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Judge denies divorce for lesbian couple Associated Press	2/6/2011
"The Nebraska Constitution prevents gay couples who've married in other states from getting divorces in Nebraska, a state judge told a lesbian couple seeking an end to their 2003 marriage.
Judge says US must supply health benefits for same-sex wife of federal court worker in Calif. The Washington Post	2/23/2012
"The government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions, a federal judge has ruled.
Judge set to weigh gay rights case Des Moines Register	11/7/2011
"A judge will hear oral arguments today in the case of two mothers who sued the state to list both names on their child’s birth certificate.
Judge upholds Wisconsin domestic partnership law The Chippewa Herald	6/21/2011
"A Dane County judge ruled Monday that the state’s Domestic Partner Registry does not violate the state Constitution. "In a 53-page decision, Circuit Court Judge Daniel Moeser said the registry, which went into effect Aug. 1, 2009, does not violate the Marriage Amendment to the state’s Constitution passed in 2006.
Judge: 2 adoptive dads belong on birth certificate Associated Press	12/28/2008
12/28/2008 "In his ruling Monday, [U.S. District Judge Jay] Zainey said Louisiana's Office of Vital Records must give full faith and credit to the New York State court in which Adar and Smith adopted the boy, he ruled Monday. The office had refused to issue a birth certificate listing both as the boy's legal parents.
Judge: Put both moms' names on birth certificate Des Moines Register	1/5/2012
"A Polk County district court judge ruled today that the spouse in a same-sex marriage should be listed on their child's birth certificate without going through adoption proceedings. "The health department in 2009 had refused to list Gartner on the birth certificate until she had adopted the child.
Judges weigh HIV infected man’s fight to get job Associated Press	1/25/2012
"ATLANTA — A panel of federal judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Atlanta police department’s decision to reject a job application from an HIV-infected man.
Justice blocks release of Ref. 71 names Seattle Times	10/20/2009
10/20/2009 "Constitutional–law experts scrambled to apply meaning to an order issued Monday by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, temporarily blocking the release of the names of those who signed Referendum 71 petitions, in what has become a months-long legal back and forth.
Justice Department Intervenes In Gay Rights Suit National Public Radio	1/15/2010
1/15/2010 "For the first time in a decade, Justice Department lawyers have moved to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of a gay high school student who was beaten up for being effeminate.
Justice Department, Lambda Legal to Make Case Against DOMA The Advocate	12/16/2011

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