Chris Geidner
Marriage Equality Comes To Montana, Federal Judge Rules
"This injunction shall take effect immediately.
Chris Geidner
Kamala Harris Charts Her Path As A Progressive Prosecutor
The California attorney general is a rising national Democratic star. For now, though, Kamala Harris would rather talk about the evolution of Fourth Amendment law than D.C. political news.
Chris Geidner
South Carolina Attorney General Asks Chief Justice To Stop Same-Sex Marriages From Starting
Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, same-sex couples will be able to marry in South Carolina beginning at noon Thursday.
Chris Geidner
Michigan Officials: March Same-Sex Marriages From The State Are "Void"
"[I]t is as if the marriages never existed," Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette argues.
Chris Geidner
Same-Sex Marriage Heads Back To The Supreme Court
Married same-sex couples and widowers in Ohio file the first of four petitions expected over the coming days asking the high court to resolve issues about marriage and marriage recognition. Update: Tennessee same-sex couples also filed their request with the Supreme Court on Friday, and couples in Michigan and Kentucky filed their requests on Monday.
Chris Geidner
Justices Clarence Thomas And Antonin Scalia Are Not Happy
They apparently wish the Supreme Court had heard appeals of cases challenging states' bans on same-sex couples' marriages.
Chris Geidner
Arizona Law That Denies Bail For Undocumented Immigrants Cannot Be Enforced During Court Appeal
After a brief stay, the Supreme Court denies government officials' request to keep Arizona's Proposition 100 in effect during an appeal request.
Chris Geidner
Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriages To Proceed In Kansas
Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas would have stopped them.
Chris Geidner
Federal Judge Strikes Down South Carolina's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The ruling is on hold until noon on Nov. 20.
Dominic Holden
Chaos In Michigan As LGBT Job Protection Bill Hits Deadline
A disagreement over whether a non-discrimination bill should include gender identity protections sends Republicans and national LGBT groups scrambling. A key player has gone rogue, two sources say.
Chris Geidner
LGBT Leaders Square Off Over Future Of Fight For Anti-Discrimination Job Protections
With federal workplace legislation stalled, most LGBT advocates appear ready to embrace a 2012 ruling from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that protects trans workers. Except one: the National LGBTQ Task Force.
Chris Geidner
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Stops Same-Sex Marriages In Kansas For Now
Sotomayor calls for a response to Kansas' request for a stay pending appeal by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Chris Geidner
ACLU Not Commenting On Obama's Attorney General Pick
While several progressive, particularly civil rights groups, praised Obama's nomination of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general, the American Civil Liberties Union was silent.
Chris Geidner
Tennessee Same-Sex Couple Talks About Marriage Fight, Supreme Court Possibility
"We were married, not married, married, not married," Sophy Jesty says of her fight to force Tennessee to recognize her marriage to Val Tanco. "Right now, our family remains legally divided."
Chris Geidner
Absent Supreme Court Action, Same-Sex Marriages To Start In Kansas
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kansas' request to keep marriages on hold during any attempted appeal by the state.
Chris Geidner
Supreme Court To Take Up Obamacare Subsidies Case
The justices agree to hear challenge by conservatives to subsidies under the federal health exchange.
Chris Geidner
Obama Introduces Loretta Lynch As His Pick For Attorney General
If confirmed by the Senate, Lynch will be the first black woman to hold the post.
Evan McMorris-Santoro
Missouri's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
A second ruling in the state this week. [Update: Same-sex couples are marrying Friday in Jackson County, Missouri.]
Chris Geidner
Same-Sex Couples Heading To Supreme Court After Appeals Court Loss
Update: Couples from the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee marriage cases all will be seeking Supreme Court review. BuzzFeed News talks with the lawyers for the same-sex couples in all four states' cases.
Chris Geidner
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Four States' Same-Sex Marriage Bans
6th Circuit Court of Appeals splits with other federal appeals courts, upholding Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee's bans. The decision sets up a likely Supreme Court showdown over the issue.
Chris Geidner
