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Gay marriage trial video will remain sealed, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court refused Thursday to make public the video of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage trial, a victory for opponents of gay marriage.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the video from the 2010 federal...Tags: Justice System, Justice and Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Trials, Justice System
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Prop. 8 decision due today from California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court will issue a written opinion Thursday on whether conservatives who sponsored Proposition 8 are entitled to defend in court the measure that made same-sex marriage illegal in the state. The court's ruling, which will be...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Trials, Los Angeles Times, Gays and Lesbians
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Prop. 8 sponsors are legally entitled to defend measure, court rules
The California Supreme Court decided Thursday that the sponsors of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures are entitled to defend them in court, a ruling likely to spur federal courts to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans. The state...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Justice and Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights, Trials
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Mailbag: Transportation hub is already here
Richard Tafilaw is too late. Burbank is already a transportation hub ("Don't aspire to be a transportation hub," Aug. 18). We have two rail lines, two freeways and an airport, and they are not going away. The challenge for the Burbank City Council and...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Travel, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Constitutional Issues
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Prop. 8 ruling cheered locally
Burbank residents Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami — who with a lesbian couple are challenging Proposition 8 — could claim a victory Wednesday after a U.S. District judge ruled the voter-approved law was unconstitutional. U.S. District Chief...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Constitutional Issues
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Mailbag: Many laws have moral, religious precept
In the Aug. 7 editorial "Some traditions deserve to die," the Burbank Leader chided the California electorate for the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008. The editorial went on to castigate the public generally for moral and religious views that have been...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Bagels, Same-Sex Marriage, Lifestyle and Leisure, Religious Conflicts
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Mailbag: Prop. 8 judge an activist judge?
Gay relationships "are consistent with the core of the history, tradition and practice of marriage in the United States." There is no "historical purpose for excluding same-sex couples from marriage." "Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage....Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Dealers, auction houses cheer ruling on Calif. Resale Royalty Act
For more than 30 years, California gallery owners have complained about the state's resale royalty law, which gives visual artists in certain cases a percentage of repeat sales of their artworks. But few disputes over royalties have ever reached court,...
Tags: Chuck Close, Fine Artists, Martin Lawrence, Same-Sex Marriage, Auction Service
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NAACP endorses same-sex marriage, says it's a civil right
In a move that some called historic, the county’s oldest African American civil rights group voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage. The National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People passed a resolution supporting gay marriage at a...Tags: AIDS, Chen Guangcheng, Same-Sex Marriage, Polls, NAACP
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Contradiction in president's new position on gay marriage
WASHINGTON -There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case...
Tags: Human Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice, Customs and Tradition
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Postscript: Fighting for gay rights
Reacting to Eric J. Segall's Op-Ed article on Tuesday warning of a gay rights backlash if theU.S. Supreme Court overturns Proposition 8, reader Sara Wan of Malibu wrote: "It is wrong to suggest that pushing for civil liberties should be left to...
Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Tea Party Movement, Gay Rights
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Same-sex marriage: Empathy or right?
WASHINGTON -- There are two ways to defend gay marriage. Argument A is empathy: One is influenced by gay friends in committed relationships yearning for the fulfillment and acceptance that marriage conveys upon heterosexuals. That's essentially the case...
Tags: Human Rights, Voting, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Customs and Tradition
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May 25, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 18, 2012
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