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Prop 8 next steps: Judge to decide whether to lift ‘stay’ in ruling
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, the federal judge who struck down California’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage must now decide whether the ban should remain in tact while the ruling makes its way through the appeals process.
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Advocates, opponents, politicians react to today’s Prop 8 ruling
While gay rights advocates from across the country celebrate Wednesday’s historic ruling in which U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8, political groups, elected officials and activists on both sides issued reaction today, ranging for jubilation to furiously denouncing the court’s ruling.
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Prop 8 unconstitutional: Federal judge strikes down CA gay marriage ban
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down California’s Proposition 8, the 2008 voter approved ban on gay marriage, ruling it “unconstitutional” and “fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license.”
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CA county settles suit with gay man separated from dying partner
California’s Sonoma County has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit by an elderly gay man who claimed he was separated from his dying partner, accused of abuse, and left penniless when county officials auctioned the contents of their home.
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Judge denies defense request to delay trial in shooting death of gay teen
A California judge has denied a request by defense attorneys to delay the trial of a teen accused of first-degree murder and a hate crime in the 2008 shooting death of 15 year-old Lawrence King.
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San Francisco police resume manhunt for shooter in gay pride slaying
The man arrested on suspicion of opening fire on a crowd attending a San Francisco gay pride event Saturday night is no longer believed to be the gunman responsible for murdering 19-year-old Stephen Powell and injuring two others.
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Shooting at San Francisco gay pride event leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
One man was fatally injured and two other people wounded in a shooting in San Francisco’s Castro District late Saturday night during the “Pink Saturday” gay pride events.
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’8: The Mormon Proposition’ — In theaters, film focuses on Mormon efforts to pass Prop 8
The controversial film “8: The Mormon Proposition,” which harshly criticizes the Mormon Church for campaigning in favor or California’s ban on same-sex marriage, opened in select theaters Friday. Focused on the 2008 passage of California’s Proposition 8, Director Reed Cowan’s documentary has struck a nerve with accusations that a “Mormon front group purchased passage” of […]
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Court hears closing arguments in landmark case challenging Prop 8 ban on gay marriage
Closing arguments were presented in court today in the landmark trial challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the final opportunity for attorneys on both sides to influence a federal judge in deciding the fate of California’s voter approved ban on gay marrige. “This case is about marriage and equality,” plaintiffs attorney Ted Olson told the […]
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As closing arguments near, Judge poses 39 tough questions to Prop 8 litigants
The federal judge presiding over a trial on California’s Proposition 8 issued a list this week of 39 wide-ranging questions to be answered in closing arguments in San Francisco next week. No broad conclusions can be made from this order as to how Chief Judge Vaughn Walker will ultimately rule. But they do provide a […]