Page 379
-
‘Gay marriage will mark the end of the world,’ warns Ivory Coast minister
BROBO, Ivory Coast — Gay marriage is an “aberration” and “will mark the end of the world,” according to Gnamien Konan, Ivory Coast’s Minister of Public Service.
-
AG won’t oppose ACLU expanding lawsuit against N.C. gay marriage ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — A legal attack against North Carolina’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is taking shape after state Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office said Friday he would not oppose adding that challenge to an existing lawsuit.
-
Not giving up: Opponents ask California Supreme Court to stop gay weddings
SAN FRANCISCO — Opponents of same-sex marriage demanded Friday that the California Supreme Court immediately halt the practice that recently resumed in the nation’s largest state after a nine-year legal battle.
-
Ad bureau dismisses complaints against ‘You’re having a lesbian!’ campaign
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia – The Australian Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) has rejected complaints against a advertising campaign promoting the message “marriage equality is every family’s issue” as it could have a gay child were rejected by
-
Pa. Attorney General will not defend ban on same-sex marriage
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane will said Thursday that her office will not defend the state in a federal lawsuit that challenges its ban on same-sex marriage.
-
Pa. AG must decide whether to defend state’s ban on same-sex marriage
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The elected official tasked with defending state laws has previously said she supports same-sex marriage, but now faces a decision about whether to defend a Pennsylvania law that bans it.
-
Federal judge sets date for fall showdown on Mich. gay marriage ban
DETROIT — A federal judge says he’ll hear arguments Oct. 1 on the legality of Michigan’s ban on gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples.
-
Couples in Lambda Legal, ACLU suit seek ruling on Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Twenty-five couples who filed a lawsuit challenging Illinois’ ban on gay marriage asked a judge on Wednesday to rule quickly in their favor, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down part of a law denying federal benefits to married gay couples creates a new urgency in the state.
-
Ark. group submits proposal for 2016 vote to repeal gay marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A group has asked Arkansas’ attorney general to approve the wording of a measure legalizing gay marriage for the 2016 ballot.
-
Lambda Legal, ACLU to seek ‘swift ruling’ in challenge to Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois said Tuesday they plan to file a motion for summary judgment, asking for a swift ruling in an ongoing lawsuit seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.