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In gay marriage cases, court must balance strong traditions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard two powerful arguments last week about marriage for gay and lesbian couples, and the path the justices choose could determine not only whether gay marriage will become the law nationwide, but how soon. One...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Defense of Marriage Act, Justice System, Racism, Customs and Tradition
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Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — all from moderate or Republican-leaning states — announced their...
Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Justice System, Mark Begich, Republican Party, Marriage
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Community notes Friday, March 29, 2013
Meetings Sunday, March 31 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, April 1 Boyne City Rotary...Tags: Sexual Assault, Plan B (drug), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Adele (music artist), Planned Parenthood
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Gay marriage: What's most offensive about DOMA
After this week’s arguments in the Supreme Court over same-sex marriage, the conventional wisdom is that five justices --including perennial swing vote Anthony Kennedy – are likely to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act defining...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Marriage
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Justice Kennedy's one-man show
WASHINGTON -- Imagine how gratifying it must feel to be Anthony Kennedy. As the justice who most often serves as the swing vote on the Supreme Court, he is the target of endless sycophancy, solicitude and general kissing up -- and his courtiers were...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Defense of Marriage Act, Justice System, Marriage, Clarence Thomas
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Family matters
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds According to POLITICO, Chief Justice John Roberts' lesbian cousin and her partner will be in attendance as the Supreme Court hears arguments on Prop 8 and DOMA this week. Here's the cousin's response when asked to predict...... -
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 willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...
Tags: Gay Rights, Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Voting, Trials
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Letters: Marriage through the ages
Re "Court looks split on gay marriage," March 27 The issue isn't the "tradition" of marriage but rather the role of government in regulating marriage. This discussion is being confused by an inaccurate depiction of marriage as an unchanging institution....Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Martin Luther, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Rights
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Supreme Court debates Prop. 8, DOMA: Ask the experts [Video chat]
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a second day of historic arguments on gay marriage, The Times will host a live video chat at 10 a.m. Wednesday with two leading legal experts and legal affairs reporter Maura Dolan. Those experts are John Eastman, a...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, University of California, Irvine
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Conservative justices hint at procedural barrier to DOMA ruling
WASHINGTON -- Two of the Supreme Court's most conservative members suggested Wednesday that procedural barriers should prevent the justices from ruling on the constitutionality of the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples,...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Trials, Justice System, Internal Revenue Service
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Same-sex marriage can't be stopped by courts
WASHINGTON -- To see the future of gay marriage, you didn't have to set foot in the Supreme Court chamber Tuesday morning as the justices took up the first of two landmark cases on the issue. You needed only to stand in the plaza in front of the court...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Israel, Marriage
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Liberal justices, Kennedy appear to favor ending part of DOMA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrapped up a second day of arguments on gay marriage, as Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the court’s liberal justices appeared headed toward striking down the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Justice System, Minority Groups, Laws
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