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A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.
Attorney Kyle Duncan terrorized a same-sex couple and their son -- now he may be a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A federal appeals court has overturned a Texas statute outlawing sex toy sales, essentially leaving Alabama as the only state with such a ban. The fifth U.S. circuit court of appeals ruled that the Texas law making it illegal to sell or promote obscene devices, punishable by up to two years in jail, violated the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment on the right to privacy. Companies that own Dreamer's and Le Rouge Boutique, which sell the devices in its Austin stores, and the retail distributor Adam & Eve, sued in Austin federal court in 2004 over the constitutionality of the law. They appealed after a federal judge dismissed the suit and said the constitution did not protect their right to publicly promote such devices.
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
An appeals court lifted an injunction against the draconian "license to discriminate" law.
The ruling doesn't change the law immediately but stands to influence future decisions.
The state of Louisiana was among the last holdouts on recognizing the Supreme Court's ruling.
The Supreme Court justice's latest remarks seem to contradict her own earlier prediction that the court will not duck the issue of marriage equality.
In January, the justices will weigh whether to take up the Louisiana case, but Idaho's governor says his state offers the best vehicle for a marriage equality decision.
Duncan's history of anti-LGBT activism includes supporting a marriage ban in Louisiana, denying visitation rights to same-sex parents, and defending anti-trans bathroom laws.
The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.
Will U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman's decision upholding Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriage be one of his few rulings that is overturned by a higher court?
Gregory Katsas will serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which often rules on presidential orders.
