The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages.
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Read More »November 29, 2022 Comments Off on Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages.
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Read More »November 16, 2022 Comments Off on Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle
Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages crossed a major Senate hurdle.
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Read More »October 24, 2022 Comments Off on Football-injury defense gains no yardage in bank-fraud appeal
Today is Monday, the 77th anniversary of the day the United Nations Charter went into effect. Here are some other news items. — U.S. appeals court rejects disbarred lawyer’s football-related-head-injuries defense to bank fraud. — California judge rules for Christian ...
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Read More »September 15, 2022 Comments Off on Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election
Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections.
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Read More »August 30, 2022 Comments Off on Ex-Del. Mike Smigiel, whose affection crossed party lines, dies at 64
Former Maryland Del. Michael D. 'Mike' Smigiel Sr. died Sunday of heart disease.
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Read More »August 9, 2022 Comments Off on Judge: Catholic Relief Services liable for gender bias, denial of same-sex benefits
Catholic Relief Services violated federal laws against sex discrimination in employment and pay when the Baltimore-based agency withdrew health insurance coverage from a gay employee’s same-sex spouse, a federal judge ruled last week. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake rejected ...
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Read More »July 22, 2022 Comments Off on Md. ethics panel cautions judges on discussing Dobbs, ramifications
Judges speaking on the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade must not discuss their personal views, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee says.
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Read More »July 20, 2022 Comments Off on Same-sex marriage bill passes House, putting pressure on Senate GOP
The Senate unexpectedly launched a new push Wednesday to protect same-sex marriage in federal law.
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Read More »July 27, 2021 Comments Off on Court rules against designer who won’t make same-sex wedding websites
A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a web designer who didn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples and sued to challenge Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.
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Read More »July 2, 2021 Comments Off on Supreme Court turns away florist who refused same-sex wedding job
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up the case of a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding.
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