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Judge Who Suspended Abortion Pill Neglected to Disclose Antigay Interviews

Matthew Kacsmaryk referred to being gay as "a lifestyle."

Coney Barrett Closer to Bringing Her Far-Right Tyranny to SCOTUS

Democrats boycotted the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the ultraconservative Supreme Court nominee.

Hawaii Senate Committee Pushes Marriage Bill Forward

The Hawaii Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee approved a bill to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.

WATCH: Hawaiians Debate Marriage Equality

Members of the public were invited to give testimony in one-minute segments Monday before the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.

Watch the Senate Hearing With Brett Kavanaugh, Dr. Ford

Christine Blasey Ford and the person who allegedly assaulted her, SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senate Holds Hearings on LGBT Immigration Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee held the first congressional hearing on the Uniting American Families Act Wednesday. The act would allow gay citizens to sponsor their partners for residency in the United States.

Marriage Bill Heads to Connecticut Senate

A bill that would reconcile Connecticut marriage law with a court ruling allowing same-sex marriage won approval in the state senate judiciary committee on Monday and is now headed to a vote in the full senate.

House Judiciary Committee Launches Official Impeachment Investigation

The committee is seeking confidential information that could result in impeachment; four members explain why.

5 GOP Senators Back R.I. Marriage Equality Bill

The senate judiciary committee moved the marriage equality bill forward Tuesday for a full floor vote.

GOP Sen. John Kennedy Reads Queer Sex Excerpts at Cringe-Worthy Senate Hearing

The 71-year-old used “lube” and other words in a sentence during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing..

Is Lindsey Graham's House of Cards Collapsing?

Graham, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was recommended for indictment by a grand jury. Karma may not be the senator's boyfriend.

Indiana House Considers Anti-Marriage-Equality Amendment

The state's House Judiciary Committee heard arguments against and in favor of amending the state constitution to prohibit any recognition of same-sex relationships, but did not take a vote on the issue.

Calif. House Committee Opposes Prop. 8

California's house judiciary committee passed a resolution opposing Proposition 8 on Tuesday, saying the ballot initiative to end same-sex marriage in the state was an "improper revision of the California Constitution."

Conservative Christian Groups Attack Gay Judicial Nominee

Two conservative Christian groups sent letters this week to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to oppose the nomination of Michael Fitzgerald, an openly gay nominee for U.S. District for the Central District of California.

Judiciary Committee Advances Kavanaugh Nom, Seeks Further Probe

Jeff Flake urged further investigation of sexual assault accusations against Kavanaugh. Now Senate Republican leaders have agreed to it.

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Chuck Grassley, a Man Behaving Badly at Blasey Ford Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman was testy and repeatedly interrupted women.

Minnesota: Committee Sends Marriage Bill to Senate Floor

The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee sent the bill forward with a 5-3 party line vote.

Neil Gorsuch: Impartial Judge or Unsympathetic to Underdog?

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee painted different pictures of the Supreme Court nominee in today's hearing.

Watch Sen. Kamala Harris Eat Attorney General William Barr for Lunch

The presidential candidate flustered and cornered the Trump loyalist during his heated hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

BREAKING: Colorado Civil Unions Pass First Legislative Hurdle

In a 3-2 vote, Senate Bill 11 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee after nearly five hours of public testimony.

Vermont House Committee Approves Same-Sex Marriage

Despite a veto threat looming from Vermont governor Jim Douglas, the house judiciary committee approved a bill that would bring marriage equality to the state.