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Montana Judge Rules Transgender Birth Certificate Law Unconstitutional

The judge also held the state in contempt for violating a court order regarding sex designation rules.

U.S. Supreme Court Stops Marriages in Utah

Nearly 1,000 couples have already married, but now the Supreme Court has stepped in to stop any further ones.

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Colombian Court Orders Nonbinary Marker on ID Documents

This "is an initial step towards effective social participation," the justices wrote.

Illinois: Terminally Ill Woman Marries Under Court Order

The first same-sex couple to marry in Illinois ties the knot in a court-ordered ceremony

Oregon Trans Inmate Alleges Abuse by Guards in Violation of Court Order

She said she was subjected to a body-cavity search by a male officer, among other humiliations.

Louisiana's High Court Kills Order Protecting LGBT Employees

The Democratic governor tried to protect state employees from anti-LGBT discrimination, but the attorney general and high court had other plans.

Louisiana Gov.'s LGBT Nondiscrimination Order Struck Down in Court

The state's attorney general had objected to the order, which protected state employees and contractors from anti-LGBT discrimination.

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Federal Court Issues Stay on Trump's Immigration Order

A judge has blocked part of an executive order that banned refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

Appeals Court Orders Military to Call Chelsea Manning a Woman

The government must now respect Chelsea Manning's gender identity in word -- and her lawyers hope it won't be long until the military follows suit in actions by providing transition-related health care.

Ezra Miller Can't Be Located as Court Tries to Serve Protective Order

The Flash star seems to be on the run following accusations of grooming and abuse of a minor, but alleged victim posts video saying it's all untrue.

Democrats Protest Trump's 'Evil Order' Outside Supreme Court

Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Bernie Sanders joined a huge crowd of Democrats in protest of the president's refugee and travel bans.

Court Orders Place Obama on Hot Seat Over Partner Benefits

Two strongly worded court orders place President Obama in an awkward position on the issue of whether the government must provide health insurance benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, The New York Times reports.

Alaska court orders equality for gay couples

The Alaska supreme court ruled unanimously Friday that it's unconstitutional to deny benefits to state employees' same-sex domestic partners.

Court Orders State Dept. to Reconsider Passport for Intersex Vet

Dana Zzyym wants a passport with an X gender marker, which the State Department has refused to issue during a five-year court battle.

Virginia court rules that state cannot interfere with Vermont court order in lesbian custody battle

The Virginia court of appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday that the state cannot interfere in a custody battle between former lesbian partners over their 4-year-old daughter.

S.F. Federal Court Ordered to Pay for Gay Partner Benefits

The Judicial Council of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cited multiple rulings against DOMA in ordering San Francisco's federal court to pay an employee's insurance costs for his husband.

ICE Is Indefinitely Detaining a Gay Asylum Seeker Despite Court Order

Darwin Garcia Portillo first sought asylum in the United States in March, along with his partner and younger brother.