Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act, restores gay marriage in...
By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury Newsdailybreeze.com Posted: 06/26/2013 07:14:50 AM PDT June 26, 2013 5:55 PM GMTUpdated: 06/26/2013 10:55:38 AM PDT American University students Sharon Burk, left, and...
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling on gay marriage might not end battle
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8 brought immediate calls for gay marriage to resume in California. In Los Angeles, the head of the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center called Wednesday's...
View ArticleHollywood Plays Key Role in Restoring Same-Sex Marriage to California
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Getty Images David Geffen Wednesday's pronouncement means same-sex marriages may resume in the state within a month. A deeply divided United States Supreme Court might...
View ArticleProp. 8: Supreme Court ends California ban on gay marriage but fight remains
Gay Marriage Ruling: Prop. 8 Ruling: DOMA Audio: Prop. 8 arguments in U.S. Supreme Court Audio: DOMA arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court More gay marriage news The U.S. Supreme Court today paved the...
View Article>Relief, resolve greets California marriage ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for gay marriages to resume in California following a bitter, five-year legal battle, but the nation's most populous state will...
View ArticleProp 8 stay lifted, same-sex marriages can resume immediately
By Howard Mintz hmintz@mercurynews.com mercurynews.com Posted: 06/28/2013 03:40:41 PM PDT June 28, 2013 11:1 PM GMTUpdated: 06/28/2013 04:01:24 PM PDT With a simple sentence, the U.S. Ninth Circuit...
View ArticleProp. 8: Court officials await green light for gay marriages
Despite calls from state officials for same-sex marriages in California to resume immediately, federal court procedures mean it could be nearly a month before gay couples in the state can say “I do"...
View ArticleGay marriage ruling draws sober response in SF
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this June 20, 2013 file photo, Chad Griffin, right, president of the Human Rights Campaign, leaves the Supreme Court, with Jeff Zarrillo, left, and Paul Katami, second...
View ArticleGay Marriage In California: When Can Same-Sex Weddings Resume?
SAN FRANCISCO -- A crowd of hundreds at San Francisco City Hall erupted into cheers on Wednesday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage. Arriving...
View ArticleTimeline on same-sex marriage
Significant events in the almost decadelong dispute over whether gays and lesbians have the right to marry in California.2004 Feb. 12: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom authorizes the county clerk to...
View ArticleProp 8: Gay marriages can resume in California, court rules
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California. The court lifted its stay on an injunction which ordered state officials to stop enforcing...
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown's office ordering counties to resume gay marriage
Sources in Gov. Jerry Brown's office said it will immediately issue a letter to the Department of Public Health, ordering counties to allow same-sex marriages, after a stay was lifted. The Los Angeles...
View ArticleRelief, resolve greets California marriage ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands celebrated in the streets of San Francisco Wednesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California following a bitter,...
View ArticleSame-sex marriages resume in California after court gives go-ahead
June 28, 2013 -- Updated 2316 GMT (0716 HKT) (CNN) -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that same-sex marriages can resume in California, a move that the Supreme Court paved the way...
View ArticleKamala Harris On Prop 8 Decision: Same-Sex Marriages In California Should...
California Attorney General Kamala Harris gave a triumphant press conference Wednesday morning in reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to effectively dismiss California's Proposition 8, which...
View ArticleMany Californians react to same-sex marriage ruling with relief, joy, resolve
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for gay marriages to resume in California following a bitter, five-year legal battle, but the nation’s most populous state might have to...
View ArticleProp 8: Gov. Brown calls for gay marriages to resume, may take weeks
Gov. Jerry Brown ordered all California counties to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples once a lower court acts to implement Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling, which will open the path for such...
View ArticleQ&A about court's rulings on same-sex marriage
After the Supreme Court opened the way for gay marriages to resume in California, how soon can gay couples wed? Here are some questions concerning what happens next. Question: When will gay marriages...
View ArticleGay marriages can resume in California, court rules
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California. The court lifted its stay on an injunction that ordered state officials to...
View ArticleQ&A about the Supreme Court’s rulings on same-sex marriage
After the Supreme Court opened the way for gay marriages to resume in California, how soon can gay couples wed? Here are some questions concerning what happens next. Question: When will gay marriages...
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