Ohio Supreme Court hears pivotal LGBTQ+ parental rights case
The court will be asked whether marriage equality rights recognized in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision can be retroactively applied to unmarried couples.
April 22, 2025
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Ohio Supreme Court punts on transgender people changing their birth certificates
Experts hold little hope for trans individuals attempting to change their gender markers in the red state.
November 25, 2024
Drag Ban Won't Go on Ohio City's Ballot, State Supreme Court Rules
Secretary of State Frank LaRose didn't follow the law in deciding to put the issue before voters, according to the court.
October 13, 2023
Will SCOTUS Take Up Ohio Marriage Cases?
Two cases involving marriage equality in Ohio are being proposed for the Supreme Court's schedule.
November 14, 2014
Ohio Supreme Court Reviews Trans Woman's Request to Adjust Birth Certificate
It’s already legal to do, but a procedural grey-area makes it so each county’s probate court can decide differently unless the justices make a decision.
April 6, 2023
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.
December 23, 2014
Ohio Judges Can't Refuse to Wed Same-Sex Couples
A judge who cited his 'personal and Christian beliefs' in refusing to marry gay couples is told by Ohio's Supreme Court Board of Professional Conduct he doesn't get a choice.
August 11, 2015
Ohio court: Marriage ban does not preclude unmarried couples from domestic violence protections
Ohio's domestic violence laws do not conflict with the state's ban on same-sex marriage, the Ohio supreme court ruled in Columbus Wednesday. In a 6-1 decision, justices rejected the argument that the domestic violence law was unenforceable in cases involving unmarried couples because it refers to them as living together ''as a spouse.''
July 26, 2007
7 key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s ‘reverse discrimination’ case
Justices from both sides of the aisle appeared inclined to side with the straight white woman who claimed she was discriminated against because she was not gay.
February 26, 2025
A straight white woman brought a discrimination case to the Supreme Court. Here's what that could mean
Marlean Ames claims that she suffered “reverse discrimination” as a straight white woman when her queer colleagues were promoted over her.
February 25, 2025
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.
November 21, 2014
Republican AG: Let Pro-Marriage Vote Go Forward
Mike DeWine urges dismissal of suit seeking to block a pro-marriage equality ballot measure.
May 1, 2012
Ohio appeals court strikes down ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
The ban interferes with parental rights, according to a state-level court.
March 18, 2025
'Christian' Judge in Ohio to Keep Refusing Same-Sex Marriages
Toledo Municipal Court Judge C. Allen McConnell refused to marry a lesbian couple Monday because of his religious convictions -- and will continue to do so unless the state Supreme Court intervenes.
July 8, 2015
Key LGBTQ+ Supreme Court decisions to watch this term and what you need to know
Gender-affirming care, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.
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April 1, 2025
Texas AG: Clerks Don't Have to Issue Marriage Licenses
Attorney General Ken Paxton, calling the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision 'lawless,' says county clerks and their staffs can opt out of licensing same-sex marriages.
June 29, 2015
Michigan DP benefits ruling causes alarm
A Michigan appeals court ruling that bans public universities and state and local governments from providing health insurance to partners of gay employees has alarmed gay rights advocates nationwide.
February 8, 2007
Kasich to GOP: Discrimination Is Bad Business
Will Republicans listen to the Ohio governor on social issues?
February 25, 2016
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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January 16, 2015