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Will This Court Case Recognize Non-Biological LGBTQ+ Parents?

The Michigan Supreme Court gives a fresh look at an old doctrine in light of Obergefell v. Hodges.

Michigan Marriage Case Also Appealed to Supreme Court

Might the Supreme Court pick a Michigan case to consider marriage equality?

Michigan AG Asks Supreme Court To Skip Ruling on Marriage Equality

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a petition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to leave the decision for marriage equality to voters.

Mich. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Restart Recount

Green Party activists braved freezing temperatures to rally in support of recounting Election Day presidential ballots but the justices in Michigan were unmoved. 

4 Arguments That Could Make Supreme Court Take Michigan's Marriage Case

A federal judge has ruled that Michigan cannot revoke marriage from gay and lesbian couples who received marriage licenses during a 24-hour period last May when the state performed them.

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Michigan Gubernatorial Candidates Want Marriage Equality Overturned

Several candidates for Michigan governor said the Supreme Court ought to revisit the 2015 ruling that provided all Americans with marriage equality.

SCOTUS Moves Closer to Taking Marriage Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider taking up four marriage cases that saw bans on same-sex marriage upheld in Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky.

Lesbian Super PAC Reveals 2012 Slate

Elizabeth Warren's Senate race in Massachusetts, ballot initiatives in Maine and Florida, Michigan Supreme Court candidates, and others join Tammy Baldwin on LPAC's roster.

Michigan AG: Salon Owner's Refusal of Service to Transgender Clients Unacceptable

Many legal experts agree with the out official.

Michigan Republican lawmaker to introduce resolution asking SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality

State Rep. Josh Schriver announced that he will be introducing a measure on Tuesday urging the court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges.

Mich. Gov. Agrees to Recognize 300 Same-Sex Marriages

But the state will continue to defend its ban on such unions at the Supreme Court this spring.

Terminally Ill Man Can't Wait for Supreme Court

By the time the Supreme Court rules, it may be too late for Bruce Morgan and Brian Merucci.

SCOTUS Now Has 5 Chances to Rule on Marriage Bans

Attorneys for the same-sex couples hoping to overturn Louisiana's ban on marriage equality have petitioned the Supreme Court to hear their case, even before a lower court rules.

Will the Supreme Court Protect People Like Me?

Rev. Dr. Julie Nemecek, a retired pastor, hopes the younger trans generation will never experience what she did.
 

Michigan's Lesbian AG Dana Nessel on the Importance of Her Close Race

She's running against a Trump-backed conspiracy theorist whose claim to fame is losing a case related to meddling in the 2020 election.

Michigan Court Insults Trans Women, Punishes Gym for Pro-LGBT Policy

An appeals court declares trans women aren't really women but "men who self-identify as women."

Senate Confirms Judge Opposed by 27 LGBT Rights Groups

Despite the warnings numerous LGBT organizations made about Joan Larsen's views on civil rights, the Trump nominee will now sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Marriage equality history in photos: Images of celebration and hope after Obergefell

Ten years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for nationwide marriage equality.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs Michigan's LGBTQ+ Protections Into Law

Michigan activists have been trying to add these protections to the state's civil rights law for 40 years.