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Transcript and audio of today's gay-marriage argument at the U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Voting, Anthony Kennedy, Trials
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Bill O'Reilly says case for gay marriage is 'compelling'
The Supreme Court won't issue its rulings on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act until this summer, but proponents of gay marriage can take heart knowing they've just about won over at least one prominent conservative: Bill O'Reilly. On...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, The O'Reilly Factor (tv program)
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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: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Anthony Kennedy, Social Security, U.S. Supreme Court
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Gay marriage supporters rally in Santa Ana ahead of DOMA hearing
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Gay marriage proponents are riding into Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court discussion about the Defense of Marriage Act on a wave of support from Proposition 8 debates a day earlier....Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Supreme Court, Harvey Milk
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Gay marriage gets its day in court and on the Web
This post has been updated, as indicated below.Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...Tags: Social Issues, Jim Jordan, Elizabeth Warren, Twitter, Inc., Civil Rights
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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: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Lawyers, John Boehner, Anthony Kennedy
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Letters: Gay in America
Re "For gays, a relative success," March 26 I expect the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm same-sex marriage rights. But as a gay man in my 50s, will I hear want I really want — an apology from a court that during my lifetime has belittled gay men?...
Tags: Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, U.S. Supreme Court, 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: Minority Groups, Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court, AIDS, Charles Manson
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Supreme Court turns to Defense of Marriage Act today
The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. As Times...
Tags: Social Issues, Lawyers, Justice System, Judges, Defense of Marriage Act
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Prop. 8: Antonin Scalia surprisingly tame in gay marriage hearing
Justice Scalia lays a gay marriage trap for Ted Olson. There was a silly fertility joke about Strom Thurmond, but Scalia Watchers hoping to see the famously acid-tongued justice in action were out of luck Tuesday. The irascible U.S. Supreme Court...Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Justice System, Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court and gay marriage: a reading list
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two cases that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Minority Groups, Boy Scouts of America, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court
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Original site for Proposition 8 (California, 2010) topic gallery.