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Day 2 at the high court: Justices to hear challenge to Defense of Marriage Act
WASHINGTON — In the second of back-to-back gay marriage cases, the Supreme Court is turning to a constitutional challenge to the law that prevents legally married gay Americans from collecting federal benefits generally available to straight married couples.
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Same-sex military families look to high court to remedy DOMA’s injustice
As the Supreme Court prepares to consider the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, gay marriage advocates are focusing attention on the way they say the law dishonors gay service members and their spouses, who are denied survivor payments, plots in veterans’ cemeteries, base housing and a host of other benefits that have been available to opposite-sex military couples for generations.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry rallies opponents of same-sex marriage at state capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry rallied opponents of gay marriage and abortion on Tuesday, calling for support for what he called traditional values on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court heard a challenge to California’s ban on gay marriage.
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Gay Tea Party activist denounces same-sex marriage at NOM rally
Doug Mainwaring, the openly gay founder of the National Capital Tea Party Patriots, spoke towards the end of the National Organization for Marriage’s rally on the National Mall today where he warned that same-sex marriage will “unravel” marriage and “undefine children.”
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Commentary
Witness to history: ‘I am struck by the changed world in which we now live’
Sitting in the Supreme Court this morning for the Prop 8 argument alongside my Lambda Legal colleagues Jenny Pizer and Camilla Taylor, I was struck by the changed world in which we now live. Exactly 10 years ago today, the Supreme Court heard Lambda Legal’s historic Lawrence v. Texas case. At that time, 13 states still criminalized oral and anal sex and no state provided any recognition to same-sex relationships…
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Tennessee’s latest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill dies in House committee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A measure that would have forced schools to tell parents if their children have talked to a teacher or counselor about being gay has failed this session.
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Life
Report: U.S. Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska now supports marriage equality
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) late Monday night joined the growing chorus of Democratic senators to announce support for marriage equality for same-sex couples, according to a report by BuzzFeed.
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Commentary
Ideological differences appear to divide Supreme Court justices on Prop 8
Much will be written about the Proposition 8 oral argument. The bottom line, in my opinion, is that the Court probably will not have the five votes necessary to get to any result at all, and almost certainly will not have five votes to decide the merits of whether Proposition 8 is constitutional. Much will be written about the Proposition 8 oral argument. The bottom line, in my opinion, is that the Court probably will not have the five votes necessary to get to any result at all, and almost certainly will not have five votes to decide the merits of whether Proposition 8 is constitutional…
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The day in pictures #2: Courtroom participants, observers meet the press
Courtroom participants and observers spilled out into a waiting crowd of reporters and cameras on Tuesday to share their experience as witnesses to to the historic Supreme Court hearing challenging Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Highs and lows as Supreme Court justices take marriage issue on a roller coaster ride
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90 minutes of argument in the case testing the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Three same-sex couples challenge Utah’s gay marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Three couples have filed a lawsuit challenging Utah’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Jon Tester: Another U.S. Senator previously opposed to gay marriage reverses course
HELENA, Mont. — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana who has previously opposed same-sex marriage, says he now supports marriage equality for gays and lesbian couples.
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Listen: U.S. Supreme Court releases audio of Prop 8 hearing
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has released the audio and transcript of Tuesday’s hearing challenging Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Prop 8 hearing: U.S. Supreme Court may avoid broad ruling on gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California’s ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America’s gays have a right to marry.
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Supreme Court plaza packed on first day of same-sex marriage cases
WASHINGTON — Supporters and opponents of gay marriage rallied in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices began the first of two days of arguments in gay marriage cases.
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The day in pictures: Observers eager to witness history at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to wade into the fight over same-sex marriage today, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed.
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Participants to history: Plaintiffs depart for historic day at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin and plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, met with reporters earlier this morning, before departing for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Ten years to the day since Lawrence v. Texas, same-sex marriage reaches the high court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don’t allow it.
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Ky. House may override Governor’s veto of religious freedom bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky state House is prepared to hold a vote Tuesday on overriding Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s veto of a bill that sponsors say is intended to protect the religious beliefs of Kentuckians from government intrusion.
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Ohio congressman says he disagrees with Portman’s support of gay marriage
MONTGOMERY, Ohio — A fellow Cincinnati area Republican says that while he respects Sen. Rob Portman, he disagrees with Portman’s new stand in support of gay marriage.