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Hollingsworth v. Perry was a series of United States federal court cases that re-legalized same-sex marriage in the state of California. The case began in 2009 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which found that banning same-sex marriage violates equal protection under the law.
24 New York. 25 North Dakota. 26 Ohio. ... Passed [8] [11] Proposition 130 ... Prohibit state courts from having authority over impeachment proceedings by the West ...
[8] The NOH8 Campaign was created in 2009 as a result of the passage of Proposition 8, which added an amendment to the California Constitution to ban gay marriage. Proposition 8 was effectively overturned in 2013 as a result of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to affirm a lower court's ruling on Perry v. Schwarzenegger. [9]
The exceptions have been a state court in Tennessee, U.S. district courts in Louisiana and Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals from that circuit's decision. On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage, legalized it in all ...
Before 2016, the Ohio Department of Health allowed transgender people to change their birth certificate, but the department changed the policy, which precipitated a federal lawsuit.
(The Center Square) – Two bills that passed the Ohio General Assembly on the session’s final day drew praise from the state’s largest business group. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce said both ...
On Nov. 5, Proposition One will ask voters if they want to add anti-discrimination provisions to the New York State Constitution — in other words, if they want to codify the ERA.
This method of shaming and forcing out Proposition 8 supporters was called a "mob veto" in a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, which was signed by law professors, diplomats, civil rights activists, and heads of religious organizations, while others cited concerns about bigotry against those with religious beliefs.