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Boehner: House GOP won’t weigh in on gay marriage cases before Supreme Court
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday he doesn’t expect House Republicans will weigh in on same-sex marriage when the U.S. Supreme Court considers the issue this Spring.
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Same-sex marriages could begin in Alabama next week
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for same-sex marriages to begin Monday in Alabama, but the state’s attorney general made a last-ditch attempt to keep the weddings on hold.
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Alabama asks U.S. Supreme Court to stay same-sex marriage ruling
The Alabama attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to continue to block same-sex marriages until the high court issues a ruling on gay marriage later this year.
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Kagan: Don’t expect cameras in Supreme Court for gay marriage arguments
Justice Elena Kagan has bad news for people hoping to watch the Supreme Court’s historic gay marriage arguments on TV: Don’t expect cameras in the court anytime soon.
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Ben Carson: Congress should oust judges who rule for marriage equality
Ben Carson, the likely Republican presidential candidate who believes that the gay rights movement is part of a communist conspiracy to bring about the New World Order, wants Congress to intervene in court cases involving marriage equality.
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Colo. won’t clarify civil unions law until Supreme Court issues marriage ruling
Colorado won’t address some legal questions about civil unions pending a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on gay marriage. The state currently allows both same-sex marriage and civil unions.
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Judge puts N.D. same-sex marriage case on hold for Supreme Court ruling
A federal judge put a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s ban on same-sex marriage on hold Tuesday pending a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in April
Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The justices said Friday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld bans on same-sex unions in four states.
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Supreme Court must act fast if same-sex marriage to be settled in June
Time is running short for the Supreme Court to get same-sex marriage on its calendar if the justices want to tackle the issue before their current term ends in late June. They might have to decide to jump in at their closed-door conference Friday if they want to resolve the legal debate over gay marriage in the next few months.
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Louisiana same-sex marriage case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take on a same-sex marriage case from Louisiana that remains under review in a federal appeals court, and re-listed cases from four other states for conference later this week.