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Campaign underway in Iowa to oust judges who supported gay marriage
A political-action committee wants voters to remove 3 Iowa Supreme Court justices in retaliation for the 2009 Court ruling that said there was “no important governmental interest in denying citizens marriage licenses based on their sexual orientation.”
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Vaughn Walker, federal judge who presided over Prop 8 trial, announces retirement
The federal judge who attracted national attention for his decision last month striking down California’s Proposition 8 and lambasting supporters of traditional marriage, has announced that he will retire from the bench in February. As Chief Judge for the Northern District of California, Vaughn R. Walker presided over the first federal court trial involving a […]
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Gay marriage supporters rally in NYC annual ‘wedding march’
Over 300 supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in Manhattan’s Foley Square on Sunday to rally and march across the Brooklyn Bridge on the 7th NYC Wedding March. A colorful crowd trekked over the Brooklyn Bridge armed with rainbow flags during the Seventh Marriage Equality Wedding March. [NY Daily News] “The love, families and relationships of […]
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Ten states file anti-gay marriage brief in Proposition 8 appeal
Ten U.S. states signed onto a legal brief Friday in opposition to same-sex marriage, claiming a federal court “exceeded its judicial authority” when it ruled that California’s Proposition 8 — the 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage — was “unconstitutional.” The amicus brief sent Friday to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that […]
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AP Poll: Majority of Americans now support marriage equality
A majority of Americans support gay marriage, according to an Associated Press poll released this week. In the poll, 52 percent of Americans said yes when asked: “Should the federal government give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same-sex, or not?” That’s an increase of six percentage points from when the question was […]
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MN Archdiocese sending anti-gay marriage DVD to 800,000 parishioners
Archbishop John Nienstedt of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, announced Monday that every Catholic in the state will be mailed a DVD defending marriage as between one man and one woman. It’s the latest effort to “rally the troops” around the Church’s position on the same-sex marriage just six weeks before […]
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Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over gay marriage speech
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a community college student who claimed a professor violated his right to free speech by stopping him from finishing a speech against gay marriage. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday unanimously overturned a lower court decision allowing Los […]
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‘Big Bang’ star Jim Parsons celebrates Emmy win by proposing to partner
“Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons has reportedly celebrated his recent Emmy award victory by proposing marriage to longtime partner Todd Spiewak.
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Court rejects motion to force Brown, Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8
A California state appeals court has denied a conservative law group’s request that it force Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend Proposition 8 in federal court.