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Prop. 8: Gavin Newsom proud of helping start gay marriage case
Rep. Nancy Pelosi got Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom-- the former San Francisco mayor whose actions launched the litigation -- a seat in the courtroom Tuesday. “I don’t want to overstate it, but literally when I walked in, I had a feeling I had never...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Gavin Newsom, Family, Gays and Lesbians
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Marriage equality? Celebrities join Supreme Court Prop 8 debate
Pop2itThe issue of marriage quality is a hot topic among celebrities as the Supreme Court hears arguments in the case of California's Prop. 8, which bans gay marriage.... -
Man found guilty of fatally shooting father in argument over gun
A Huntington Beach man was convicted Tuesday of fatally shooting his 62-year-old father in their home in a dispute over a firearm, prosecutors said. On May 20, 2011, Jeremy Martin, 37, got into a verbal and physical argument with his father because he...
Tags: Crimes, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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Fate of same-sex marriage cases likely to influence public health
Los Angeles TimesAdvocates for and against same-sex marriage will make legal arguments to the Supreme Court this week about whether laws such as the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 run afoul of the Constitution. Meanwhile, in...Tags: Family, Gonorrhea , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Behavioral Conditions
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Decisions in same-sex marriage cases anxiously awaited
South Bend TribuneLegal scholars and pundits learned last year that trying to predict how the Supreme Court will decide a case after hearing arguments is risky. However, activists on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate remain clear about the stakes riding on the...Tags: International Law, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gay marriage, Prop. 8 debate comes down to the wire
The mood was electric that crisp, clear February day as couples lined up at San Francisco City Hall to be among the first to get licenses for same-sex marriages in California. Nine tortuous years followed: The state high court halted and invalidated...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Gavin Newsom, Family, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Elections
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Prop. 8 arguments: Audio and transcript from U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. The court has provided rare same-day audio and written transcript of the proceedings. The...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, University of California, Irvine, Crime, Law and Justice, Family
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In Echo Park, opposing views on gay marriage
In Echo Park on Tuesday morning, Sean Stentz was among those expressing support for gay marriage as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on California’s Proposition 8. Marriage is a fundamental individual right that should be available to...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage, Charles Manson, Gays and Lesbians, Family
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The stakes before the court
WASHINGTON -- Don't take anything for granted. The conservative activists on the Supreme Court may not be able to halt the inexorable shift toward acceptance of gay marriage, but we probably should expect them to try. The two big cases being argued this...
Tags: Barack Obama, Family, Antonin Scalia, The Washington Post, Same-Sex Marriage
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California gay marriage argument at high court Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. The court's first major...
Tags: Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Family, Antonin Scalia
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AP: Couple reflects on gay marriage
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Big change is coming to the lives of the lesbian couple at the center of the fight for same-sex marriage in California no matter how the Supreme Court decides their case. After 13 years of raising four boys together, Kris...
Tags: Gay Rights, Culture, Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Gavin Newsom
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Supreme Court expresses skepticism over upholding Prop. 8
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. questioned Cooper as to...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Lawyers
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Original site for Proposition 8 (California, 2010) topic gallery.