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Gay San Francisco Supervisor outsmarts assailants, leads them straight to police
Tuesday, January 5, 2016Scott Wiener foiled a would-be mugging over the holidays, but two of his assailants are still at large. -
BREAKING: Calif. Supreme Court refuses to revive Prop 8 challenge
Wednesday, August 14, 2013SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to halt gay marriages in the state, leaving opponents of same-sex weddings few - if any - legal options to stop the unions. -
Calif. Supreme Court rejects emergency plea to stop gay marriages
Monday, July 15, 2013SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court is refusing to order the state to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. -
Not giving up: Opponents ask California Supreme Court to stop gay weddings
Friday, July 12, 2013SAN FRANCISCO -- Opponents of same-sex marriage demanded Friday that the California Supreme Court immediately halt the practice that recently resumed in the nation's largest state after a nine-year legal battle. -
Federal court agrees to consolidate appeals on constitutionality of Proposition 8
Tuesday, November 22, 2011SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Monday agreed to consolidate the appeal of the 2010 ruling that declared California's Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, with the appeal of another federal judge's refusal to vacate the… -
California Supreme Court: Prop 8 proponents can defend gay marriage ban
Thursday, November 17, 2011SAN FRANCISCO -- In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the California Supreme Court said that Proposition 8 sponsors have the legal right to defend the state's ban on same sex marriage. -
California Supreme Court to rule on ‘standing’ issue in Proposition 8 appeal
Wednesday, November 16, 2011SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice that it will rule Thursday whether proponents of California's Proposition 8 have "legal standing" to defend the 2008 voter-approved law ban on same-sex marriage. -
NCLR says Prop 8 sponsors should not be allowed to ‘usurp’ elected officials
Tuesday, September 6, 2011Calling it an "unthinkable blow to California’s democratic system of government if the handful of individuals who sponsored Prop 8 could make decisions for the entire state," Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the NCLR, on Tuesday… -
California Supreme Court to hear arguments on ‘standing’ in Prop 8 appeal
Monday, September 5, 2011On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments as to whether there is any authority under California law that gives Yes on 8 the right to appeal a ruling that struck down the… -
NOM’s Proposition 8 hypocrisy will not be forgotten
Tuesday, August 2, 2011It’s ironic that the National Organization for Marriage spent over 1.8 million in the effort to pass California's Proposition 8, but was nowhere to be seen when it came to defending it in court...
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