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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.
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Hagel honors gay service members at Pentagon pride event
ARLINGTON, Va. — In his first appearance at a Pentagon LGBT Pride Month event, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday honored gay and lesbian service members, calling them “integral to America’s armed forces.”
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LGBT advocacy groups denounce Supreme Court ruling on voting rights
The nation’s leading LGBT advocacy groups on Tuesday expressed disappointment in today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a decision deplored by the White House but cheered by mostly Southern states now free from nearly 50 years of intense federal oversight of their elections.
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Paris police obtain video footage of gay rights activist’s murder
PARIS — Investigators say they have obtained surveillance video that captured the fatal clash between skinheads and gay rights activist Clement Meric earlier this month.
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Va. AG wants U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate sodomy law
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Virginia’s anti-sodomy law, arguing that a lower court misinterpreted the scope of the justices’ 2003 decision invalidating a similar law in Texas.