Marital rape loophole closed by Ohio General Assembly, bill moves to governor’s desk
After several years of attempts through multiple general assemblies, the Ohio legislature closed a loophole on Wednesday that ...
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A defunct provision of the Colorado Constitution that limits marriage to between a man and a woman may finally be stripped ...
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Colorado’s constitution still forbids same-sex marriage – voters may be asked to change that
Language defining marriage as between “one man and one woman” remains in the state constitution. Some state lawmakers believe ...
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Tennessee lawmakers send bill to ban first-cousin marriages to governor
Bill Lee a proposal that would ban ... He contended there is no compelling government interest to ban same-sex cousins from ...
The Guardian13d
Tennessee legislature passes bill banning marriage between first cousins
The statehouse cast a 75-2 vote on Thursday on the bill after the senate ... compelling government interest to ban same-sex ...
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Tennessee may ban marriage between first cousins: Lawmaker whose grandparents were cousins objected
Bill Lee a proposal that would ban ... He contended there is no compelling government interest to ban same-sex cousins from ...
Ferguson blasts GOP opponent Reichert for remarks on same-sex marriage
Democrat Bob Ferguson is casting one of his opponents in the Washington governor's race, Republican Dave Reichert, as too ...
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Tony Gonzales openly blasts fellow Republicans as “scumbags” and klansmen
Gonzales’ interview on CNN infuriated members of the House Freedom Caucus, causing one to endorse his primary opponent.
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Healey urges passage of parentage rights bill
BOSTON — Massachusetts was the first state in the country to legalize same-sex marriages but still lags behind others in granting LGBTQ couples parental legal rights.
Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then
Arizona kept this 1864 abortion ban in place until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Roe v. Wade in 1973, that the right to get an abortion was constitutionally guaranteed. The court reversed Roe v.
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When It Comes to Texas Public Schools, Jesus Is Already in the Building
Texas’s controversial new chaplain law allows chaplains to replace school counselors. School districts—and campus ...