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California ethics panel to investigate National Organization for Marriage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a surprise move, the state of California’s ethics office announced Wednesday that it will investigate Fred Karger’s complaint against the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM).
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Washington same-sex marriage law blocked as opponents quality for ballot referendum
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Opponents of Washington’s newly passed same-sex marriage law on Wednesday submitted an estimated 232,000 signatures to the Secretary of State — all but guaranteeing that the question of whether gays and lesbians can marry in Washington will now be decided by that state’s voters. Preserve Marriage Washington, the petition campaign’s sponsors, planned […]
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Federal judge in New York latest to rule DOMA unconstitutional, unfairly discriminates
NEW YORK, NY — U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jones in Manhattan added herself to a growing list of federal judges across the nation on Wednesday by ruling that a key component of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unfairly discriminates against married same-sex couples by prohibiting them access to federal benefits available to married heterosexual couples.
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CNN poll: Majority of Americans support legalizing same-sex marriage
A majority of Americans say they support legal recognition of same-sex marriage amid growing evidence that the public’s become more comfortable with gays and lesbians, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey released Wednesday.
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Marriage equality advocacy groups hail appeals court decision not to rehear Prop 8 case
Marriage equality and gay rights advocates on Tuesday hailed a decision by the full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to refuse to review a panel’s decision that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
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Federal appeals court says it will not rehear Prop 8 marriage equality case
The full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals refused Tuesday (June 5) to review a panel’s decision that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
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Another victory against DOMA, same-sex couples sue for marriage equality in Illinois
Another major blow to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last week, and twenty-five couples sue for marriage in Illinois.
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Federal appeals court to rule on motion in Prop 8 marriage equality case
SAN FRANCISCO — The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced Monday that it will issue a ruling in the request by the anti-gay groups supporting Proposition 8 whether it will grant an en banc review or deny it.
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Perkins: Americans will never accept gay marriage because it ‘violates reason, natural law’
Recently, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins and Maryland Bishop Harry Jackson sat down for a half-hour interview with CBN’s David Brody to discuss President Obama’s support for marriage equality and what it will mean for the 2012 election.
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Illinois civil unions not treated equal to marriages, study finds
As the Illinois civil unions law turned one June 1, the nearly 5,000 couples throughout the state who registered for a license over the past year have encountered many legal and everyday life obstacles that reminds them a civil union is different from marriage – precisely the opposite intent of the legislation.