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Supreme Court debates Prop. 8, DOMA: Ask the experts [Video chat]
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a second day of historic arguments on gay marriage, The Times will host a live video chat at 10 a.m. Wednesday with two leading legal experts and legal affairs reporter Maura Dolan. Those experts are John Eastman, a...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, John G. Roberts, Jr., Justice System, Gays and Lesbians, University of California, Irvine
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Prop. 8: Pro-gay marriage red logo goes viral on social media
This post has been corrected; see note at bottom for details.Facebook users are seeing red Tuesday, and it has nothing to do with a Taylor Swift album or a Target commercial. Instead, gay marriage supporters across the nation have changed their profile pictures to a stark red equal sign as they monitor the...Tags: Social Media, Same-Sex Marriage, Human Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage
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Smaller, quieter crowd gathers for Supreme Court DOMA arguments
WASHINGTON — Television crews flipped on spotlights and pro-gay marriage activists erected a speaker’s podium in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning as the nine justices prepared to hear a second day of arguments about whether...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Activism, Marriage
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Gay rights lawyer senses high court will strike down DOMA
The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a gay rights lawyer said Wednesday. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian...
Tags: Social Issues, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act
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Defense of Prop. 8 draws sharp questions from liberal justices
WASHINGTON – The lawyer defending California’s ban on same-sex marriage drew skeptical questioning from swing justices Tuesday as the Supreme Court began two historic days of oral arguments considering the rights of gays and lesbians....
Tags: Social Issues, Antonin Scalia, John G. Roberts, Jr., Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Supreme Court expresses skepticism over upholding Prop. 8
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court asked skeptical questions Tuesday of former Reagan administration lawyer Charles J. Cooper about his assertion that California’s ban on gay marriage should be upheld. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr....
Tags: Social Issues, John G. Roberts, Jr., Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Lawyers
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Anti-gay marriage lawyer confident: 'We are going to win this case'
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.SAN FRANCISCO -- Gay marriage foes expressed confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court could uphold the state's ban on same-sex unions after hearing arguments on the law Tuesday. "I think we are going to win this case," Andy Pugno, lawyer for Proposition 8...Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Lawyers, Politics
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DOMA, Supreme Court face tide of Twitter criticism
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, supporters and opponents of the law took to the Web to make their own case. Enacted in 1996 under a Republican Congress and Democratic...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Lawyers, Judges
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Supreme Court likely to strike down DOMA, experts say
Experts said that based on Wednesday's arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights lawyer Jon W. Davidson said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was likely to permit married same-sex...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Lawyers, Judges
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Poll: Acceptance of same-sex marriage on the rise
WASHINGTON -- A new public opinion survey is the latest to confirm a major social trend that shows no sign of ebbing: rising acceptance of same-sex marriage and homosexuality in America. Fully one in seven adults (14%) say they’ve changed their...
Tags: Social Issues, Medical Research, Same-Sex Marriage, ABC (tv network), The Washington Post
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Prop. 8: At West Hollywood bar, all eyes on Supreme Court
By 9:30 a.m., Todd Barnes, general manager at The Abbey in West Hollywood, said he had already fielded several phone calls from customers asking if the well-known gay and lesbian bar was doing anything special for Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing of...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, C-SPAN (tv network), Marriage, Lawyers
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Supreme Court appears timid about expanding same-sex marriage
This week, the United States Supreme Court is delving into arguments about same-sex marriage and doing so with apparent reluctance and unease. Today, the justices will consider the federal Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to same-sex...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, John G. Roberts, Jr., Marriage, Judges
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