Sentences with phrase «in civil unions»

Last November, Quebec's Court of Appeal invalidated a section of Quebec's Civil Code that guarantees support payments only in cases involving people who are married or in civil unions and gave the government one year to review the legislation.

There was a big thing over here in NZ when they finally allowed same sex couples to get married; personally I thought it should have been ok'd back when they brought in the civil unions.

Research suggests that gay couples who marry or join in civil unions will stay together longer than those who don't, but marriage isn't the only way to create relationship stability and longevity, Garanzini said.

Diversity of intended parents who pursue surrogacy would be protected by law which recognizes surrogacy for married couples and those in civil unions and domestic partnerships.

Even if certain provisions given automatically to the married are not given automatically to those in civil unions, they are nevertheless possible.

Rather, I want to express my wish that technical solutions be found that would protect partners in civil unions at the same level as married spouses in the case of death or separation.

Will the SEC take this opportunity to clarify that same - sex couples in civil unions, domestic partnerships, and similar legal relationships intended to give them at least some of the economic benefits of marriage, are «spouses» to one another, and thus eligible for the alternative accredited investor qualification standard made available to persons who are married (with the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down Section 3 of DOMA, it is already clear that persons in same - sex marriages are «spouses» to one another)?

have you ever wonder why the Gov. / when Dems had full control, did not change the law by dropping the word marriage?Just say if any two people joining in a civil union can have all the rights the Gov allow.

(CNN)- Men in a civil union will now be allowed to become bishops in the Church of England, but they are not allowed to have sex.

Employers would not be able provide any benefits for being married, only for being «in a civil union».

A partner in a civil union can inherit under the same conditions as a spouse in a married couple, but his partner must have drawn up a will and designated him as the heir.

What would be so wrong about insisting individuals who want to raise children — whether they're single, married, living together, in a civil union or whatever; straight or gay; and whether the child is biological or adopted — take parenting classes, outline a parenting plan, and have to prove him / herself financial responsible before he / she could apply for a parenting license and pop out a baby?

Labour MP Paul Flynn is tabling an amendment to the succession to the crown bill which would allow the child of a monarch in a civil union to become heir to the throne — even if they do not share the same royal bloodline.

«There is clearly a problem in that those individuals who are gay or lesbian who would live in a civil union are still not entitled to somewhere between 1,250 and 1,300 civil protections» available to married couple, Paterson said.»

Paterson has previously said he's committed to bringing «full marriage equality in New York state,» adding it's a problem that gays and lesbians who live in a civil union aren't entitled to around 1,300 civil protections that are available to married couples.

Facebook has widened their popular relationship status choices to include «In an open relationship,» «In a civil union,» and «In a domestic partnership.»

(None indicated that their parents were in a civil union.)

Basically, partners in a civil union have the same rights as spouses in a marriage.

Anyone (hetereosexual or same - sex couples) can engage in a civil union.

That the legislature, by failing to include common - law spouses, regards them as less worthy of protection offered (by law) as married couples and those in a civil union, even if common - law unions are similar to these two types of unions.

I would still recommend that anyone in a civil union, gay or otherwise, get a medical power of attorney as the beneficiary, something I have harped for years for all of those who have chosen not to be married.

Not exact matches

Gillian Thomas, senior staff attorney at American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says that in order to create safer spaces for women, individuals in leadership positions must do a better job of setting a good example.

More than 40 civil rights, technology, media and privacy groups have voiced their concerns about the police body cameras in a letter to the AI Ethics Board, which includes groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Ncivil rights, technology, media and privacy groups have voiced their concerns about the police body cameras in a letter to the AI Ethics Board, which includes groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, and the NCivil Liberties Union, and the NAACP.

In stark contrast, rival Lyft responded to the ban by donating $ 1 million the the American Civil Liberties Union over the next four years.

The firestorm sparked by President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday to ban immigration and travel to the U.S. by people from seven predominantly Muslim countries proved a boon to the American Civil Liberties Union, which reportedly collected more than $ 24 million in contributions over the weekend.

The suits by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human Rights Campaign, filed in federal courts in Baltimore and Seattle, claim Trump's plan violates the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution.

«A ruling by a single judge in one circuit can not and does not undo the years of clear legal precedent nationwide establishing that transgender students have the right to go to school without being singled out for discrimination,» said a statement from five groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that have filed «friend of the court» briefs on behalf of transgender students.

Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.

Early on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in a similar case in Maryland brought by refugee resettlement agencies represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has long been a force in American politics, but it wasn't always the kind of organization that came up in everyday conversation.

According to Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union, police in Colorado, Florida, and North Dakota have used drones for various uses, including accident photography.

The European union is suffering from yet another crisis: the tens of thousands of migrants arriving at its shores each month, a large portion of whom are fleeing the civil war in Syria.

«Never in the history of this country has a publisher been prosecuted for presenting truthful information to the public,» Ben Wizner of the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement.

Summary: «The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls» school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.»

In testifying before Congress, Barry Steinhardt, director of the Technology and Liberty Program for the American Civil Liberties Union, has cited biometrics as yet another example of America's movement toward becoming «a surveillance society.»

After the sweeping Republican election victory on Nov. 9, 2016, transgender people «are concerned for their safety, survival and legal rights in the coming years,» said Chase Strangio, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who often works on transgender issues.

Twain and Grant first met shortly after the Civil War, when just about everyone in the North — Twain included — idolized Grant for having led the Union army to victory.

Blacks in Minneapolis were 8.7 times more likely than whites to be arrested for low - level offenses, such as trespassing and disorderly conduct, according to a study of arrests from 2012 to 2014 that the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota published last year.

The companies join gay - rights and human rights groups as well as the American Civil Liberties Union in attacking the law over its broad language, which could be used by business owners to use religious objections to deny same - sex couples wedding.

Senate Democrats tracked down a career Justice Department employee named J. Gerald Hebert, who testified, albeit reluctantly, that in a conversation between the two men Sessions had labelled the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) «un-American» and «Communist - inspired.»

On Saturday, workers voted in favor of including civil disobedience in their efforts to reach a $ 15 - per - hour minimum wage and the right to form a union without fear of retribution from employers.

A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

It should not be difficult for companies to extend EU practices and policies elsewhere because they already have systems in place, said Nicole Ozer, director of technology and civil liberties at the American Civil Liberties Union of Califocivil liberties at the American Civil Liberties Union of CalifoCivil Liberties Union of California.

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that aren't recognized as a valid marriage under relevant state law won't be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

Individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that are treated as spouses under the applicable state law, will each be treated as a spouse as defined in this policy for state law purposes.

However, individuals in other arrangements, such as civil unions, registered domestic partnerships, or other similar arrangements, that are not recognized as marriage under the relevant state law, will not be treated as married or as spouses as defined in this policy for federal tax purposes.

In her victory speech Ms Notley said «Whether you are a business leader, a union leader, a municipal leader, someone who leads in civil society, or just a plain Albertan — the Legislature belongs to you; the government belongs to you, and you will be treated with respect.&raquIn her victory speech Ms Notley said «Whether you are a business leader, a union leader, a municipal leader, someone who leads in civil society, or just a plain Albertan — the Legislature belongs to you; the government belongs to you, and you will be treated with respect.&raquin civil society, or just a plain Albertan — the Legislature belongs to you; the government belongs to you, and you will be treated with respect.»

Lastly, Doug wonders if the question of civil union partnerships might be dealt with in the SEC's overdue rulemaking (it's going to happen sometime, isn't it?)

The ruling is a win for the American Civil Liberties Union in its ongoing legal battle with the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Nevertheless, he decried, and actually seemed surprised by the fact that the jargon, presumptions, odor of sanctity, and especially the legal tools left over from the civil rights movement's glory years, now three generations past, are being used to sanction homosexual unions and in general make of non-heterosexuals yet another legally privileged group.