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Big push to support same-sex marriage at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Prominent Republicans, retired military leaders and U.S. businesses are among the factions ready to ask the Supreme Court to support marriage equality in two cases up for argument next month.
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Illinois House committee votes to advance same-sex marriage bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois state House committee has approved a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, sending the measure to the full House for a vote.
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Major U.S. corporations call on Supreme Court to strike down gay marriage bans
More than 60 U.S. corporations — including Apple, eBay, Facebook, Intel, Nike and Morgan Stanley — have signed on to an amicus brief in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 8, California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Meg Whitman, former Prop 8 supporter, now an advocate for same-sex marriage
Meg Whitman, the president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard, who, as a GOP candidate for Governor of California in 2010 supported Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, is now one of more than 75 prominent Republicans to publicly support marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
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Iowa GOP try for statewide vote to bring an end to same-sex marriage
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Republican state senator has introduced legislation that would begin the process of referring a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage to Iowa voters.
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Edith Windsor calls on U.S. Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
Edith Windsor, the New York widow who was forced to pay $363,000 in estate taxes in 2009 upon the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, made her case to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, filing a brief in her challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Judge refuses to dismiss gay California veteran’s lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit brought by a lesbian U.S. Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice, a federal judge in California ruled Monday.
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Dozens of prominent GOP leaders sign brief supporting marriage equality
More than 75 prominent Republican leaders have signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the freedom for gay and lesbian couples, The New York Times reported late Monday.
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Illinois House committee to vote on marriage equality bill Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois House committee could vote Tuesday on a measure allowing same-sex couples to marry.
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Poll: Majority of Nevadans support repeal of state’s ban on same-sex marriage
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A majority of Nevadans favor repealing the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, according to a newly released survey.