Tag: Marriage Equality
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303 Conservatives File Historic Amicus Brief in Marriage Equality Case Before U.S. Supreme Court
On Thursday evening, Project Right Side and former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman formally filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court involving four landmark cases slated to be heard on April 28 concerning government recognition of the freedom to marry. A total of 303 Republican, libertarian, conservative and center-right high-profile activists and government officials – including past presidential candidates, seven current and former governors, twenty-three current and former members of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and amici from thirty-three states – signed onto the brief. The brief was authored by pro bono legal teams at WilmerHale led by Reg Brown, Seth Waxman, and Alan Schoenfeld and at Polsinelli led by Sean Gallagher.
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Finland : President signs gender-neutral marriage law
President Sauli Niinistö on Friday signed the law passed late last year by Parliament that will recognize same-sex marriage in Finland. It is the first legislation to become law as the result of a citizens’ initiative.
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U.S. Supreme Court meets again on gay marriage
In its first official business of the new year, the U.S. Supreme Court will meet on Friday to consider whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry no matter which state they live in, or whether states can individually decide if marriage should only be allowed between a man and a woman.
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UK Embassy in the Dominican Republic, hosts same-sex wedding
Same-sex marriage is banned in the Dominican Republic, but a man and his partner have exchanged vows in the first ceremony of its kind performed at the British embassy in the conservative Caribbean country.
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Finland : Second vote approval of gender-neutral marriage bill
The Finnish Parliament passed a citizens’ initiative-based bill to allow same-sex marriage in a second vote on Friday .
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Catholic University Training: Report Criticism of Gay Marriage as Harassment
An anti-harassment training at a Catholic university in Wisconsin encouraged employees to report anyone they hear criticizing gay marriage to the school’s human-resources department.