Obergefell v. Hodges – Marriage Equality Ruling

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5 12, 2017

Supreme Court Lets Stand Texas Ban On Gay Spouse Benefits

By JRL Charts|2025-08-12T17:58:41-07:00December 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: ban on gay couples benefits, Chuck Smith, Equality Texas, Houston Democratic Sen. Sylvia Garcia, houston Mayor Sylvester, Justice Jeffrey Boyd, Lets stand Texas Law, LGBT advocacy group, obergefell vs hodges, Texas supreme court, US Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of the Texas Supreme Court ruling that bans same-sex spouses from having the same workplace insurance benefits as their heterosexual counterpart couples. In a surprising unanimous ruling in June, the Texas Supreme court acknowledged that same-sex marriage was [...]

30 06, 2017

Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Benefits

By JRL Charts|2025-08-12T17:59:31-07:00June 30th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: employee benefits, Equality Texas, gay marriage, GLAAD, obergefell vs hodges, same-sex marriage, Sarah Kate Ellis, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas supreme court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — An all republican Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday June 30, that they could not find any established right to spousal benefits in same-sex marriages. Thanks to that ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit challenging the city of Houston’s insurance plans which would cover [...]

26 06, 2017

Supreme Court Rules Gay Couples Entitled to Equal Treatment on Birth Certificates

By JRL Charts|2025-08-12T17:59:59-07:00June 26th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Arkansas Supreme Court, birth certificates, constitutional right, Gay couples, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr, lgbt politics, obergefell vs hodges, Pavan v. Smith, US Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff WRiter WASHINGTON D.C — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday to reaffirmed its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right for same-sex marriage, ruling that states can not treat married same-sex couples differently from others in issuing birth certificates. As expected, the only dissents in the unsigned ruling were Justice Neil [...]

24 03, 2017

Oklahoma Native American Tribe Approves Gay Marriage

By JRL Charts|2025-08-12T18:00:19-07:00March 24th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: gay marriage, lgbt politics, native Americans, obergefell vs hodges, oklahoma, osage nation, special election|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer For the first time in history, a native American tribe in Oklahoma has voted to recognize same-sex marriage. Doing this historic moves allows this tribe to join a small group of prominent tribes changing their law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic 2015 decision decision legalizing same-sex marriage [...]

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