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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering two controversial cases involving whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry: Proposition 8, California's 2008 ban on gay marriage, and the Defense of Marriage Act, which since 1996 has defined marriage for federal purposes as a union between a man and a woman.
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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...
For Californians, Prop. 8 hearing is milestone in years-long saga
The mood was electric that crisp, clear February day as couples lined up at San Francisco City Hall to be among the first to get licenses...
Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared...
Knowing gay person a key factor in rising support for gay marriage
SAN FRANCISCO — For Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change his mind.
Supreme Court has menu of options in gay marriage case
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, many gay rights advocates shook their heads when super-lawyers Theodore B. Olson and David Boies...
Prop. 8: Gavin Newsom proud of helping start gay marriage case
Rep. Nancy Pelosi got Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom-- the former San Francisco mayor whose actions launched the litigation -- a seat in the...
Prop. 8: Gay and lesbian families say they feel part of history
Alan Acosta, 60, has been with his partner, Tom Gratz, for 32 years.
The conservative legal star who is fighting for gay marriage
WASHINGTON — Certain law partners no longer call Theodore B. Olson for lunch. Old friends no longer come to dinner at his sprawling...
Couples in gay marriage case await a landmark ruling
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Until tax season comes around, Mary Ritchie and Kathy Bush can act like any legally married couple raising two...
Public opinion could sway Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage
WASHINGTON — Public opinion on marriage for gay and lesbian couples has shifted with almost unprecedented speed since California...
Prop. 8: Ronald George thinks Calif. voters would OK gay marriage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ronald M. George, the California Chief Justice who wrote the historic 2008 ruling that gave same-sex couples the right to...
Prop. 8: 'I have done my part,' retired Judge Vaughn Walker says
SAN FRANCISCO -- Retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, whose ruling on Proposition 8 led to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court...
Prop. 8: For gays, watching Supreme Court with anxiety and hope
As Christopher Jones drove back to his office at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center from a morning meeting, he tuned into National Public...
White House asks justices to reject Prop. 8
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has urged the Supreme Court to strike down California's voter-passed law barring same-sex...
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The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the federal Defense of Marriage Act .
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The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments regarding Prop. 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage.
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The Obama administration endorses a constitutional right to marry for gays and lesbians, urging the Supreme Court to strike down California's voter-passed law barring same-sex marriage as well as laws in at least the seven other states that already provide civil unions.
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The Supreme Court announces it will rule for the first time on same-sex marriage by deciding the constitutionality of Proposition 8.
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Opponents of same-sex marriage ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that struck down Proposition 8.
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals votes not to review a three-judge panel's decision to overturn the voter-approved 2008 state constitutional amendment. The legal battle is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the final chapter in four years of litigation over the constitutionality of Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage.
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A federal appeals court strikes down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.
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The California Supreme Court rules that the sponsors of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures are entitled to defend them in court when the state refuses to do so, a ruling likely to spur federal courts to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans.
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The California Supreme Court appears ready to rule that the backers of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures have the right to defend them in court.
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The legal battle over Proposition 8 will go before the California Supreme Court on Sept. 6. The justices will then have 90 days to decide whether state law gives proponents of ballot measures legal standing to defend them in court.
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The California Supreme Court decides to rule on whether sponsors of ballot initiatives have legal standing to defend the measures in court.
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A panel of federal appeals court judges seeks input from the California Supreme Court on the right of private groups to defend the ban on gay marriage.
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides to put same-sex marriage in California on hold.
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A federal judge keeps gay marriages on hold for at least another week.
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A federal judge in San Francisco decided that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8.
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Five months after the landmark federal trial over banning same-sex marriage began, U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker presided over closing arguments, prodding attorneys about subjects sexual, fundamental, legal and historical.
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A federal judge refuses to dismiss a constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, ruling the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage raised legal and factual issues that required a trial.
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The California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8's ban on same-sex marriage but also rules that gay couples who wed before the election will continue to be married under state law. The decision virtually ensures another fight at the ballot box over marriage rights for gays.
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California voters pass Proposition 8 -- which amends the state Constitution to ban gay marriage -- with about 52% of the vote. A 2000 ballot initiative banning gay marriage, Proposition 22, had passed with 61% of the vote but was later struck down by the state's high court.
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More than one million signatures are submitted for a ballot measure that would amend the state Constitution to define marriage as a union "between a man and a woman" and undo the California Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriages.
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The California Supreme Court rules that the state Constitution protects a fundamental "right to marry" that extends equally to same-sex couples. The three dissenting justices argue that it is up to the electorate or the Legislature to decide whether gays should marry.
