Iowa Marriage Ban, Pope Benedict, Mormon Church Screwed, Mayor Larry Langford

Some of the headlines from the day. Read more

California Supreme Court To Hear Prop 8 Case, Refused a Stay

The California Supreme Court today agreed to consider the legality of Proposition 8, but refused to block enforcement of the voter-approved ban on gay marriage while the latest legal struggle unfolds in the coming months. Read more

Today: California Supreme Court May Rule On Prop 8

There’s heavy expectation that the Supreme Court will rule on whether to overturn Proposition 8 this afternoon. The court is reviewing the briefs filed by marriage-equality advocates that argue that the Proposition failed to follow the correct process for submitting an amendment that would effectively deny the established rights of a minority. Read more

Anti-Prop 8 Lawsuits Moving Forward in California

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40 Democratic leaders file brief against California’s Prop. 8

Pre-Prop 8, California legislators twice passed marriage equality bills. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger never signed either into law. Read more

Schwarzenegger Hopes CA Supreme Court Overturns Prop 8

After pledging to do everything he could do help defeat Prop 8, it sure seemed that Gov. Schwarzenegger was missing in action. Read more

Prop 8: If passed, what happens to marriages?

With just one day left until we learn the fate of California’s Proposition 8, one has to wonder what will happen to all the 16,000+ couples who have married since the California Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. Read more

Connecticut Supreme Court Overturns Marriage Ban

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, reversing a lower court decision that had concluded that the civil unions legalized in the state three years ago offered the same rights and benefits as marriage. Read more

California Supreme Court Rejects Stay on Marriage Decision

It’s official. In a unanimous vote, the California Supreme Court has rejected a stay in marriage equality. Same-sex couples will now be able to begin getting married on June 17th. Read more

California Urges Court to Avoid Stay in Marriage Decision

Saying he would defend the California Supreme Court’s May 15 ruling, California Attorney General Jerry Brown urged the court to reject petitions by anti-gay groups who seek to delay the ruling until after the November elections:

“‘This historic litigation is now concluded,’ Read more

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