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Court of Appeal ruling on Lillian Ladele expected by Christmas

Pink News  Nov 13 09

Lillian Ladele, the Islington registrar who refused to carry out civil partnerships for gay couples, will hear whether her Court of Appeal bid has been successful before Christmas.
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Christian registrar takes civil partnerships complaint to court of appeal

Pink News  Nov 02 09

Lillian Ladele, the Islington registrar who refused to perform civil partnership ceremonies for gay couples, will argue her case in the court of appeal today.
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Yahoo Lesbian News  Nov 02 09

Controversial claims that Christians should not have to condone homosexuality will be made in the court of appeal today, as a registrar says she suffered discrimination by being required to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.
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New York's court of appeal to hear gay rights challenges

Pink News  Oct 13 09

The court of appeal in New York is to hear two cases brought by gay rights opponents today. They relate to health benefits for gay partners and out-of-state gay marriages.
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The Transgender Law Center Responds to Gov Schwarzenegger's Vetoes

Pams House blend  Oct 12 09

In the Governor's veto message regarding the LGBT Prisoner Safety Act, he stated, "This bill is unnecessary because CDCR already considers these factors when determining where to house inmates.
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An "Unqualified" Anti-Gay Judge Appointed by Gov. Arnie

Topix Gay News  Sep 24 09

This is why movie stars make bad governors. Gov. Arnie has just appointed an anti-gay GOP politician to a vacant seat on the state's 5th District Court of Appeal in Fresno.
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Florida lawyers will argue today against adoption by gay man

Qnews  Aug 26 09

Martin Gill and his partner are great parents to the two boys they’ve raised for the past five years.
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Porno pair get sentence slashed

Pink Paper  Jul 13 09

A Bristol couple banged up for 10 years for child porn offences have had their prison terms slashed at the Court of Appeal.
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Sask. appeal court asked whether commissioners can opt out of same-sex marriages

Gay News Blog  Jul 05 09

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government wants the province's highest court to weigh in on proposed legislation that would allow marriage commissioners to not perform same-sex marriages if it is contrary to their religious beliefs.
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Yet Another Non-Bio Mom Wins Custody Appeal

Mombian  Jun 26 09

This just in: More good news for non-bio moms, to add to the Jenkins-Miller decision I posted about earlier: A California Court of Appeal has denied the latest appeal (PDF) of Kristina S.
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Man who lied to police about murder of Michael Causer avoids jail

Pink News  Jun 26 09

The Court of Appeal has declined to impose a custodial sentence on a teenager who lied to police about his involvement in the incidents that led to the death of Michael Causer.
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LGBT Parenting Roundup

Mombian  Jun 25 09

Politics and Law Amicus briefs are coming in to Florida’s third district court of appeal from LGBT and other civil-rights groups, in support of a circuit court decision that allowed a gay couple to adopt two brothers, effectively overturning the state’s ban on adoption by same-sex couples.
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Fighting Florida's Adoption Ban

Topix Gay News  Jun 24 09

A number of prominent advocacy groups are urging an appeals court to strike down a 31-year-old law that bars Florida's gay men and lesbians from adopting.
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Good News, Bad News

Mombian  Jun 16 09

Lawyer Nancy Polikoff informs us of both good news and bad news this week: First, the bad news: The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal just ruled that lesbian mom Kimberlee Black is not entitled to joint custody of a child she co-raised for six years.
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Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles wins another property battle

Gay Religion  Jun 12 09

The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles has scored its second legal victory this year in a battle with conservative churches that have sought to take their property with them as they break away to affiliate with overseas Anglican leaders.
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Louisiana court deprives child of her second mom

Bilerico  Jun 12 09

Add Louisiana to the list of states willing to deprive a child of her mother...and her brother.

This week the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal ruled in Black v.
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Madonna prepares a new life for Mercy after court says she

EyeGossip.com  Jun 12 09

Malawi's highest court has overturned an earlier ruling and granted Madonna's adoption of Mercy James.
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California appellate court rules La Crescenta property belongs to Los Angeles diocese

Gay News Blog  Jun 11 09

A California appellate court's June 9 ruling was the latest in a series of recent developments that return disputed church properties to three California Episcopal dioceses.
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Madonna Allowed To Adopt Malawian Toddler

Wicked Gay Blog  Jun 09 09

Madonna has reportedly persuaded three Malawian Supreme Court of Appeal judges to approve her bid to adopt four-year-old orphan Mercy James.
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Florida Bar’s Support in Gay Adoption Upheld

Gay Agenda  Jun 05 09

Yesterday, Florida’s state Supreme Court rejected a request from the conservative Christian legal group, Liberty Counsel, to throw out the Florida Bar’s friend-of-the-court brief against the state’s ban on gay adoption.
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