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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: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights Campaign, Justice System, Politics
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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: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Justice System
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court debates Prop. 8, DOMA: Ask the experts [Video chat]
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a second day of historic arguments on gay marriage, The Times will host a live video chat at 10 a.m. Wednesday with two leading legal experts and legal affairs reporter Maura Dolan. Those experts are John Eastman, a...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, University of California, Irvine, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Prop. 8: Pro-gay marriage red logo goes viral on social media
This post has been corrected; see note at bottom for details.Facebook users are seeing red Tuesday, and it has nothing to do with a Taylor Swift album or a Target commercial. Instead, gay marriage supporters across the nation have changed their profile pictures to a stark red equal sign as they monitor the...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Human Rights, Marriage, Twitter, Inc., Taylor Swift
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Smaller, quieter crowd gathers for Supreme Court DOMA arguments
WASHINGTON — Television crews flipped on spotlights and pro-gay marriage activists erected a speaker’s podium in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning as the nine justices prepared to hear a second day of arguments about whether...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Social Issues, Activism, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Gay Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Family, Minority Groups
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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: Israel, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Family
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Will the court duck marriage equality altogether?
Regardless of whether the Supreme Court is ready to declare a constitutional right to gay marriage, it has the responsibility to fully recognize the decisions Maryland and eight other states, plus the District of Columbia, have made to allow same-sex...Tags: Eric Holder, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Family
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FactFinder 12 Survey: Same-sex marriages
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments on California's same-sex marriage ban. How do you feel about same-sex couples' rights? 1. Should same-sex couples be able to share in the legal benefits of marriage, such as the right to inherit property and the...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Social Issues, Family, Gays and Lesbians
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DOMA, Supreme Court face tide of Twitter criticism
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, supporters and opponents of the law took to the Web to make their own case. Enacted in 1996 under a Republican Congress and Democratic...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Justice System, Family
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Supreme Court likely to strike down DOMA, experts say
Experts said that based on Wednesday's arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights lawyer Jon W. Davidson said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was likely to permit married same-sex...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy, Justice System, Family
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