Montana House Blocks Attempt to Decriminalize Homosexuality
The Montana House last night shot down an attempt to remove the state’s law making consensual gay sex illegal. Even though laws like Montana’s was struck down by the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision...
View ArticleMontana “Pastor” Blames Gays For His Legal Woes
Bilk unto others and blame the gays. Last February when Hamilton, Montana “pastor” Harris Himes (I’ll get to the scare quotes in a minute) spoke before a Montana House committee in favor of a statewide...
View ArticleGay, Pro-Gay Candidates Win Big
Yesterday was a very good day for gay and -pro-gay candidates throughout the country. Here is a wrap-up. Please let me know what else is out there in the comments. NOM Loses Big: Same-sex marriage...
View ArticleYou Won’t Be A Felon In Montana Much Longer
Montana’s law currently reads: “‘Deviate sexual relations’ means sexual contact or sexual intercourse between two persons of the same sex or any form of sexual intercourse with an animal.” Section...
View ArticleMontana takes a DADT approach to tax filing status
The Montana Revenue Director Mike Kadas has said that same sex couples in Montana cannot file joint state income tax returns – even if they do have a valid marriage from another state and their federal...
View ArticleLawsuits Challenging Marriage Bans Filed in Montana, South Dakota
Yesterday, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Great Falls, Montana on behalf of four couples challenging that state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The state’s...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Has Finally Arrived To Big Sky Country (Updated)
Federal District Judge Brian Morris has issued a ruling striking down Montana’s ban on same-sex marraige. His reason for doing so was simple and straight-forward. It all comes down to Latta v. Otter,...
View ArticleAnd the purple grows
As Jim has let us know, we now can add Montana to the states in which one can legally marry their same-sex partner. Also, the Supreme Court has denied a stay in South Carolina and marriages there have...
View ArticleMontana committee narrowly defeats removal of marriage ban language
In November 2014, federal courts ruled that Montana’s ten year old constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violates the US Constitution. Marriage equality has been in place since. Montana’s...
View ArticleLots of Trans Legal News: One State Adds, One State Defends, Ten More States Sue
NOTES: In states other than Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, local jurisdictions may provide additional anti-discrimination protections beyond those provided by state law. On June 30, a federal...
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