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Judge denies stay in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling — military begins accepting gay recruits
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a government request to delay her order to halt discharges under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and the Pentagon took the unprecedented steps to begin allowing openly gay recruits to enlist, or re-enlist, in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Campaign underway in Iowa to oust judges who supported gay marriage
A political-action committee wants voters to remove 3 Iowa Supreme Court justices in retaliation for the 2009 Court ruling that said there was “no important governmental interest in denying citizens marriage licenses based on their sexual orientation.”
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Vaughn Walker, federal judge who presided over Prop 8 trial, announces retirement
The federal judge who attracted national attention for his decision last month striking down California’s Proposition 8 and lambasting supporters of traditional marriage, has announced that he will retire from the bench in February. As Chief Judge for the Northern District of California, Vaughn R. Walker presided over the first federal court trial involving a […]
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Ten states file anti-gay marriage brief in Proposition 8 appeal
Ten U.S. states signed onto a legal brief Friday in opposition to same-sex marriage, claiming a federal court “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that California’s Proposition 8 — the 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage — was “unconstitutional.” The amicus brief sent Friday to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that […]
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Judge orders military to reinstate lesbian reservist fired under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
A federal judge on Friday ordered the reinstatement of a decorated Air Force Reserve flight nurse who was discharged from the military under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bans openly gay service members. In a judgment hailed by gay rights advocates, U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton said Major Margaret Witt was “constitutionally” […]
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Appeals court upholds ruling: Florida’s ban on gay adoption ‘unconstitutional’
A court ruling declaring Florida’s ban against gay adoption unconstitutional was upheld Wednesday in a decision by the Third District Court of Appeals in Miami, affirming the controversial adoption of two foster children by a gay Miami couple. The Miami Herald reports: The unanimous 3-0 decision deals a critical blow to Florida’s 33-year-old law banning […]
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Federal judge to rule on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharge of lesbian reservist
Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the case of a lesbian who wants to be reinstated to the Air Force Reserve in Washington state. Former Major Margaret Witt testified on Monday in a trial at the U.S. Courthouse in Tacoma, challenging her discharge from the Air Force Reserve in 2004 under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” […]
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Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over gay marriage speech
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a community college student who claimed a professor violated his right to free speech by stopping him from finishing a speech against gay marriage. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously overturned a lower court decision allowing Los […]
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Federal judge rules ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ unconstitutional
A federal judge in Riverside, CA today declared the military’s ban on allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military unconstitutional.
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Court rejects motion to force Brown, Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8
A California state appeals court has denied a conservative law group’s request that it force Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend Proposition 8 in federal court.