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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor blocks Kansas same-sex marriage ruling
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued an order blocking same-sex marriages in Kansas. Sotomayor’s brief order Monday puts on hold indefinitely a lower-court order clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry despite a ban in Kansas on gay marriage.
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U.S. Supreme Court reviews Utah’s same-sex marriage law
SALT LAKE CITY — Legal arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court about Utah’s overturned same-sex marriage ban have focused heavily on whether gay and lesbians can be suitable parents, provoking a debate on family values in the Mormon state.
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Lawyers for gay couples ask Supreme Court to allow same-sex unions
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawyers for three same-sex couples in Utah have filed court papers with the U.S. Supreme Court explaining why gay marriage should be allowed to continue.
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Sotomayor ponders stay of order allowing same-sex marriage in Utah
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is pondering whether to grant a stay of a federal district court’s order that the state of Utah stop enforcing its ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
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Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop same-sex marriages during appeal
WASHINGTON — Utah took its fight against gay marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to suspend same-sex unions that became legal when a judge struck down the state’s voter-approved ban.
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Diverse U.S. Supreme Court justices, families mirror country
The varied family portraits of the U.S. Supreme Court justices are somewhat at odds with the arguments of gay marriage opponents who stress the unique ability of heterosexual couples to have babies as a reason to uphold bans on same-sex marriage.