Mexico’s First Nonbinary Magistrate and Their Partner Found Dead
The couple were found dead in Aguascalientes, which is 300 miles away from Mexico City.
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
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N.C. Judges Continue Resigning to Avoid Officiating Same-Sex Marriages
Due to religious beliefs, magistrates in North Carolina continue resigning from their offices.
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Idaho High Court Affirms Second-Parent Adoptions by Same-Sex Partners
The state's Supreme Court finds that a county magistrate misinterpreted state law by claiming a woman could not adopt her partner's children because the couple are not married.
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
North Carolina's First Priority: License to Discriminate
The legislative session of 2015 is barely under way, but lawmakers in North Carolina are already looking for ways to sidestep marriage equality.
JANUARY 29, 2015
Second Judge Rules for N.C. Marriage Equality — But Will Legislators Challenge?
Today's ruling follows one that brought marriage equality to the state Friday, but it allows Republican legislative leaders to intervene and potentially appeal.
OCTOBER 14, 2014
N.C. Lawmakers May Override Veto, Pass 'Right to Discriminate'
The state Senate votes to override Gov. Pat McCrory's veto of the bill, which would let public employees opt out of marriage duties; the House will likely vote this week.
JUNE 1, 2015
North Carolina: Magistrates Refuse to Marry Anyone
One North Carolina county has found itself in a sticky situation after all four magistrates opted to stop performing marriages.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Couples Challenge N.C.'s Antigay Marriage Law
Six couples demand the law allowing magistrates to opt-out of performing same-sex and other weddings be declared unconstitutional.
DECEMBER 9, 2015
N.C. Senators Vote to Give Clerks 'Right to Discriminate'
The North Carolina Senate just passed a bill that would allow registrars and magistrates to refuse to marry same-sex couples on the basis of 'sincerely held religious beliefs.'
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
N.C. Gov. Won't Give Judges, Clerks 'Right to Discriminate'
The Republican governor of North Carolina says he will not sign a partisan bill to give magistrates and clerks the right to refuse to perform same sex marriages or issue marriage licenses to gays and lesbians.
MAY 28, 2015
South Carolina Judge Made Anti-Trans, Racist Posts on Facebook
Mike Pitts, a former police officer who does not have a law license, also defended the Confederate flag while a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
NOVEMBER 30, 2019
Ohio Judge Mistakenly Grants Divorce to Same-Sex Couple
The judge says he didn't realize both spouses were women, and since Ohio law doesn't recognize their marriage, their divorce likely isn't valid either.
DECEMBER 5, 2014
Lesbian Attorney Becomes Federal Magistrate Judge in Illinois
Mary E. Rowland was sworn in this week, becoming one of just a few openly LGBT federal judges in the nation.
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Prosecutors Say Nonbinary Mexican Magistrate Died in Horrific Murder-Suicide
Local activists expressed skepticism and are calling for a federal investigation into the slaying of Jesús Ociel Baena.
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
BREAKING: Idaho Judge Rules Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
A federal magistrate judge in Idaho ruled in favor of four same-sex couples who say the state ban on same-sex marriage harms their families.
MAY 13, 2014
Judge Promises Swift Ruling on Idaho Marriage Ban
U.S. District Magistrate Candy W. Dale heard arguments regarding Idaho's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, promising to issue a ruling 'in the relatively near future.'
MAY 5, 2014
George Santos Must Disclose Who Paid His $500K Bond: Judge
A federal judge has ruled that disclosing the three sources of the half-million dollar bond security George Santos’ freedom while he awaits trial is in the public’s interest.
JUNE 6, 2023
Op-ed: Are You a Public Servant? Then Serve the Public
Why 'religious liberty' laws protecting public employees from accommodating LGBT people are truly problematic.
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
