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DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP PETITION CASE BACK IN COURT
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that signed petitions calling for a state vote on expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are barred from public release while he hears arguments on whether to block them for good.
The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in June that release of the signatures does not violate constitutional rights, but said the group behind the Washington state initiative can still try to prove the release would put petition signers in danger.
VIA: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012595009_apwadomesticpartnershipssignatures2ndldwritethru.html [8/12/10]
7 GAY COUPLES SUE MONTANA OVER EQUAL PROTECTION The ACLU of Montana may have found a way to force states like Texas that have outlawed same-sex marriage to provide rights to gay and lesbian couples. > Full Story. [7/23/10]
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