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U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal on Christian group’s discrimination suit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from Christian groups in a federal lawsuit that challenged a discrimination policy of the California State University system.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects NOM appeal over Maine campaign finance disclosure law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a constitutional challenge to Maine’s campaign finance laws brought by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM).
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Supreme Court won’t block release of signatures on anti-gay petitions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block release of names of those who signed petitions favoring Washington State’s Referendum 71, the unsuccessful 2009 ballot initiative to overturn the state’s “everything but marriage” rights for same-sex domestic partners.
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Federal appeals court rules Prop 8 trial recordings to remain under seal
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted a stay to a federal judge’s ruling that the video recordings of the Prop 8 trial would be released this Friday unless a higher court intervened.
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U.S. Supreme Court asked to hear birth certificate dispute in gay couple adoption
Lambda Legal on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a same-sex couple seeking an accurate birth certificate for their Louisiana-born son whom they adopted in New York.
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U.S. Supreme Court in favor of anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church
The Westboro Baptist Church won a significant victory Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of its right to promote what its church members call a “broad-based message” on public matters such as wars.
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U.S. Supreme Court rules to keep ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ban in effect during appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday issued an order, keeping intact the ban on openly gay service members, while a federal appeals court review the issue. The high court denied a request from the Log Cabin Republicans to block enforcement of the 17-year old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
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Justice department asks U.S. Supreme Court to keep ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in effect
The Justice Department on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and to keep the policy in effect while a lower court considers the constitutionality of the military’s ban on openly gay service members.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ plaintiffs petition U.S. Supreme Court to vacate stay
Attorney’s for the Log Cabin Republicans, plaintiffs in the case to overturn “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” filed a petition Friday with the United States Supreme Court to vacate the stay of the injunction issued last week by the U. S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which would have suspended enforcement of the policy while it was in litigation.
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Kagan: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy ‘unwise and unjust’
U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, denounced the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is unwise and unjust in testimony on Wednesday during her confirmation hearings.