Texas book ban law is likely unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
January 17, 2024
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Judge wonders if anti-transgender doctors sued 'because they wanted there to be discrimination'
“I don’t even understand why they brought this case,” Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes said of the suit being handled by anti-LGBTQ+ lawyer Jonathan Mitchell.
January 12, 2024
PrEP Health Insurance Coverage to Remain Intact - For Now
Lawyers for both sides agreed to a compromise while the case on prevenantive health care coverage makes its way through the appeals process.
June 13, 2023
Texas Judge’s Ruling That Threatens PrEP Access Paused by Appeals Court
The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.
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May 16, 2023
How Will Fifth Circuit Judges Treat Friday's Marriage Cases?
Expect a tough grilling when three marriage cases reach the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday.
January 8, 2015
An Antigay Lawyer Targeted Our Family and Now Others Are at Risk
Attorney Kyle Duncan terrorized a same-sex couple and their son -- now he may be a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
April 19, 2018
Reports: Fifth Circuit May Strike Down Marriage Bans
Initial reports from today's hearing at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans suggest marriage equality supporters could be in for good news.
January 9, 2015
Federal Appeals Court Overturns Texas Sex Toys Ban
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.
February 14, 2008
Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention
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.
June 21, 2024
Texas, Louisiana Marriage Bans Finally Headed to Court
A federal appeals court will hear cases challenging bans on same-sex marriage in Texas and Louisiana January 9.
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October 28, 2014
Texas Same-Sex Couples Can't Marry Yet, Judge Rules
Judge Orlando Garcia turned down the plaintiffs' request to lift the stay of his pro-equality decision and let the weddings begin.
December 12, 2014
Yet Another Court Tells Bobby Jindal to Obey SCOTUS
The state of Louisiana was among the last holdouts on recognizing the Supreme Court's ruling.
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July 2, 2015
SCOTUS Rejects Louisiana, Stays Mum on Marriage
While the court won't be hearing a case from Louisiana, it still might consider marriage equality cases out of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan.
January 12, 2015
Court Lets Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law Go Into Effect
An appeals court lifted an injunction against the draconian "license to discriminate" law.
June 22, 2017
Texas AG Wants to Unmarry Lesbian Newlyweds
Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked to the state Supreme Court to invalidate the marriage of two women who obtained a judge's permission to wed Thursday in Austin.
February 20, 2015
Texas Clerk 'Not Intimidated' by Attempt to Block Marriage Licenses
Travis County clerk Dana DeBeauvoir says she'd defy a proposed law that would penalize officials who issue licenses to same-sex couples.
January 16, 2015
Texas AG: Couples' Request to Marry 'Out of Order'
Texas attorney general (and governor-elect) Greg Abbott makes his feelings about gay and lesbian couples' requests to marry immediately known in his latest legal filing.
November 26, 2014
Federal Judge in Texas Rules Title VII Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
The ruling doesn't change the law immediately but stands to influence future decisions.
April 10, 2018
Senate Confirms Southwick to Federal Bench
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Mississippi appellate court judge Leslie Southwick to the U.S. court of appeals in New Orleans, despite raging objections to his record on gay and African-American civil rights.
October 26, 2007
'It Takes Us Back to the 1960s': Mississippi Reacts to Hateful Law
Anti-LGBT legislation, which a court just ruled can go into effect, will make life even harder for queer people in Mississippi.
June 28, 2017
Supreme Court Inches Closer to Marriage Decision
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.
December 18, 2014