Posted on April 12, 2008 by Mark Jakubik
In an apparent shift in position, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says that he will oppose any attempt to impose a ban on gay marriage in California. From today’s San Francisco Chronicle:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans on Friday that an attempt to ban same-sex marriage by changing the state Constitution is a [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
A lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state’s highest court ruled Friday in a setback to gay rights advocates who sought greater recognition for same-sex relationships.The Rhode Island Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, said the family court lacks the authority to grant a [...]
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Posted on September 19, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
The opinion, all 224 pages, can be found here.
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Posted on May 9, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
Many thanks to Dustin Jones for the following post on his blog, All Things Pennsylvania Family Law, concerning what would appear to be a very, very significant ruling from the Pennsylvania Superior Court, our state’s intermediate appellate court. As soon as I can obatain a copy of the court’s opinion, I will post it here. [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
From the New York Times:
BOSTON, Feb. 21 — The Rhode Island attorney general said Wednesday that same-sex marriages performed in Massachusetts, the sole state where they are legal, should be recognized in Rhode Island.
Responding to a request for a legal opinion from the commissioner of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education, [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
The Massachusetts legislature rebuffed Governor-elect Deval Patrick and voted today to allow a vote next year on whether to amend the state constitution to ban gya marriage. The measure must pass in the legislature again next year. If it does it will go to the voters. If the bsllot measure were to pass, it would [...]
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Posted on December 16, 2006 by Mark Jakubik
The New Jersey legislature has passed a bill allowing homosexual civil unions. Governor Corzine has said that he will sign the bill. The Newark Star Ledger has this report.
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Posted on November 30, 2006 by Mark Jakubik
Here is an interesting article from yesterday’s New York Times concerning the parental rightsa of a same sex couple who split up, as well as the tension that results when courts in states that do not recognize same sex civil unions must resolve such issues that emanate from states that do recognize those unions. I [...]
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