On Friday, January 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments in three separate marriage equality cases from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. While the cases are being argued on the …
Definitive 2014 Campaign for Southern Equality Round Up
The Campaign for Southern Equality’s year in video and images! It was an amazing year for LGBT rights across the South. 1) Same-sex couples all across North Carolina recorded their out-of-state marriage licenses at their …
Having “The Talk” With My Sons
By Sarah Thach My partner and I are the mothers of three beautiful sons aged 10, 6, and 4. Our youngest two boys are African-American, and my partner, our oldest boy, and I are white. …
Fifth Circuit will hear appeal in Mississippi marriage case on January 9th
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has announced that it will hear oral arguments in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant on January 9th. “We are very pleased that the United State Court of Appeals for …
Black Lives Matter
By Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Executive Director, Campaign for Southern Equality It is hard to find words as I process the fact that a grand jury did not bring charges against the officer who killed Eric …
Mississippi’s ban on marriage equality struck down
U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves issued a ruling this evening in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, striking down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Reeves placed a 14-day stay on the order. …
There’s lots of equality news this week…and it’s only Wednesday!
On the heels of a flurry of legal developments Tuesday afternoon, Probate Judge Irvin Condon of Charleston County, South Carolina began issuing marriage licenses this morning! Judge Condon did not wait for the stay deadline of November 20 …
Three times Judge Gergel’s South Carolina marriage equality ruling nailed it
On Wednesday, November 12, U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled that South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Judge Gergel placed a stay on his decision until November 20, and the South Carolina …
In Newly-Filed Brief, Attorney Roberta Kaplan Says Arguments to Uphold Mississippi’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Have No Legal Merit
Attorneys for both sides in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant submitted briefs to the court last night in advance of the November 12th hearing in the case, a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s ban on …
Why we’re suing for marriage equality in Mississippi
UPDATE 1/7/15: On Friday, January 9, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear an appeal in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, alongside other marriage cases from Texas …
