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Softball Caught In Supreme Court Crossfire
The sport finds itself tangled in a web of sexual orientation stereotypes since the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan.

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Boy Scouts cannot lease city property, court upholds
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court’s finding that the Boy Scouts cannot lease city-owned parkland in Balboa Park because it is a religious organization. The nation’s high court refused to hear an appeal from San Diego-area Scouts who had traditionally leased the 18-acre Camp Balboa for $1 per year. U.S. District Judge Napoleon Jones Jr. ruled in 2003 that the city failed to …

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Court backs lesbian student in prom dispute
A US school district violated a lesbian student’s rights by banning her from bringing her girlfriend to the prom, a federal judge ruled, but he stopped short of forcing the district to hold the event.

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Lesbian Teen Prom Date Case in Court
School Officials Say they Were “Hounded” over Possible Lesbian Couple; ACLU Defends Girl’s First-Amendment Rights. more

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Lesbian gets day in court over nixed prom
Constance McMillen, the Mississippi gay teen who challenged a school ban on same-sex prom dates, asked a federal judge to reinstate the prom.

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Rights Groups Ask N.J. Supreme Court for Gay Marriage Fiat
Citing the New Jersey Legislature’s failure in the last session to enact a same-sex marriage law, a coalition of gay rights groups is asking the state Supreme Court to issue its own mandate. The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a motion last week saying the Legislature did not adhere to the court’s 2006 order to grant same-sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual ones …

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Injunction on Itawamba prom will be heard in federal court
ABERDEEN – A U.S. District Court judge will consider whether Itawamba Agricultural High School must hold its prom.

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Portugal: President Sends Gay Marriage Bill to Court for Review
Portugal President Anibal Cavaco Silva has forwarded a gay marriage bill approved by Parliamentarians to the nation’s Constitutional Court, Lisbon’s Diario de Noticias reported. Cavaco Silva asked the court to review the constitutionality of 4 out of 5 of the bill’s articles.

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Miller Has Until Tuesday to Appear in Court
A Vermont judge overseeing a child custody battle between two former lesbian partners will hold a hearing Tuesday at which he may order one’s arrest.

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Calif. court reverses $6.2M firefighter judgment
A California appellate court on Thursday reversed a $6.2 million verdict against the city of Los Angeles in a discrimination lawsuit filed by a black lesbian firefighter.

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Court reverses $6.2M firefighter judgment
A California appellate court reversed a $6.2 million verdict against Los Angeles in a discrimination lawsuit.

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Tax court allows deduction for woman’s sex change
The U.S. Tax Court ruled Tuesday that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation, a decision that could have broad implications for transgender people.

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Gay former jailer takes invasion of privacy claim to court
HUNTINGTON BEACH– A trial is scheduled to start today for a former Huntington Beach detention officer who is suing the city over claims of invasion of privacy and disclosure of confidential medical information. Catherine Cranford, a lesbian,…

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Court Rules In Lesbian Custody Dispute
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has approved a joint custody arrangement for a one-time lesbian couple who were rearing a child together before splitting up.

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