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Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown: Counties must comply with gay marriage ruling
Updated, 11:30 a.m. PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown says he has directed the California Department of Public Health to start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples as soon as a federal appeals court lifts its stay on a lower court ruling in the case. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday let stand that […]
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Obama on marriage ruling: Court rights a wrong; country better off
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, declaring the court “has righted a wrong, and our country is better off for it.” Obama decided in 2011 to stop defending the 1996 law, concluding that it was legally indefensible. […]
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Gay marriage ruling draws sober response in San Francisco
Updated: 10:45 a.m. PDT SAN FRANCISCO — A crowd at San Francisco City Hall applauded the news Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California, but the reaction was shaded by the knowledge that the high court had sidestepped the larger question of whether banning gay […]
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Obama congratulates plaintiffs in Proposition 8 case from Air Force One
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has telephoned his congratulations to the plaintiffs in a gay marriage case before the Supreme Court. Obama telephoned gay rights advocate Chad Griffin, who had the couple in a California gay marriage case listen in. The White House confirmed that Obama placed the call as he flew to Africa […]
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BREAKING: Reaction from around the U.S. on Supreme Court marriage rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and ruled that legally-married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples. Following is reaction from around the nation:
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BREAKING: Gay rights supporters erupt in cheers over Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON — Supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers, wept openly and chanted “DOMA is Dead” outside the Supreme Court as word reached them that the justices had struck down a key provision of the federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Some in the crowd hugged and others […]
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PROP 8 FALLS: Supreme Court ruling clears way for gay marriage in Calif.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for gay marriages to resume in California following a bitter, five-year legal battle, but the nation’s most populous state might have to wait at least 25 days before joining the 12 other states where gay couples already have the right to wed.
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DOMA IS DEAD: U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
Updated: 11:50 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — In a major victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session […]
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Crowd outside U.S. Supreme Court awaits gay marriage decisions
WASHINGTON — Crowds are gathering outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of two gay marriage decisions.
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U.S. Supreme Court to issue rulings in Prop 8, DOMA marriage cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is meeting to deliver opinions in two cases that could dramatically alter the rights of gay people across the United States.