July 02, 2015
Four same-sex couples from Texas and Mississippi won the right Wednesday to have their marriages recognized in their respective states, after last week's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment.
January 09, 2015
Fifth Circuit judges on Friday voiced skepticism over Texas' arguments for reinstating a same-sex marriage ban that was struck down last February by a lower district court, on a day that saw the court also hear oral argument over similar bans in two other states.
December 05, 2014
Couples who lost their trial court bid to overturn Louisiana's gay marriage ban are correct that the "extraordinary" step of U.S. Supreme Court intervention in their case before an intermediate appellate ruling is appropriate, Louisiana has told the high court, citing a "spiraling national controversy."