Miss. justices dislike delay in gay-divorce ruling
Two Mississippi Supreme Court justices said Thursday that the court should find the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional and not wait for a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Miss. high court hears arguments over same-sex divorce
Mississippi, which does not allow same-sex marriages, should find a way to grant a divorce to a DeSoto County woman who married another woman in California in 2008.
Appeal leaves gay marriage status in limbo
For weeks, Rebecca “Becky” Bickett and her longtime partner Andrea Sanders kept a bag packed with wedding clothes.
Miss. appeal on gay-marriage set for Jan. 9
Three federal appeals court judges will hear arguments next month about Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Date set in Mississippi same-sex divorce case
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 21 from a woman who wants the state to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce.
Judge mulls challenge to Miss. gay marriage ban
A federal judge heard five hours of arguments Wednesday about whether to overturn Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Hearing set on challenge to Miss. gay marriage ban
A federal judge will hear arguments next week in a lawsuit that challenges Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Three states deny gay unions despite appellate rulings
The writing is on the wall for gay marriage bans in Kansas, Montana and South Carolina.
Miss. ban on same-sex marriage challenged in suit
A gay-rights group and two lesbian couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday to try to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in Mississippi.
After Senate win, gay groups shift focus to Obama
WASHINGTON — Moments after the Senate passed a historic measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays, activists turned their attention toward President Barack Obama and
