Tag Archives: Judge Orlando Garcia

Speed Read: Backing off bias

Arizona governor vetoes religious bias bill in that state. A House subcommittee guts the religious bias language in a similar bill in Mississippi. A federal judge in Texas says that state's marriage bans are unconstitutional.

Federal judge says Texas marriage ban ‘demeans’ gays for ‘no legitimate reason’

A federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and demeans the dignity of gay couples “for no legitimate reason.”

Speed Read: Wyoming nixes two bills

The Wyoming House rejected two marriage-related bills Thursday. The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted to agree to a ban on same-sex marriage passed by the House, meaning the issue can't reach voters before 2016. Missouri’s Democratic Governor Jay Nixon said

Speed Read: Victory in Kentucky

A federal judge in Louisville, Kentucky, ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban on same-sex couples marrying violates their rights to equal protection. Lawsuits challenging statewide bans on allowing same-sex couples to marry were filed Wednesday in two more states –Missouri