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Prop. 8 plaintiffs believe love will prevail in Supreme Court
On the steps of the Supreme Court, moments after their attorneys argued that gays and lesbians should be given the constitutional right to marry Tuesday, California plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 case said they are looking forward to the high court&...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy, Family, Social Issues
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Letters: Gay marriage's friends and foes
Re "Justices ponder gay marriage," Editorial, April 2 Same-sex marriage has been overpoliticized and over-intellectualized. What we're really addressing is the question of whether there should be a law dictating what marriage is. Laws are generally...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Lining up to witness Supreme Court arguments on gay marriage
WASHINGTON -- Snowmelt puddled in front of the Supreme Court steps Monday as more than 50 people prepared to spend a damp night on the sidewalk, burrowed in blankets against freezing rain, to ensure a seat inside the courtroom when lawyers argue for and...Tags: Genesis (music group), Defense of Marriage Act, Hypothermia, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Congress
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Protesters, spectators await Prop. 8 arguments at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage unfurled banners and handed out American flags on the Supreme Court steps Tuesday morning as the justices prepared to hear arguments over Proposition 8, the California initiative that...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage
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Spectators file into Supreme Court for historic Prop. 8 arguments
WASHINGTON – The rowdy crowd in front of the Supreme Court overflowed into the street as the last spectators filed in Monday morning to hear the arguments over Proposition 8, the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California. A boom box...Tags: Family, Miley Cyrus, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage
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Defense of Prop. 8 draws sharp questions from liberal justices
WASHINGTON – The lawyer defending California’s ban on same-sex marriage drew skeptical questioning from swing justices Tuesday as the Supreme Court began two historic days of oral arguments considering the rights of gays and lesbians....Tags: Judges, Gays and Lesbians, Anthony Kennedy, Family, Social Issues
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Anti-gay marriage lawyer confident: 'We are going to win this case'
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.SAN FRANCISCO -- Gay marriage foes expressed confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court could uphold the state's ban on same-sex unions after hearing arguments on the law Tuesday. "I think we are going to win this case," Andy Pugno, lawyer for Proposition 8...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Defense of Marriage Act, Lawyers, Elections, Gays and Lesbians
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Poll: Acceptance of same-sex marriage on the rise
WASHINGTON -- A new public opinion survey is the latest to confirm a major social trend that shows no sign of ebbing: rising acceptance of same-sex marriage and homosexuality in America. Fully one in seven adults (14%) say they’ve changed their...
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Prop. 8: At West Hollywood bar, all eyes on Supreme Court
By 9:30 a.m., Todd Barnes, general manager at The Abbey in West Hollywood, said he had already fielded several phone calls from customers asking if the well-known gay and lesbian bar was doing anything special for Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing of...Tags: C-SPAN (tv network), Minority Groups, Defense of Marriage Act, Charles Manson, Lawyers
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Prop 8: Celebrities sound off on Twitter on Supreme Court hearing
Hollywood again sounded off on same-sex marriage Tuesday, as many celebrities took to Twitter -- and went to Washington -- in anticipation of the Supreme Court hearing on California's Proposition 8. Actor-director Rob Reiner was the first person in...
Tags: Rob Reiner, U.S. Supreme Court, Minority Groups, Google+, Gays and Lesbians
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Gay marriage backers, foes weigh in on Supreme Court Prop. 8 hearing
Both sides of the gay marriage debate expressed optimism Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two days of historic legal arguments. John Eastman, a Chapman University constitutional law professor who supports California's...Tags: C-SPAN (tv network), U.S. Supreme Court, Defense of Marriage Act, Lawyers, Charles Manson
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Supreme Court begins arguments on Prop. 8 gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Tuesday on whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in a California case that could transform the law nationwide. The argument was scheduled to last only one hour, but it...Tags: Laws, Judges, Minority Groups, Lawyers, Gays and Lesbians
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Original site for Proposition 8 (California, 2010) topic gallery.