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The independent state actions regarding same-sex marriage and the federal controversy over DOMA have given rise to a great deal of litigation over the legitimacy of same-sex marriage. The most prominent of these is the case challenging the California same-sex...
The Local and International Plight of Workers' Rights in Nicaragua
JURIST Senior Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, posits that human rights violations taking place in rural, economically disadvantaged communities are most likely to be reconciled through the harmonization of corporations and the locality...
Supreme Court hears arguments on false claims of military honors
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In United States v. Alvarez , the court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the Stolen Valor Act (SVA) ....
JURIST Assistant Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that the Stolen Valor Act is a piece of wartime legislation that is not the least restrictive means of furthering the government's interest and, as...
The New Jersey Senate on Monday voted 24-16 to approve the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act , a bill which, if enacted, would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Under the bill, marriage...
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation Monday legalizing same-sex marriage , making Washington the eighth jurisdiction in the US to offer marriage to same-sex couples. Washington had previously granted expanded domestic partnership rights [JURIST...
The Washington state House of Representatives voted 53-43 Wednesday to approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage . Washington currently grants expanded domestic partnership rights rather than full marriage or civil union...
The Washington state Senate approved Senate Bill 6239 to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 2821 late Wednesday evening. Washington currently grants expanded domestic partnership rights rather than full marriage...
JURIST Assistant Editor Kimberly Bennett, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that although it will be described as judicial activism, same-sex couples must be granted the same rights as opposite-sex couples under the Equal Protection Clause...
