Samuel Alito
Rep. Josh Schriver Targets Elliott-Larsen LGBTQ+ Protections in Latest Attack
He's baaaack. And as per usual, wow, he's messy. Just months after getting publicly humiliated by State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) for his failed [...]Read more about Rep. Josh Schriver Targets Elliott-Larsen LGBTQ+ Protections in Latest Attack
Supreme Court Majority Opinion Protects Kids From LGBTQ+ Books
I’ve had the song “Jesus He Knows Me” stuck in my head for a few days now. The song, originally by the British band Genesis, came out in 1992, though I’ve been [...]Read more about Supreme Court Majority Opinion Protects Kids From LGBTQ+ Books
Supreme Court Rules Parents Must Have Option to Opt Children Out of LGBTQ-Specific Lessons
Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that public schools must give advance notice to parents [...]Read more about Supreme Court Rules Parents Must Have Option to Opt Children Out of LGBTQ-Specific Lessons
What You Need to Know About Two Major Anti-Trans Reports Debunked by Leading Medical Experts
Two controversial reports targeting transgender youth health care have been thoroughly rejected by the world's leading medical organizations, yet continue [...]Read more about What You Need to Know About Two Major Anti-Trans Reports Debunked by Leading Medical Experts
Gay Sen. Jeremy Moss Confronts Schriver's Anti-LGBTQ+ Attack from the Front Row, Then Shuts It Down
In a dramatic turn of events at the Michigan Capitol Feb. 25, what was intended to be a show of conservative force against marriage equality quickly unraveled [...]Read more about Gay Sen. Jeremy Moss Confronts Schriver's Anti-LGBTQ+ Attack from the Front Row, Then Shuts It Down
Supreme Court to Lady Who Makes Ugly Websites: You Don’t Have to Make Ugly Websites For Gays
The United States Supreme Court is supremely fucked. There are six ultra conservative justices and only three judges with any sense. I knew that this round of [...]Read more about Supreme Court to Lady Who Makes Ugly Websites: You Don’t Have to Make Ugly Websites For Gays
With This Supreme Court, the LGBTQ+ Community Must Prepare for Attacks on Their Rights
There’s an old adage that advises people to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.With the U.S. Supreme Court now dominated by a conservative majority [...]Read more about With This Supreme Court, the LGBTQ+ Community Must Prepare for Attacks on Their Rights
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Says Vaccines Are Bad Just Like Making Cake For Gays Is Bad
A lot of people are dead in this country. In two years, more than 800,000 people have died as a result of COVID-19, and yet we still have folks declaring it [...]Read more about Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Says Vaccines Are Bad Just Like Making Cake For Gays Is Bad
Barrett Dodges on Same-Sex Marriage, Downplays Ties to Anti-LGBTQ Law Firm
Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's pick for the now-vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, fended off questions Tuesday during her confirmation hearing on [...]Read more about Barrett Dodges on Same-Sex Marriage, Downplays Ties to Anti-LGBTQ Law Firm
Thomas, Alito Declare War on Same-Sex Marriage in Unexpected Supreme Court Statement
A fiery and unexpected statement from U.S. Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Monday signaling their intent to undermine the Obergefell [...]Read more about Thomas, Alito Declare War on Same-Sex Marriage in Unexpected Supreme Court Statement
LGBTQ Activists Alarmed at Thomas-Alito Anti-Equal Marriage Statement
While there was cause for alarm for LGBTQ people watching the opening day of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020-21 session on Monday, there was also at least a tiny [...]Read more about LGBTQ Activists Alarmed at Thomas-Alito Anti-Equal Marriage Statement
Ginsburg's Death Leaves LGBTQ Rights on Supreme Court Vulnerable to Religious Claims
In the aftermath of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, the resulting conservative shift on the U.S. Supreme Court may enhance the prospect of wins for religious [...]Read more about Ginsburg's Death Leaves LGBTQ Rights on Supreme Court Vulnerable to Religious Claims
Supreme Court Makes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Easier at Religious Schools
In a decision that undermines LGBTQ teachers at religious schools, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed for Catholic schools an expansive ministerial exemption [...]Read more about Supreme Court Makes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Easier at Religious Schools
Supreme Court Ruling may Force Trump Retreat on Anti-LGBTQ Policies
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling this week in terms of the immediate protections it granted LGBTQ people in the workplace, but the decision may [...]Read more about Supreme Court Ruling may Force Trump Retreat on Anti-LGBTQ Policies
HISTORIC: Supreme Court Rules Firing Workers for Being LGBTQ is Illegal
In a historic development, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday federal law bars discrimination against workers for being LGBTQ, affirming long-sought [...]Read more about HISTORIC: Supreme Court Rules Firing Workers for Being LGBTQ is Illegal
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Transgender Surgery for Idaho Inmate
In a surprise order on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant the state of Idaho's request to block gender reassignment surgery for a transgender [...]Read more about Supreme Court Refuses to Block Transgender Surgery for Idaho Inmate
Supreme Court Analysis: A Look at the Probabilities in the Title VII Rulings
U.S. Supreme Court observers are more reluctant than usual to try and predict how the court might come down on the always hot-button issue of rights for LGBTQ [...]Read more about Supreme Court Analysis: A Look at the Probabilities in the Title VII Rulings
Supreme Court Greenlights Trump's Transgender Military Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued stays on lower court orders against President Trump's transgender military ban, apparently allowing the policy to go [...]Read more about Supreme Court Greenlights Trump's Transgender Military Ban
Anti-LGBT Petitions Before Supreme Court Could Make for Dire Term
A number of anti-LGBT petitions are before the U.S. Supreme Court, although legal experts say adjudication of these cases — if justices agree to take them up — [...]Read more about Anti-LGBT Petitions Before Supreme Court Could Make for Dire Term
Is Marriage in Danger with Kennedy Gone from Supreme Court?
After announcing his retirement following 30 years on the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy leaves a profound legacy in favor of gay [...]Read more about Is Marriage in Danger with Kennedy Gone from Supreme Court?
Supreme Court Sidesteps Major Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision Monday in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, issuing a narrow decision based on the facts of the lawsuit in [...]Read more about Supreme Court Sidesteps Major Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Supreme Court Cake Argument: Kennedy Leaning Toward the Baker?
BY LISA KEEN Keen News Service keennewsservice.com Many media reporting on the oral arguments in Dec. 5 U.S. Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. [...]Read more about Supreme Court Cake Argument: Kennedy Leaning Toward the Baker?
It's Not Just About the Suit: Sex Discrimination Case Arguments Heard in Court of Appeals
BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio CINCINNATI, OHIO – Justice Helene White of the Sixth Circuit Court of [...]Read more about It's Not Just About the Suit: Sex Discrimination Case Arguments Heard in Court of Appeals
Supreme Court Next Stop for Argument Gays Protected Under Title VII
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Supreme Court. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key The legal team behind a lawsuit seeking redress for a [...]Read more about Supreme Court Next Stop for Argument Gays Protected Under Title VII
Supreme Court Reverses Ark. Justices in Lesbian Birth Certificate Case
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a decision against lesbian parents' birth certificates. Washington Blade file photo by [...]Read more about Supreme Court Reverses Ark. Justices in Lesbian Birth Certificate Case
Score One for 'Dykes on Bikes'
BY LISA KEEN Dykes on Bikes Detroit cruises during Motor City Pride parade on June 11. BTL Photo: Andrew Potter The long-standing organization of lesbian [...]Read more about Score One for 'Dykes on Bikes'
Whose Liberty? Marriage Equality Decision Reinforces Divide
By Lisa Keen Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case that legalized same sex marriage nationwide, is backed by [...]Read more about Whose Liberty? Marriage Equality Decision Reinforces Divide
June 26: Marriage Equality Now Law Of The Land
By Lisa Keen Jim Obergefell was the named lead plaintiff on the same sex marriage case that affirmed marriage equality in all 50 states June 26. AP photo In a [...]Read more about June 26: Marriage Equality Now Law Of The Land
Supreme Court Upholds Health Insurance Subsidies Critical To People With HIV
By Lisa Keen The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, upheld the right of the federal government to provide health care insurance subsidies to people with [...]Read more about Supreme Court Upholds Health Insurance Subsidies Critical To People With HIV
Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Cases
By Lisa Keen Attorney Mary Bonauto, who argued Question 1 for plaintiffs, speaks to media immediately following the U.S. Supreme Court hearings Tuesday. Photo: [...]Read more about Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Cases
Justice Kennedy's Questions May Hold Key To Outcome
By Lisa Keen Now that legal activists and experts have had a chance to go back over the U.S. Supreme Court arguments in last week's two big marriage equality [...]Read more about Justice Kennedy's Questions May Hold Key To Outcome
March 26: Prop 8 Argument A Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
By Lisa Keen Edie Windsor (right), who shared her life with her late spouse, Thea Spyer (left), for 44 years is at the heart of the DOMA fight. The ACLU filed [...]Read more about March 26: Prop 8 Argument A Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
DOMA In Court Cross Hairs
By Lisa Keen Today's argument in the U.S. Supreme Court over the Defense of Marriage Act sounded at times as if President Obama was on trial for enforcing the [...]Read more about DOMA In Court Cross Hairs
History In The High Court
By Lisa Keen How strong a position did the Obama administration take in its briefs on the Supreme Court marriage cases – and can it make a difference in their [...]Read more about History In The High Court
Supreme court allows censoring of student speech
By Lisa Keen Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision this week, making it easier for school authorities to censor the speech of students who [...]Read more about Supreme court allows censoring of student speech
The 'Supremes' hear rights cases
By Lisa Keen Although the case before the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, March 19, had nothing to do with gays on the surface, it could have a big impact on the [...]Read more about The 'Supremes' hear rights cases
Born again in the U.S.A.
Meet Becky Fischer, an evangelical children's minister. Fischer is a large middle-aged woman who wears her yellow hair short and favors gold hoop earrings, [...]Read more about Born again in the U.S.A.
Mad sacred cow disease
By R.J. Beaumia A note to the Human Rights Campaign: Stop sending me bumper stickers with your contribution solicitations through the mail because I'm no [...]Read more about Mad sacred cow disease
Supreme Court rules universities must welcome discriminatory military recruiters
By Lisa Keen WASHINGTON – It was an expected outcome, but not a good one. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week that universities that accept [...]Read more about Supreme Court rules universities must welcome discriminatory military recruiters
Knollenberg talk draws gay politico
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN BIRMINGHAM – Economics was the focus of Congressman Joe Knollenberg's talk to a crowd of supporters at the Baldwin Public Library last week [...]Read more about Knollenberg talk draws gay politico
What you should know about Alito
By Jay Kaplan On Jan. 9, 2006 the United States Senate will begin confirmation hearings for President Bush's most recent nomination to the United States [...]Read more about What you should know about Alito
National LGBT groups oppose Alito nomination
By Lisa Keen WASHINGTON – Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund held off on its assessment of Chief Justice nominee John Roberts until after hearing his [...]Read more about National LGBT groups oppose Alito nomination
Bush nominates conservative judge on heels of Miers withdrawal
WASHINGTON – Less than a week after his first pick for the Supreme Court was drummed out of the running by conservative protests, Bush has nominated a [...]Read more about Bush nominates conservative judge on heels of Miers withdrawal
