Panel Hears Catholic Fight With Philly Over Foster Care
A Philadelphia-based Catholic agency fought Tuesday afternoon at the Third Circuit for the right to deny same-sex couples a foster child based on its beliefs about marriage.
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Suspended Oregon Judge Avoids Criminal Trial
All charges were dropped Tuesday against suspended Circuit Court Judge Vance Day, who made national headlines in 2016 for his refusal to marry same-sex couples.
Read moreVideographers Argue for Right to Refuse Gay Couples
An attorney for Minnesota videographers who refuse to shoot same-sex weddings argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Tuesday that doing so would violate their religious beliefs.
Read moreWisconsin High Court Rules for Fired Conservative Professor
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered Marquette University on Friday to reinstate a political-science professor who rankled his colleagues with a blog post criticizing liberal speech policing.
Read moreTop EU Court Sides With Trans Pensioner in Bias Case
A transgender Briton prevailed at the European Court of Justice on Tuesday in her bid to claim a retirement pension without annulling the marriage she entered into with another woman before transitioning.
Read moreGay Spouses Have EU Residence Rights, Top Court Rules
In a victory for married same-sex couples in Europe, the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that member states where gay marriage is not recognized may not deny residency to spouses of EU citizens.
Read moreGay Couple Loses Supreme Court Battle on Wedding Cake
A Colorado baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a gay couple because of his Christian beliefs won a 7-2 reversal Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read moreKim Davis Challenger: Man Whose Marriage License She Denied
Shelly Phillips works in an office at the First United Methodist Church in Laramie, Wyoming, and rarely donates to political candidates. But in December, she sent a small donation to David Ermold, who wants to be the next clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) from where she lives.
Read moreCatholic Church Sues Philadelphia to Keep Foster Kids
Catholic Social Services has sued Philadelphia in federal court, claiming the City Council unconstitutionally stopped placing children in its foster homes because of the church’s opposition to gay marriage, “prioritiz(ing) political grandstanding over the needs of children.”
Read moreJudge Allows Families to Join Fight Over Michigan Adoption Rule
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Christian foster families may intervene in same-sex couples’ challenge of a Michigan policy allowing state-funded private adoption agencies to turn away gay and lesbian prospective parents for religious reasons.
Read moreOregon Judge Suspended 3 Years for Refusing to Do Gay Weddings
An Oregon judge has been barred from the courtroom for three years, after the state Supreme Court found he undermined public confidence in the judiciary by refusing to perform same-sex marriages, letting a felon under his supervision handle a gun and repeatedly lying during investigations into his actions.
Read more19 States Take On Videographers Refusing to Shoot Gay Weddings
New York, California and 17 other states filed a brief with the Eighth Circuit arguing against a Minnesota couple who claim they should not be forced to make wedding videos for gay couples because of their religious beliefs.
Read moreUK ‘Disappointed’ at Bermuda’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Britain says it’s disappointed that Bermuda has abolished same-sex marriage, which was legalized in the British island territory last year.
Read moreGay Couple Denied Wedding Cake Lose Suit
A California bakery owner can continue to refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples because it violates her Christian beliefs, a judge ruled.
Read moreFirst Amendment Debated in Same-Sex Bakery Hearing
At a hearing reminiscent of the movie “Groundhog Day,” the question of what the true issues at stake are in a case between the state, a same-sex couple, and the Bakersfield baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for them, kept popping up over and over again on Friday.
Read moreLesbian Couple Slams Denial of Son’s US Citizenship
An American woman whose wife is from Italy brought a federal complaint Monday against the State Department, claiming it cited an internal agency policy to unfairly deny one of their sons birthright U.S. citizenship.
Read moreCalifornia Prop. 8 Bench Trial Video Will Remain Sealed
Video of the historic bench trial that led to the overturning of California’s ban on same-sex marriage will remain sealed for years to come, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreGay Newlyweds Want Damages After Vistaprint Order Gaffe
Two men claim in a federal complaint that they were horrified on the eve of their wedding to find that Vistaprint had mailed them religious pamphlets instead of customized programs they had ordered.
Read moreCourt Adviser Paves Residency Path for Gay Couple in Romania
Romania’s refusal to recognize gay marriage does not mean it can deny residency rights to a citizen’s American husband, an adviser to the EU’s top court said Thursday.
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New Gay Wedding Cake Case Rising in California
In an echo of the high-profile gay wedding cake case before the U.S. Supreme Court, California this week sued a Bakersfield bakery to stop it from discriminating against same-sex couples.
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