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Houston’s Benefits Policy for Same-Sex Couples Goes to the Texas Supreme Court

Tomorrow (March 1, 2017), the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Pidgeon v. Turner, a Houston case challenging the city’s benefits policy for married same-sex couples. The court had previously declined to take up the case, but Texas Republicans urged the Texas court to reconsider. We talk about the case and what implications […]

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Rainbow Flag LGBT - freeimages.comTomorrow (March 1, 2017), the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Pidgeon v. Turner, a Houston case challenging the city's benefits policy for married same-sex couples. The court had previously declined to take up the case, but Texas Republicans urged the Texas court to reconsider.

We talk about the case and what implications it could have for Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage.