As legislators, we have two primary duties: uphold the Constitution, and protect the rights and interests of residents. I filter everything I do – every bill I introduce, and every vote I take – ...

As we watch and listen and wait and think and hope with regard to all that's transpiring at the Supreme Court hearing on California's ban on gay marriage, people around the country and beyond are ...

As Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to approve a bill passed by Olympia lawmakers that would legalize gay marriage in Washington, opponents have promised to fight back. Stephen Pidgeon, an attorney and ...

Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act by bipartisan margins in Congress is an occasion for celebration. This new law repeals the noxious Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 statute that codified ...

DOMA’s Section 3 marriage definition was ultimately found unconstitutional in U.S. v. Windsor. 4 The Supreme Court overturned DOMA Section 3, holding that same-sex couples who are validly married ...

PHOENIX — Despite same-sex marriage being legal in Arizona, some legislators are trying to get the “one man and one woman” definition off the books. Arizona’s voter-passed Proposition 102 in 2008 ...

In late July, the House of Representatives gaveled in and, within hours, rushed through legislation that purported to "codify the findings of Obergefell v. Hodges and its 2015 redefinition of marriage ...