Gay Marriage Watch

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court is ready to announce its ruling on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday a three-judge panel plans to publish its long-awaited opinion on Tuesday. The panel heard oral arguments more than a year ago but delayed a decision while it sought ...

A federal appeals court is ready to announce its ruling on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians.

House committee advances gay marriage bill The Seattle Times A House committee approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. By RACHEL La CORTE Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. A House committee approved a ... and more »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court is ready to announce its ruling on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday a three-judge panel plans to publish its long-awaited opinion on Tuesday. The panel heard oral arguments more than a year ago but delayed a decision while it sought ...

Long-awaited appeals court ruling is near on California's same-sex marriage ban

New York Times

Blankfein to Speak Out for Same-Sex Marriage New York Times By SUSANNE CRAIG Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief of Goldman Sachs who has become a lightning rod for Wall Street critics, might seem an unlikely advocate for same-sex marriage. But his credentials — a public figure in a conservative industry — could ... Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriageChicago Tribune Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein in Same-Sex Marriage AdABC News (blog) Goldman Sachs CEO backs gay marriageAFP The Atlantic Wire -On Top Magazine all 86 news articles »

A federal appeals court is ready to announce its ruling on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians.

The New Civil Rights Movement

Wash. House committee advances gay marriage bill Seattle Post Intelligencer (AP) — A House committee on Monday approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. The House Judiciary committee advanced the measure on a 7-5 vote after a public hearing. Gay marriage legislation clears House Judiciary CommitteeThe Seattle Times Gay Marriage Gets Bump In WashingtonNeon Tommy Gay Marriage Bill Clears Washington House PanelOn Top Magazine The New Civil Rights Movement -Northwest Cable News all 96 news articles »

Opponents of same-sex marriage used passages from the Bible and tales of the barnyard in a Monday morning hearing, seeking to derail a marriage equality bill heavily favored to pass in the state House of Representatives. “I’ll put it in farmer’s terms: When you put two bulls in a pen, you don’t get a calf,” Kennon Forester, a farmer from Royal City in Eastern Washington, told a House Judiciary ...

PinkNews.co.uk

Gay marriage: Appeals court to decide fate of Prop. 8 on Tuesday Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court is expected to rule Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California. Regardless of how a three-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides the case ... California gay wedding ban ruling due Tuesday in Proposition 8 caseSan Jose Mercury News US court to rule Tuesday on California gay marriageReuters Court Ruling Expected on Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban TomorrowOzarksFirst.com NPR (blog) -PinkNews.co.uk all 174 news articles »