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South Carolina to take same-sex marriage case to U.S. Supreme Court
State officials in South Carolina notified a federal appeals court Monday that they plan to ask the Supreme Court to hear an appeal on the issue of same-sex marriage, in advance of any decision by the appeals court.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sent home after heart stent implanted
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Thursday after having a heart stent implanted to clear a blocked artery, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said. The 81-year-old jurist was sent home and was expected to be at work when the court hears its next round of oral arguments on Monday, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
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Heart stent for Ginsburg revives talk of liberal jurist’s time left on court
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a heart stent implanted on Wednesday, reviving talk about how long the 81-year-old liberal jurist will be staying on the court.
Ginsburg was expected back at work on Monday, but her hospitalization – just three weeks after elections handed Republicans control of the Senate – raised anew the question whether President Barack Obama would be able to appoint a like-minded replacement.
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Michigan AG urges U.S. Supreme Court to hear gay marriage case
LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Bill Schuette and supporters of gay marriage have at least one thing in common: They want the U.S. Supreme Court to use a Michigan case to settle the legality of same-sex marriage.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block same-sex marriages in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block gay marriages in South Carolina but Attorney General Alan Wilson said the issue is still not settled. The court denied Wilson’s request to prevent the marriages while he appeals last week’s decision by a federal judge tossing out the state constitutional ban on gay marriage.
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Kansas AG wants clarity on same-sex marriage from U.S. Supreme Court
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Wednesday that his vigorous defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban is designed to get a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. Without such a ruling, the legal uncertainty – which has some Kansas counties allowing gay couples to marry while others refuse – will persist…
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South Carolina AG to ask U.S. Supreme Court to block same-sex marriages
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he will go to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent same-sex marriages from beginning in the state on Thursday.
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Michigan, Kentucky couples take gay marriage cases to U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court. The couple’s plea to be allowed to marry was being filed Monday. It asks the justices to hold that state laws prohibiting same-sex couples from getting married violate “our nation’s most cherished and essential guarantees.”
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Plaintiffs in Tennessee marriage case appeal ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three same-sex couples challenging Tennessee’s ban on same-sex marriage and refusal to recognize their out-of-state marriages, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to hear their case after the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that state marriage bans do not violate the U.S. Constitution.
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Thomas hints at Supreme Court split on same-sex marriage review
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas suggested Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court was divided over whether to hear the gay marriage cases the justices rejected last month. Thomas offered a peek at what happened behind the scenes when the court turned away appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin on Oct. 6.