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Ruling expected today in challenge to Oregon same-sex marriage ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge was expected to make Oregon the latest state to allow gay marriage after state officials refused to defend its constitutional ban in court, and gay couples were poised to tie the knot right after the ruling.
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Federal judge to rule Monday on Oregon same-sex marriage ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge says he’ll issue a decision next week on a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Federal judge rejects NOM’s motion to defend Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the National Organization for Marriage cannot defend Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage after the state attorney general refused to do so, paving the way for a ruling on the ban that could come at any time.
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Judge to hear arguments on allowing NOM to intervene in Ore. marriage case
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday about whether a national group can defend Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage because the state’s attorney general has refused to do so.
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Sponsors of anti-gay ‘religious freedom’ ballot initiative abandon campaign
PORTLAND, Ore. — The sponsors of a measure to permit Oregon business owners to turn away same-sex couples whose weddings they object to for religious reasons have abandoned their campaign.
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Oregon Supreme Court settles ballot title dispute in ‘religious freedom’ measure
SALEM, Ore. — Backers of a proposed “religious freedom” ballot initiative in Oregon that would allow businesses to refuse services to same-sex weddings based on religious beliefs lost a ballot title challenge with the Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Oregon AG asks court to deny NOM request to intervene in gay marriage case
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has asked a federal judge not to allow the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to intervene in a case to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Ore. same-sex marriage ban gets day in court, but no one’s there to defend it
EUGENE, Ore. — Lawyers for four gay and lesbian couples and the state of Oregon are urging a federal judge to strike down the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal judge to hear Oregon same-sex marriage challenge
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon is ready to hear arguments about the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, but no one will be in court to defend the measure.
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Judge denies NOM’s request to postpone hearing in Ore. gay marriage challenge
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon said Tuesday he would not postpone a long-scheduled hearing challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban to accommodate an eleventh hour request by the National Organization for Marriage to intervene in the suit and defend the ban.