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Tears and sniffles in courtroom as Kennedy reads ‘No union is more profound than marriage’
When Justice Anthony Kennedy took the bench Friday at the Supreme Court, some were thinking about his past decisions and other June 26ths.
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Gay mentor, belief in dignity at the core of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s views
The Irish Catholic boy who came of age in Sacramento after World War II is an unlikely candidate to be the author of the U.S. Supreme Court’s major gay rights rulings.
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What’s happening where? The latest developments in marriage equality…
Weddings, court rulings and confusion are defining a week that started with the U.S. Supreme Court denying appeals from five states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. Some of the 11 states affected by the denial went ahead with weddings; others are proceeding toward marriage deliberately. Others are putting up a fight.
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U.S. Supreme Court says it erred in halting Nevada same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy mistakenly blocked the start of same-sex marriage in Nevada in an order that spawned confusion among state officials and disappointment in couples hoping to be wed. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg confirmed this mix-up Thursday, saying Kennedy’s order issued a day earlier…
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Celebration becomes sadness as same-sex marriage stalls in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Several same-sex couples, their families and friends gathered at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise Wednesday morning, eager to be first in line for marriage licenses after a federal appellate court rejected Idaho’s ban on gay marriages. But their mood turned from joyous to devastated in a heartbeat as the county clerk…
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Same-sex marriages on hold in Nevada after Supreme Court justice issues stay
LAS VEGAS — Same-sex couples are being told not to line up Wednesday at the marriage bureau in Las Vegas, after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada. Clark County Clerk Diane Alba tells The Associated Press it’s clear at least for now that she can’t issue gender-neutral marriage licenses in the self-proclaimed…
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Kennedy orders temporary stay in Idaho, Nevada same-sex marriage rulings
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that declared gay marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada. Kennedy’s order came a little more than an hour after Idaho filed an emergency request for an immediate stay and about 10 minutes before the state said that state and…
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Oregon officials urge Supreme Court to deny NOM’s request for stay
Arguing that there is no way the U.S. Supreme Court is going to rule on the constitutionality of state bans on same-sex marriage when only a private group is defending such a law, Oregon state officials and a group of same-sex couples urged the Court on Monday not to grant a private association’s request to stop those couples from marrying in that state.
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Kennedy asks for briefs on NOM request to halt same-sex marriage in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. Supreme Court justice is asking for more information before any ruling on an effort by the National Organization for Marriage to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon.
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Same-sex marriage opponents invoke Justice Kennedy
WASHINGTON — The pro-gay rights rulings of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy have been a key spark in the march toward legalized gay marriage. To counter the trend, same-sex marriage opponents now are seizing upon other opinions by Kennedy himself.