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Ginsburg: U.S. Supreme Court won’t ‘duck’ same-sex marriage issue
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the Supreme Court won’t duck the issue of same-sex marriage the next time a case comes to the court. The 81-year-old Ginsburg said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that she expects a same-sex marriage case to be heard and decided by June 2016, and possibly a year earlier.
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Utah governor will follow Supreme Court ruling on marriage recognition
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says if the U.S. Supreme Court decides not to extend an order preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits, Utah will recognize the marriages. Herbert’s spokesman Marty Carpenter said Friday that the governor has said Utah will abide by any final ruling but he believes the larger legal challenge…
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Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to delay benefits to married same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend a stay that’s preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits. Utah filed its appeal Wednesday, arguing that benefits should be delayed while the larger issue of the marriage ban makes its way through the courts.
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Holder: DOJ prepared to urge Supreme Court to strike down gay marriage bans
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department is prepared to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans across the country should the high court take up one of the challenges currently before the federal appellate courts.
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Appeals court rejects Utah’s request for indefinite stay of gay marriage ruling
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court has denied Utah’s request for an indefinite stay pending appeal of a ruling ordering the state to recognize more than 1,000 gay marriages that took place in the state after a same-sex marriage ban was overturned. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order late Friday afternoon. The court will keep the stay in…
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Utah taking appeal of same-sex marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is going directly to the nation’s highest court to challenge a federal appeals court’s finding that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday. The state opted to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court rather than request a review from the entire 10th U.S. Circuit Court of …
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Hobby Lobby decision is a threat to LGBTQ civil rights gains
LGBTQ rights, particularly marriage equality, have made incredible advances over the past year. But, like other great human rights struggles, organized opponents are working hard to contain and undermine movement gains. Many in the LGBTQ community may be unaware of the Religious Right’s strategy to undermine civil rights gains by establishing ever-larger exemptions…
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Supreme Court: Corporations can hold religious objections to contraceptive coverage
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women. The justices’ 5-4 decision is the first time that the high court has ruled that profit-seeking businesses can hold religious views under federal law.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Calif. law banning ‘gay cure’ therapy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for enforcement of a first-of-its-kind California law that bars psychological counseling aimed at turning gay minors straight. The justices turned aside a legal challenge brought by supporters of so-called conversion or reparative therapy. Without comment, they let stand …
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Utah ruling pushes same-sex marriage another step closer to Supreme Court
DENVER — The first ruling by a federal appeals court that states cannot prevent gay couples from marrying makes it more likely the Supreme Court will ultimately have to make a decision it has so far avoided — do states have the ability to prohibit same-sex marriage? The court danced around that question precisely one […]