(Washington) After two days of silence, the Obama administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the military press on with its “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military. Still, President Barack Obama insisted the policy that has divided the nation for two decades...

The cat’s out of the bag, and everybody’s talking about it — U.S. district court judge Virginia Phillips has ordered the suspension of all investigations, discharges, and other such activities conducted under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law. Fears are thick...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A gay couple has filed a federal lawsuit in Cheyenne challenging the Wyoming law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman. David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan W. Dupree, 21, who are representing themselves in court, although neither is a lawyer said the Laramie...

(AP) — Six Massachusetts teens are facing rape, assault and other charges after a schoolmate they’re accused of bullying killed herself in January. A prosecutor says the bullying was “unrelenting” and “intolerable” for 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, who had recently moved...

GREENWICH, CT–(Marketwire – March 22, 2010) – With same-sex marriage making headlines across the country, courts and divorce attorneys alike are taking a closer look at problems that emerge as gay and lesbian couples increasingly seek to end their marriages. With little precedent,...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Several civil rights groups that campaigned against California’s same-sex marriage ban have lost an attempt to keep internal memos and e-mails from lawyers for the other side. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Monday that they must surrender the campaign...

ABERDEEN, Miss. — Mississippi officials who canceled a prom after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend told a federal judge Monday that there were issues with the event even before that. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing in U.S. District Court to force the Itawamba County school...

Wayne State University Law Professor Robert Sedler discusses his research of the Michigan Supreme Court over a 10 year period. Find out why he thinks the Court would be better served without Justice Bob Young.

JACKSON, Miss. — About a week ago, when Constance McMillan approached school officials at the Itawamba Agricultural High School about wanting to take her lesbian partner with her to the prom, she was met with scorn and discrimination. School officials advised her to get “guys” to take her...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers have declined to vote on a bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions, effectively killing the measure. State House leaders said Friday a narrow majority of representatives would have voted for civil unions, but they decided to indefinitely postpone a decision...