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Seeking marriage equality
Between now and July, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage: one testing the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, the other involving the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for federal...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Social Issues
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Gay marriage backers, foes weigh in on Supreme Court Prop. 8 hearing
Both sides of the gay marriage debate expressed optimism Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two days of historic legal arguments. John Eastman, a Chapman University constitutional law professor who supports California's...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Sonia Sotomayor, C-SPAN (tv network)
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Prop 8: In Little Saigon, activists push for recognition
Members of a Vietnamese LGBT group closely followed the U.S. Supreme Court hearing Tuesday, anxious about the eventual outcome and hopeful that it will help change deeply rooted feelings about gay rights in the immigrant community. “I'm excited...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Marriage, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
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In gay-marriage debate, couples deserve more than 'skim milk'
It is not always easy to follow the audio transcript of the last two days’ Supreme Court arguments over gay marriage. Just when you think you grasp what’s going on, someone starts talking about “suspect classes” and “...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Bill Clinton, Marriage, Family, Defense of Marriage Act
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Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Trials, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Marriage
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For gay couples, marriage future hangs in the balance at court
For the last decade, Tom Carpenter and his husband, Art Andrade, have taken every step forward – and back – in the changing landscape of rights for gay couples in California. They are one of the estimated 18,000 gay married couples who are...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Marriage
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Some justices may see DOMA as federal interference, professor says
Some members of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared concerned Wednesday that a federal law barring recognition of same-sex marriages interfered with state rights, a law professor said. Loyola law professor Dougles NeJaime, after reading a transcript of...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act
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Supreme Court may strike down DOMA gay marriage law, experts say
Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Marriage
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Prop. 8: West Hollywood leader fought for gay rights in 1980s
As the U.S Supreme Court hears two days of arguments on gay marriage, West Hollywood Councilman John Duran, who is gay and an attorney who fought for gay rights in the 1980s, says the subject has “been an ever-evolving issue." "The city of West...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Marriage, Gay Rights
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4 Supreme Court justices skeptical of gay marriage ban, expert says
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jennifer Pizer, senior counsel of Lamba Legal, a gay rights group, said that at least four justices seemed skeptical that the sponsors of Proposition 8 had the legal right to appeal the case. “There were some very hard questions...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Rights
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Prop. 8: Antonin Scalia surprisingly tame in gay marriage hearing
Justice Scalia lays a gay marriage trap for Ted Olson. There was a silly fertility joke about Strom Thurmond, but Scalia Watchers hoping to see the famously acid-tongued justice in action were out of luck Tuesday. The irascible U.S. Supreme Court...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act
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Supreme Court appears split on Prop. 8, broad gay marriage ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded closely split on gay marriage Tuesday, but Justice Anthony M. Kennedy suggested the court should strike down California’s ban on same-sex marriage without ruling broadly on the issue. Twice...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Samuel A. Alito, Social Issues, Voting
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