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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: Defense of Marriage Act, Google Inc., Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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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: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Marriage
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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, Justice System, Judges, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Defense of Marriage Act
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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: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Abortion, Minority Groups
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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: Defense of Marriage Act, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Gay rights: Weighing Prop. 8, religion and morality
Reader views on same-sex marriage have evolved along with broader public opinion. Over the years, the mix of opinions sent to letters@latimes.com has tilted more heavily in favor of granting gay couples the right to wed. Where there's some gray between...
Tags: Elections, Belief and Faith, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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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: Antonin Scalia, Jerry Brown, Justice System, Elections, Trials
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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: Elections, Trials, Arts and Culture, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), 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: Judges, Medical Research, Justice System, Elections, Harvey Milk
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Prop. 8: Gay marriage backers pleased with Supreme Court hearing
SAN FRANCISCO -- Backers of gay marriage expressed satisfaction with the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying they believed the justices supported their position. Jon Davidson, legal director of Lambda Legal, a gay rights...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Justice System, Trials, Defense of Marriage Act, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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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: Medical Research, Elections, Arts and Culture, Belief and Faith, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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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: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration
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