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DOMA IS DEAD: U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
Updated: 11:50 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — In a major victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California. The justices issued two 5-4 rulings in their final session […]
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Crowd outside U.S. Supreme Court awaits gay marriage decisions
WASHINGTON — Crowds are gathering outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of two gay marriage decisions.
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Va. AG wants U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate sodomy law
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Virginia’s anti-sodomy law, arguing that a lower court misinterpreted the scope of the justices’ 2003 decision invalidating a similar law in Texas.
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U.S. Supreme Court to issue rulings Wednesday in Prop 8, DOMA cases
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue rulings Tuesday in two closely watched cases — the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, and the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman for purposes of federal recognition and benefits.
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Supreme Court has range of options on same-sex marriage, DOMA cases
The waiting is almost over. On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will announce the outcomes in cases on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
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Scalia: Homosexuality is a moral issue that people, not judges, should decide
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Just days before the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two landmark cases involving same-sex marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia on Friday cited homosexuality as a moral issue that the American people, not judges, should decide.
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Dozens of anti-gay activists vow to resist any pro-equality Supreme Court ruling
As the nation awaits the Supreme Court’s rulings on two high-profile marriage equality cases, several dozen Religious Right activists have signed on to a “Marriage Solidarity Statement” that was drafted by Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver and Deacon Keith Fournier, vowing to resist any ruling favor of equality.
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Pew study finds media coverage favors same-sex marriage
NEW YORK — Around the time the U.S. Supreme Court was considering the same-sex marriage issue, news reports had more comments from supporters than opponents, a study released Monday concluded.
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AFER chronicles three years working to overturn Proposition 8
With just days left before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8, the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) has compiled this look back at the last three years of working to overturn California’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Calif. awaits Supreme Court ruling; readies for possible return of same-sex marriage
SAN FRANCISCO — Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying to pull off such a gathering without knowing what day it should happen or if there even will be cause for celebration.