President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee, Chief Judge Merrick Garland, shares his story and his thoughts on being nominated to sit on the nation's highest court. Merrick Brian Garland is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was widely seen as...

President Obama 's first reaction to the Supreme Court decision requiring states to recognize same-sex marriage came, of course, in a tweet. President Barack Obama declared Friday that the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is "a victory for America."From the White House R...

Breaking news: the plaintiffs in the Prop 8 case have filed their brief before the US Supreme Court. It's an incredible record of the case so far, and a preview of the argument they'll make next month when they appear before the court. Let's run through the brief and take a look at some of the highl...

Six justices ruled that that employers can no longer discriminate against employees “merely for being gay or transgender. The Supreme Court has ruled it illegal to fire a worker because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The vote was 6-3.

Sam Smith Performs At White House To Celebrate Respect For Marriage Act on December 13, 2022 when President Joe Biden signed it into law. Sam Smith was part of an important date for LGBTQ+ Americans this afternoon. On Tuesday, December 13th President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act wh...

The US Supreme Court will be arguing the case of Proposition 8 and represents the culminationAFER's work: The opportunity to defend our two prior victories before the highest court in the country. Now it all comes down to two fundamental American freedoms: equal protection and due process under the ...

The Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act providing equal rights to same sex marriages in more than one thousand federal government programs including taxation and health care. The Court also ruled Against Proposition 8 on the basis that they can not take the challenge to Califor...

Texas lawmakers vote this week on whether the state should officially defy the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage. Alabama and Minnesota are debating bills to undermine marriage equality. At least one presidential candidate seems to think that if elected he could veto the Supreme Court. But a new s...

Kristin Perry & Sandy Stier, plaintiffs before the Supreme Court, fought for this day! Congrats to the beautiful couple! First gay marriage in California after they were halted by Prop. 8.

The race to the Supreme Court intensifies, with multiple new lawsuits and an expedited schedule. Oregon won't defend its marriage ban in court, and a marriage lawsuit in Virginia might have reached a premature end. Plus polling from Louisiana shows progress, but it's been slow.