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Prop 8: Celebrities sound off on Twitter on Supreme Court hearing
Hollywood again sounded off on same-sex marriage Tuesday, as many celebrities took to Twitter -- and went to Washington -- in anticipation of the Supreme Court hearing on California's Proposition 8. Actor-director Rob Reiner was the first person in...
Tags: Rob Reiner, Minority Groups, Trials, Twitter, Inc., Social Media
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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: Defense of Marriage Act, Sonia Sotomayor, C-SPAN (tv network), Lawyers, Charles Manson
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Supreme Court begins arguments on Prop. 8 gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Tuesday on whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in a California case that could transform the law nationwide. The argument was scheduled to last only one hour, but it...Tags: Minority Groups, Trials, Media Industry, Laws, Lawyers
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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: Minority Groups, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Justice and Rights, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
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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: Justice and Rights, John G. Roberts, Jr., Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Rights, Politics
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Prop. 8: California politicians at hearing speak of historic day
California Lt. Gov1.Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), two longtime champions of gay rights, were invited to the Supreme Court to be in the courtroom during Proposition 8 arguments at the invitation of House Minority Leader Nancy...
Tags: Charles Manson, Mark Leno, Marriage, Family, Gays and Lesbians
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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: Voting, John G. Roberts, Jr., Politics, Social Issues, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Prop 8: Long Beach marks Supreme Court hearing with LGBT flag
The crowd cheered and clapped Tuesday morning as the LGBT pride flag was raised and flapped for the first time over City Hall Plaza in Long Beach. The ceremony -- which marked the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on California's Proposition 8 -- was part of...
Tags: Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Trials, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Rights
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Only Scalia, Alito seemed to back Prop. 8, professor says
One leading law professor said he saw little support on the U.S. Supreme Court for keeping Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage. Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at UC Irvine and a constitutional law professor, said a reading of...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, John G. Roberts, Jr., Defense of Marriage Act, Politics, Social Issues
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The false analogy between abortion and gay marriage
If the tenor of their questions is any indication, the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared evenly divided in the challenge to California's law banning gay marriage, with Justice Anthony Kennedy, predictably, in the middle. But rather than deciding...Tags: Minority Groups, Abortion, Laws, Social Issues, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Prop. 8 lawyers: Supreme Court justices asked 'penetrating' questions
WASHINGTON – Speaking before a bank of microphones on the Supreme Court steps moments after the argument over gay marriage in California ended, lawyers for both sides said the justices asked probing questions and did not reveal much about how they...Tags: Social Issues, Lawyers, Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians
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Prop. 8: For gays, watching Supreme Court with anxiety and hope
As Christopher Jones drove back to his office at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center from a morning meeting, he tuned into National Public Radio. The communications manager didn't want to miss any updates on the Prop 8 arguments. Back in the office, about 11...
Tags: Social Issues, Social Media, NPR, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Original site for Proposition 8 (California, 2010) topic gallery.