Prop 8 Protests in Over 100 Cities

Turn anger into action. With the California Supreme Court’s decision hours ago upholding that state’s anti-gay Proposition 8, activists in at least 108 cities have vowed to react with angry protests tonight to denounce they see as the brazen taking away of their equal rights. Read more

California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8, 18,000 Marriages Remain Valid

The California Supreme Court upheld Prop. 8 by a 6-1 vote but ruled that the same sex marriages performed last year can stand.

More to come.

Prop 8 Decision Tomorrow?

Rumblings that the California Supreme Court may announce thier decision on the California’s Proposition 8 on Thursday of this week are beginning to surface. Read more

Lesbian to Possibly Fill U.S. Supreme Court Seat?

Stanford Law School professor Kathleen Sullivan, widely considered one of America’s top constitutional scholars, is being mentioned as a possible replacement for Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who has announced he will retire at the end of the court’s current term. Read more

Wisconsin Marriage Ban May Go To Supreme Court

Is Wisconsin’s ban against gay marriage constitutional? That’s what University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh political science instructor William McConkey wants to know. Now the Wisconsin State Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in on the question. Read more

Prop 8: California Supreme Court to Rule in 90 Days, Crowds Gathered in SF to Watch Arguments (Photos)

Following today’s oral arguments in front of the California Supreme Court, we’re left with uncertainty–yet hopeful uncertainty. Read more

Prop 8: California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Legal Challenge on March 5

This afternoon, Equality California announced that the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in less than 30 days on March 5th. Read more

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

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