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Judge to schedule closing arguments as Prop 8 trial attorneys file final briefs
Yesterday marked the deadline for final briefs to be submitted in the federal trial over California’s ban on same-sex marriage. The two sides in the case — two same-sex couples as plaintiffs, and the sponsors of California’s Proposition 8 as defendants — filed their final briefs late Friday shortly before a midnight deadline. Chief U.S. […]
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DC court throws out latest attempt to block gay marriage in nation’s capital
A District of Columbia appeals court Friday unanimously rejected the latest attempt to block the city from legalizing same-sex marriages next month. In the judges’ one-page opinion in the case, the appeals court refused to overturn a Superior Court judge’s decision not to postpone the District’s same-sex marriage from going into effect. The court ruled […]
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NY political action committee targets anti-gay marriage senate senators
Angered by the defeat last year of a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry, a group of well-financed gay rights advocates has started a political action committee to take aim at state senators who have opposed same-sex marriage. According to The New York Times, the political action committee, Fight Back New York, […]
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Maryland AG: State must recognize gay unions performed out-of-state
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler released a long-awaited opinion Wednesday saying that Maryland should recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, drawing cheers from gay-rights supporters and igniting immediate debate on a highly contentious issue in an election year. From the Baltimore Sun: With the ruling, state agencies will be required to extend all […]
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Minnesota House holds first ever hearing on gay marriage legislation
On Monday, the Minnesota House held its first ever hearings into legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota. There are three bills that the House is considering but there will be no votes. Still, the hearing for the Civil Justice Committee is stirring up a lot of emotion. The bills would recognize gay marriages in Minnesota and […]
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Judge rejects gay marriage opponents — refuses to ‘usurp’ DC elections board
Another Superior Court judge has denied a request by gay marriage opponents to overturn a D.C. Board of Elections rulings against a referendum on the issue. Earlier Friday, attorneys for Stand4MarriageDC and the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal organization, went to court seeking a preliminary injunction, which would have stayed the effective date of […]
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Catholic church ends D.C. foster care program, citing gay marriage bill
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has announced it is shutting down its 80-year-old foster care program, citing the District’s plan to legalize gay marriage, which the church said conflicts with their religious beliefs. Catholic Charities, which receives $20 million in support from the city, does not condone same-sex marriage and therefore would turn down gay […]
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New Hampshire House rejects bills aimed at repealing gay marriage
New Hampshire’s House rejected a pair of anti-gay marriage bills on Wednesday. The House voted 201-135 to kill a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Supporters needed 60 percent of the House to place it on the November ballot. Later in the day, the House voted 210-109 to reject […]
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New Hampshire House to vote on two anti-gay marriage bills this week
New Hampshire’s House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a pair of anti-gay marriage bills. One is a bill, sponsored by Rep. L. Mike Kappler, which would repeal the state’s six-week-old law legalizing gay marriage. The other is a proposed constitutional amendment, sponsored by Rep. Daniel Itse, which would state that “the state shall only […]
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Texas Attorney General steps in to block same-sex divorce
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is trying to stop the divorce of two women in Austin on grounds their Massachusetts marriage is not legally recognized in the Lone Star state. Last week, a Travis County state district judge granted a divorce in court to Sabina Daly […]