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Michigan Supreme Court rules against same-sex partner benefits
[JURIST] The Michigan Supreme Court ruled [PDF text] Wednesday that governments and universities may not provide health benefits for same-sex partners of their employees. The 5-2 ruling interpreted a 2004 state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage [text] to mean that same-sex couples are to be denied any of the benefits of marriage as well...

Same-Sex Benefits Defeated in Michigan
The AP is reporting: A same-sex marriage ban prevents governments and universities in Michigan from providing health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday...

MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT NIXES DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS
The Michigan Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that cities, counties, state universities, and other public employers cannot offer domestic partner benefits to their employees...

Michigan Partnership Benefits Killed by Court
In a long-awaited and very disappointing ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that any partnership benefits granted to gay couples, even those as part of negotiated union agreements, are unconstitutional under the anti-gay marriage amendment, Proposal 2, passed in 2004...

"Non-recognition" of same-sex couples in Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court finally came down with their opinion in National Pride at Work v Governor of Michigan. Download pride_at_work.pdf The case involves the interpretation of Article I, section 25 of the Michigan Constitution, a provision barring the state from recognizing any agreement as a marriage "or similar union...

Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know
Stanford University's Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research yesterday released Dual-Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know. The report is based on a study of 9,043 faculty at 13 mqjor research universities: Report (108 pages) Executive Summary Press...

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