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Conservative justices hint at procedural barrier to DOMA ruling
WASHINGTON -- Two of the Supreme Court's most conservative members suggested Wednesday that procedural barriers should prevent the justices from ruling on the constitutionality of the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Judges, Lawyers, Same-Sex Marriage, Laws
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Same-sex marriage can't be stopped by courts
WASHINGTON -- To see the future of gay marriage, you didn't have to set foot in the Supreme Court chamber Tuesday morning as the justices took up the first of two landmark cases on the issue. You needed only to stand in the plaza in front of the court...
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Antonin Scalia, Defense of Marriage Act
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Liberal justices, Kennedy appear to favor ending part of DOMA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrapped up a second day of arguments on gay marriage, as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the court’s liberal justices appeared headed toward striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies...Tags: U.S. Congress, Anthony Kennedy, Judges, Politics, Lawyers
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Excerpts of Tuesday's gay marriage case at high court
Excerpts from the arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, from a transcript released by the Supreme Court: ___ On whether the case should be before them (Chief Justice John Roberts and...
Tags: Human Interest, Anthony Kennedy, Judges, Civil Rights, Lawyers
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Lawyers, Same-Sex Marriage
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Gay marriage goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today
SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly. Polling data consistently show that knowing a gay person is a...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Judges, Politics, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage
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At Supreme Court, gay marriage comes full circle
It is the hottest ticket in the country. On Tuesday morning, only a lucky few will be inside the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the historic arguments over whether California’s gay marriage ban is constitutional. Among the 400 courtroom spectators...Tags: U.S. Congress, Claire McCaskill, Parties and Movements, State of the Union Address, Nancy Pelosi
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Prop. 8 plaintiffs believe love will prevail in Supreme Court
On the steps of the Supreme Court, moments after their attorneys argued that gays and lesbians should be given the constitutional right to marry Tuesday, California plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 case said they are looking forward to the high court&...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Judges, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage
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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: U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy, Judges, Politics, Civil Rights
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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: Judges, Anthony Kennedy, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Voting
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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, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges, Anthony Kennedy, Politics
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