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By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Correspondent | U.S. Government & Labor Policy WASHINGTON — (March 1, 2026) — The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service have formally terminated their collective bargaining agreements with the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), escalating a federal labor dispute that has been unfolding for months inside [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia SAN DIEGO, CA — (January 4, 2026) — A federal appeals court has stepped in to halt a controversial ruling that would have allowed school employees to disclose a student’s gender identity to their parents without the student’s consent — a decision that has sparked [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Asia TOKYO, JP — (November 29, 2025) — In a deeply disappointing blow to Japan’s LGBTQ community, the Tokyo High Court on Friday ruled that the nation’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional — an abrupt departure from the growing legal momentum affirming marriage equality [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS NEW ORLEANS, LA — (November 6, 2025) — In another troubling blow to LGBTQ+ civil rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived portions of Texas Senate Bill 12, a controversial measure that critics have long condemned as a thinly veiled attack on [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics LITTLE ROCK, AR — (August 13, 2025) — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Arkansas may enforce its controversial 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for minors, reversing a lower court decision that had struck the law down as unconstitutional. Related [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 8, 2025) — In a high-profile legal battle with national implications, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Christian relief agency World Vision’s right to revoke a job offer from an applicant in a same-sex marriage — [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics South America CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA — (August 1, 2025) — In a landmark decision for LGBTQ+ equality across the Caribbean, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has struck down decades-old laws criminalizing same-sex relations in Saint Lucia, rights groups announced Tuesday. Related Coverage Links on JRL [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Business Correspondent | LGBT Europe News LONDON — (July 27, 2025) — A staggering 100,000 people filled the streets of Central London on Saturday for London Trans+ Pride 2025, marking the largest turnout in the event’s history — and a clear act of defiance following a controversial UK Supreme Court ruling that [...]
By: Keith Witchka, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — Gay Adult News — Legal ST. LOUIS — (July 9, 2025) — In a move applauded by subscription-based platforms, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s controversial “Click-to-Cancel” rule — a regulation designed to simplify online [...]
NASHVILLE, TN — (12-31-24) — A Tennessee district court blocks Tennessee's Age Verification Law following the a motion filed by the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) for a preliminary injunction to stop the unconstitutional law. Following the court's decision, the Free Speech Coalition issued the following statement: A Tennessee district court has blocked the state’s age-verification [...]