Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said in a 13-page ruling that the voter-supported law banning same-sex marriages violates the US Constitution's equal protection clause, USA Today reported.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Friday stated that the Pledge of Allegiance, despite the word God in it, is a patriotic exercise and is not a religious one, CNN reported.
On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the legal challenge on the US Environmental Protection Agency's decision to amend its regulation on particulate matter in 2012.
A legislation that would provide continued support of charter schools in the US has received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, the Times-Picayune said.
