State court can’t decide gay divorce 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 1, 2010
Tags: equal protection, same-sex marriage
A state court lacked jurisdiction over a divorce case involving a same-sex marriage that occurred in another state, the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled.
Atlanta businessman wins $17.5 million in airport bid-rigging trial
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: August 5, 2010
Tags: Clear Channel, conspiracy, equal protection
An Atlanta jury has awarded $17.5 million in damages in an airport contract bid-rigging scheme.
Same-sex spouses can’t be denied federal benefits
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 9, 2010
Tags: civil rights, Defense of Marriage Act, equal protection, gay marriage, same-sex marriage
A law restricting certain federal benefits to those in heterosexual marriages violates the equal protection rights of those in homosexual marriages, a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts has ruled in granting summary judgment.
EQUAL PROTECTION
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 23, 2010
Tags: equal protection, gender discrimination, immigration
Does an immigration law that allows a child born out of the country to a mother, but not a father, who is a U.S. citizen to obtain citizenship violate the Constitution’s Equal Protection provision?
Flores-Villar v. U.S. No 09-5801. Certiorari granted: March 22, 2010. Ruling below: 536 F.3d 990
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Court to rule on immigration gender bias claim
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 23, 2010
Tags: equal protection, gender discrimination, immigration
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether an immigration law that allows a child born out of the country to a mother who is a U.S. citizen to obtain citizenship – but not a child born to a citizen father – violates equal protection under the Constitution.
Age limit for firefighter applicants unconstitutional
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 18, 2009
Tags: age discrimination, equal protection
An age limit for firefighter applicants is unconstitutional under a state equal protection clause, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.
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