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In April 2023, both houses of the Florida state legislature passed a bill codifying the ban on gender affirming care for minors, and allowing the state to modify or nullify parental custody agreements from other states if the child involved is allowed access to or is “threatened with” being allowed access to gender affirming care. [134]
Nelson "for want of a substantial federal question" in a state court case where two men challenged Minnesota's refusal to approve their application for a marriage license. It was the first legal challenge for same-sex marriage. [81] In October, Maryland became the first U.S. state to pass a statute banning marriage between homosexual couples [82]
In another state case challenging the state's denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples, a Monroe County court in Huntsman v. Heavilin stayed enforcement of its decision pending appeal and the stay expired on January 6, 2015. Florida was the 35th U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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State police are showing up at Florida voters’ homes to question them about signing a petition to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot in November, and a state health care agency has ...
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As of mid-2011, the state's sodomy law, though unenforceable, had not been repealed by Florida legislators. [13] Since the passage of the Florida Amendment 2 on November 4, 2008, by a vote of 61.9% in favor and 38.1% opposed, both same-sex marriage and civil union had been banned by Florida's state constitution. Despite that temporary setback ...
As of 2025, it may become harder to take videos of law enforcement in Florida, even if they're breaking the law themselves. A new law going into effect on Jan. 1 requires people to move back 25 ...