The first case the court will take up, on Tuesday, is California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. The court on Wednesday weighs the Defense of Marriage Act, considering a provision that defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purpose of deciding who can rec...
The Supreme Court declined to review a marriage equality case last October, allowing gay and lesbian couples to beginmarrying in states bound to the 4th, 7th, and 10th Circuits, which had already ruled in favor of same-sex nuptials. At the time, no federal appeals court had ever found a ...
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Bisexuals and Transsexuals, adding that his organization contributed documentation to U.S. legal groups arguing the case before the Supreme Court. "Sometimes U.S. influence is negative, but we believe in this case it will be positive and accelerate the process of approving gay marriage in other...
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case that could bring about the end of same-sex marriage bans across the country. The justices announced in an…
WASHINGTON,Dec. 7 (Xinhua) --U.S.SupremeCourtannouncedonFridayithasagreedtoreviewsame-sexmarriagecasesforthefirsttime. TheSupremeCourtwillhearachallengetotheDefenseofMarriageAct,knownasDOMA,thefederallawdefiningmarriageassolelyanopposite-sexunion.ThehighcourtwillalsoreviewalawsuitchallengingCalifornia'sbanonsame...
With just hours to go before the Supreme Court begins arguments in two landmark cases on marriage equality, the proponents' side just keeps getting bigger. Advocates for same-sex marriage are coming forward in red and purple states, on the heels of a new poll showing a majority of Americans...
There were two questions before the Court, the first asked whether states could ban same sex marriage, the second asked whether states had to recognize lawful marriages performed out of state. The relevant cases were argued earlier this year. Attorney John Bursch, serving as Michigan’s Special ...