Mont. Court: Gays Due Benefits Others Get
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A divided Montana Supreme Court declared Thursday that the state constitution's guarantee of equal protection extends to gays, and ruled that the state university system must offer same-sex couples the same health benefits available to heterosexual ones.
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SALEM, Ore.  - Same-sex couples should enjoy the  same rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples,  advocates told Oregon's Supreme Court on Wednesday, with the  fate of 3,000 married gay couples at issue.
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The same court that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage ruled Monday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban future same-sex marriages can be placed on the ballot, if approved by the Legislature.
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The Supreme Court of Canada gave the  federal government the go-ahead on Thursday to legalize gay  marriage, but stopped short of saying that this was required by  the constitution.
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With their same-sex marriages yanked away by the California Supreme Court, many gay and lesbian couples were left wondering Friday what will happen to the benefits they briefly received, such as family insurance discounts and medical coverage.
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HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Eight gay and lesbian couples seeking the right to marry in Connecticut appealed to the state's highest court on Wednesday, arguing that a ban on gay marriage violates their constitutional rights.
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An appeals court found colleges have the right to keep recruiters off campus to protest the exclusion of gays from the military.
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By huge margins, voters favor restrictions on marriage. Gay-rights activists are promising court challenges. Alison Wood holds her daughter, Hanna Wood-Krusell, 5, as she votes in Rockport, Mass.
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The Washington Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gay marriage Wednesday, dealing the gay rights movement its second major defeat in less than a month in another liberal-leaning state that had been regarded as a promising battleground.
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Compensation is awarded to a gay man whose appointment as a youth worker was blocked by the Church of England.
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Massachusetts will remain the one and only state in the nation that allows gay marriage. The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to the 1-year-old decision by the state&#39;s highest court that legalized same-sex marriages.
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The Supreme Court, in Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, ruled that sodomy laws violate Americans' rights to privacy as well as equal protection under the law.
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Massachusetts highest court, which legalized gay marriage here three years ago, will hear arguments in December in a case that seeks to let voters decide if same-sex couples should be allowed to wed.
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When Gov. James. E. McGreevey announced on Aug. 12 that he was gay and that he planned to resign in November, many thought he showed a thoughtful side in discussing his sexual orientation.
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Supporters of banning gay marriage won two major court rulings Friday, with a federal appeals court reinstating Nebraska&#039;s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage and the Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that voters should have a say on the issue.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Many judges and federal lawmakers might support gay marriage, but the court of public opinion isn't so sure.
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People with gay friends or family members are far more likely to accept their sexual orientation than those who don't, according to a U.S. survey released on Wednesday by the Pew Research Center.