failing to defend marriage bans before a panel of hostile judges. Now all eyes are on the Supreme Court to see which cases… -
Federal appeals court judges bristle at ‘traditional’ marriage argument
Tuesday, August 26, 2014CHICAGO -- Federal appeals court judges considering whether to uphold gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin reserved their toughest questions for the states, asking how the bans help society, especially children of same-sex couples. A…
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