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Apr 18, 13 •
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By Mark Johnson Roberts, PQ Monthly [Editor's note: This is an updated version of an article posted on our blog shortly after the Supreme Court heard arguments on the two same-sex marriage cases.] It has been 20 years since Hawaii’s Supreme Court held that...
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Feb 20, 13 •
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Legal planning for multi-parent and poly families By Mark Johnson Roberts, PQ Monthly Oregon has no laws on multi-party family relationships. Such legal protections that exist are the product of careful planning and creative lawyering rather than any...
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Dec 19, 12 •
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Navigating the brave new world of marriage equality By Mark Johnson Roberts, PQ Monthly On Nov. 6, 2012, voters in Washington state approved Referendum 74, enabling the legislature’s legalization of marriage between same-sex partners to go into...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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The Supreme Court’s slow shift on civil rights By Mark Johnson Roberts, PQ Monthly The United States Supreme Court has not historically been a sympathetic forum for LGBTQ concerns. Whether in matters of immigration, government employment, national...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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August/September 2012, LGBTQ Legal Outlook •
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Democracy and marriage equality By Mark Johnson Roberts, Attorney at Law This month, PQ Monthly introduces a column on legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community. I am an out, gay family law attorney practicing in Portland. My practice is mostly...
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