Supreme Court

How State Laws Would Still Impact Gay Marriage Regardless Of High Court Ruling

Michelle Andrews — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:00:29 +0000

Even if the Supreme Court sweeps aside barriers to federal- and state-sanctioned same-sex marriages this summer, where you live and work may still affect your access to health insurance benefits for a same-sex spouse.

The court is considering whether the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, is constitutional.

Lives In Limbo: Lesbian Couple Awaits Supreme Court Ruling On Gay Marriage

Deb Ofsowitz — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Last summer, my father-in-law entered the hospital in Germany. My wife, Lu Mueller-Kaul, desperately wanted to be with him. But she was in this country on a complicated visa that forbids her from returning if she leaves. She stayed as her father suffered, cursing the unfair system.

'Roe V. Wade' Turns 40, But Abortion Debate Is Even Older

Julie Rovner — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:32:12 +0000

Jan. 22, 2013, marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v.

Supreme Court: Floating Florida Home Still A Man's Castle

Nina Totenberg — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:03:07 +0000
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Florida man's floating home was a house, not a boat, and that therefore, the city marina where he kept it docked could not seize the structure under federal maritime law. The case could affect thousands of houseboat owners nationwide.
Actually, the facts of Fane Lozman's case sound like something from The People's Court, not the Supreme Court. Lozman bought the 60-by-12-foot floating home for $17,000 and totally remodeled it to look and feel like a house on water.