This week the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled against LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in Fayetteville, an outlier ruling from a long line of court decisions in favor of LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination protections. The Arkansas Supreme Court found unanimously …
Litigation
Supreme Court Denies Review in Anti-Transgender Military Ban Cases But Temporarily Lifts Injunctions
Today, January 22, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order denying review in Karnoski v. Trump and Doe v. Trump, two legal cases that challenged the constitutionality of President Trump’s proposed policy from 2017 barring open …
UPDATE: Appeal to Full 5th Circuit in HB 1523 Challenge
Jackson, Mississippi (July 7, 2017) – The plaintiffs in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant filed a petition yesterday afternoon seeking a rehearing en banc by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after a three-judge …
What You Need to Know About Mississippi’s HB1523, Considered by the 5th Circuit on April 3rd
On April 3rd, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals in Lubbock, Texas will hear arguments on Mississippi’s HB 1523, the nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBT religious exemption law. The Governor of Mississippi …
SB2 Lawsuit: New Brief Filed in Appeal to 4th Circuit
Plaintiffs challenging SB2, an anti-LGBTQ law in North Carolina, have filed an appeal brief to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In September 2016, Judge Max Cogburn dismissed the lawsuit on issues related to …
Closed for Business: The Harmful Impact of Marriage License Office Closures in Alabama
Thirteen counties across Alabama have stopped issuing marriage licenses in direct response to federal court rulings recognizing that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry. As a result, opposite-sex couples are also being denied …
Amicus brief addresses political powerlessness of gay Southerners
An amicus brief filed today by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Equality Federation calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to act quickly to ensure the freedom to marry across the nation. The brief …
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 …
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. …
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 …
