U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Wedding cakes aren’t the only LGBTQ issue in front of the Supreme Court

With one ruling, the court could decide that LGBTQ Americans are protected from discrimination nationwide.

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U.S. Supreme Court will hear same-sex marriage cases on April 28

The court has allotted two-and-a-half hours on the last Tuesday in April for arguments in same-sex gay marriages cases from four states.

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Appeals court rules against ex-Michigan state attorney in anti-gay defamation suit

An appeals court says a fired lawyer for the state of Michigan should not be granted a new trial in a defamation suit filed by a gay former University of Michigan student government president.

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April

Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The justices said Friday they will review an appellate…

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Now legal in 36 states, Supreme Court to take another look at same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the chances the justices soon will settle the legal…

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Michigan, Kentucky couples take gay marriage cases to U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON -- A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court. The couple's plea to be allowed to marry was being filed Monday. It asks…

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Plaintiffs in Tennessee marriage case appeal ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Three same-sex couples challenging Tennessee’s ban on same-sex marriage and refusal to recognize their out-of-state marriages, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to hear their case after the Sixth Circuit Court of…

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What’s next for same-sex marriage after 6th Circuit court ruling?

WASHINGTON -- A decision by a panel of federal judges to uphold anti-gay marriage laws in four states has created a split among the nation's appeals courts and made it very likely the Supreme Court will…

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Idaho officials encouraged by 6th Circuit ruling to uphold gay marriage bans

BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho officials say a recent ruling upholding same-sex marriage bans in four states could cause the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Idaho's case. Earlier this year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals…

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The paths to same-sex marriage review by the U.S. Supreme Court

Depending upon how fast lawyers choose to move, the issue of same-sex marriage could be back before the Supreme Court in a matter of days. So far, only one option has been closed off. …

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