Monthly Archives: July 2017

Is Banning Transgender Individuals from the Military Unconstitutional?

“After consultation with my [g]enerals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow [t]ransgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the… Read more »

Common Sense, Close Family, and Bona Fide Relationships: Hawaii Judge Expands Classes Exempt from Travel Ban

Photo via The Guardian Written By Ian Ludd   ABSTRACT Hawaii U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson ruled last Thursday that the government definition of “close family member” with respect to… Read more »

Supreme Court Finds Arkansas Statute Unconstitutional; Holds Both Same-Sex Parents’ Names Should Be On Child’s Birth Certificate

Photo via Arkansas Online Written by Joseph Railey ABSTRACT In a brief per curium opinion, the Supreme Court found Arkansas’ birth certificate statute to be unconstitutional because it treated same-sex… Read more »