Challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act Begins in Massachusetts
A challenge to the US Defense of Marriage Act began in a federal courtroom in Massachusetts on Thurday. The outcome…
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Uganda Considers Death Penalty Law for Homosexuality
The Wall Street Journal is reporting on pending legislation in Uganda that would impose strict penalties on homosexuals, up to…
Gay Marriage Defeated in Maine
Yesterday, voters in Maine cast ballots on Proposition 1. Proposition 1 was a "voter veto" bill, which means it was…
Prop 8 Challenge Allowed to Proceed
Opponents of California's Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to limit marriage to heterosexual couples, have overcome a motion…
Marshall Gerstein Attorney Establishes LGBT Scholarship
Jeremy D. Protas, an attorney with the intellectual property law firm of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, has announced the…
New York Gubernatorial Aide to Join Kirkland & Ellis
Sean Patrick Maloney, the first deputy secretary to New York Governor David Paterson, resigned this week, effective at the end…
Gay Marriage Controversy Reaches UM Law School
There seems to be a fracas in the making at the University of Michigan Law School, ignited by the controversy…