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California Supreme Court to rule on ‘standing’ issue in Proposition 8 appeal
SAN 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.
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Arizona wants appeals panel to allow state to drop gay partners healthcare
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said a federal appeals panel “got it wrong” and is again appealing a court ruling that same-sex partners of state government workers are entitled to health care benefits provided to opposite-sex couples.
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Appeals court dismisses DADT lawsuit, refuses to rule on constitutionality of ban
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed a seven year old lawsuit brought by the Log Cabin Republicans Thursday, refusing to determine the constitutionality of the military’s now-repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that barred gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military.
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Federal appeals court rules Prop 8 trial recordings to remain under seal
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted a stay to a federal judge’s ruling that the video recordings of the Prop 8 trial would be released this Friday unless a higher court intervened.
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Appeals court says Arizona cannot drop health coverage for same-sex partners
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the state of Arizona must continue to provide health care benefits to same-sex domestic partners of state workers, blocking enforcement of a 2009 law that eliminated the coverage.
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NCLR says Prop 8 sponsors should not be allowed to ‘usurp’ elected officials
Calling 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 said that proponents of Proposition 8 should not be allowed to “usurp duly elected officials.”
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NOM’s Proposition 8 hypocrisy will not be forgotten
It’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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9th Circuit leaves ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in place; prohibits investigations, discharges
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted an emergency order Friday night, temporarily reinstating its original stay of an order that had prohibited the government from enforcing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
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Federal court gives DOJ ten days to quit or appeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ case
A federal court on Monday ordered the Obama Administration to reveal whether it intends to defend the constitutionality of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay service members.
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Federal appeals court orders immediate halt of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ enforcement
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to immediately halt enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military ban on openly gay service members.