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Prop 8 proponents urge Supreme Court to uphold voters’ ban on same-sex marriage
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 — the 2008 voter approved ban on same-sex marriage — urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to preserve the state’s definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, the first of many arguments the high court will hear this year on the issue of marriage equality.
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U.S. Supreme Court schedules arguments in Prop 8, DOMA cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear arguments during the last week of March in two cases affecting same-sex marriage.
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U.S. Supreme Court sets briefing schedule for DOMA lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced the schedule for submitting legal briefs in pending DOMA litigation, making the deadline for the first round of such documents Jan. 22.
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Five questions as U.S. Supreme Court considers marriage cases
In the wake of last week’s announcement that the Supreme Court will hear lawsuits challenging California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, observers over the next several months will wait on pins and needles for what may be the most significant ruling on LGBT rights in history.
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Prop 8 attorneys confident court will strike down marriage ban
The organizers behind the lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 8 are excited and optimistic about the prospects for a Supreme Court ruling against the anti-gay measure as one attorney on the team said he hopes the Obama administration will assist in the effort.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8, DOMA cases
In a surprise development, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that it will review both the Proposition 8 case concerning a statewide ban on same-sex marriage and a Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) case concerning a ban on federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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U.S. Supreme Court: No action Monday on Proposition 8, DOMA cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released added orders from its Friday Conference, but the list did not include any on the ten cases dealing with the same-sex marriage issue.
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U.S. Supreme Court takes no action on same-sex marriage cases
The Supreme Court, after taking most of the day to prepare new orders, took no action Friday on the ten same-sex marriage cases now on the docket. It did agree to rule on whether taking a human gene out of the body is a process that can be patented. It also agreed to rule on legal protection for makers of generic drugs.
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Supreme Court reschedules conference to review DOMA, Prop 8 cases
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it has rescheduled the private conference to review the legal appeals relating to California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Supreme Court to decide on Prop 8, DOMA cases in late November
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court this morning indicated that it will consider whether to grant review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8.