10th Circuit Rejects Request For A Full Court Hearing Over Kansas' Same-Sex Ban
On Tuesday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the state of Kansas' request to convene the full court to hear its appeal of U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree's order that the state allow...
View ArticleACLU Wants Kansas Agencies To Recognize Same Sex Marriages
The ACLU wants all state agencies in Kansas to recognize same sex marriages. As Stephen Koranda reports, the group is now asking a federal court to make it happen.The court filing specifically names...
View ArticleDespite Litigation, Kansas Begins Issuing Gender-Neutral Marriage Forms
Kansas has begun issuing gender-neutral marriage forms, though there's still ongoing litigation over the state's ban on same-sex marriages.Copies of the new forms were included in a motion that the...
View ArticleOnWords: The Fluid Definition Of Marriage
Pundits left, right, and center all seem to think that the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on gay marriage hinges on the definition of marriage.I think that is a mistake.A cursory introduction to...
View ArticleKansas Governor Issues Executive Order To Protect Opponents Of Gay Marriage
The state of Kansas is trying to digest the meanings of two decisions: the extension of health benefits to state employees with same-sex partners, and an executive order from the governor on the...
View ArticleGov. Brownback: Same-Sex Marriage Order Is Narrow
Governor Sam Brownback's chief spokeswoman says the governor's recent executive order on same-sex marriage does not apply to local governments.Spokeswoman Eileen Hawley issued a statement yesterday in...
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Many Local Governments In Kansas Have Been Offering Same Sex-Benefits For...
For a while, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback was saying it was going to be pretty difficult to start offering benefits to same-sex couples who worked for the state following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleKDHE Issues Birth Certificates To Same-Sex Kansas Couples
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has agreed to issue birth certificates for two same-sex couples.In both cases, the women had children through artificial insemination.Kansas law says a...
View ArticleMore Than 150 Kansas Same-Sex Couples Wed In 2014
More than 150 same-sex couples got married in Kansas last year. That's out of 17,000 marriages, statewide, in 2014. The numbers come from a new report issued by the Kansas Department of Health and...
View ArticleKansas: No Court Order Needed For Same-Sex Birth Certificate
Same-sex couples in Kansas who conceive through artificial insemination will have an easier time obtaining birth certificates for their children.From the AP: Kansas officials say no court order will...
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