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Brazil Approves Civil Unions For Gay Couples

May 6th, 2011 @ 12:35 pm | Comments Off -
In a unanimous decision reached by the 10 justices, Brazil’s Supreme Court found that, “Those who opt for a homosexual union cannot be treated less than equally as citizens,”...

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Supreme Court OK’s Westboro Protests

Mar 2nd, 2011 @ 12:01 pm | Comments Off -
The Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 to overturn a $5M judgment against Westboro Baptist Church, saying that the First Amendment protects their right to picket the funerals of military...

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State Supreme Court Says Non-biological Parent in Same-sex Relationship Entitled to Visitation

Feb 18th, 2011 @ 9:39 am | Comments Off -
The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the award of visitation rights to a woman whose partner in a same-sex relationship gave birth to a child, a ruling the court says follows...

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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by D.C. Marriage Equality Opponents

Jan 18th, 2011 @ 12:45 pm | Comments Off -
An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court by Bishop Harry Jackson and opponents of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia has been rejected. Jackson had been seeking to put a...

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Supreme Court expected to rule on Gay Marriage in D.C.

Jan 13th, 2011 @ 9:10 am | Comments Off -
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce an opinion Tuesday on whether to allow voters to repeal the Washington D.C. equal marriage law. Jackson v. the D.C. Board of Elections...

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