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Experts: Prop 8 ruling may dodge high court

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Kevin Thomas

9th Circuit panel crafts its decision striking down California amendment narrowly, avoids question of whether other states can ban marriage LISA LEFF | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that … Continue reading →

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Court won’t release videos from Prop 8 trial

Posted on February 3, 2012 by John Wright

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to unseal video recordings of a landmark trial on the constitutionality of California’s same-sex marriage ban but said it needed more time to decide if a lower court judge properly struck down the voter-approved ban. Continue reading →

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Appeals court rejects ‘homophobic panic’ claim

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

Lawyers for Robert Van Hook, convicted of murdering gay man in 1985, told court psychological reports could have supported his claims of mental disease LISA CORNWELL | Associated Press editor@dallasvoice.com CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Oct. 4 … Continue reading →

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Court throws out Log Cabin’s DADT challenge

Posted on September 29, 2011 by John Wright

Now that “don’t ask, don’t tell” has been repealed, a federal appeals court today declared moot Log Cabin Republicans’ lawsuit challenging the policy — and vacated a district judge’s ruling that said DADT was unconstitutional. Log Cabin has argued that … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court hearing on Prop 8 to be televised

Posted on August 1, 2011 by admin

The seven-member California State Supreme Court will hear arguments Sept. 6, on whether state law gives the anti-gay group which pushed for passage of Proposition 8, the voter approved state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, the right to appeal a … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Appeals court won’t let marriages resume in California while Prop 8 case is decided

Posted on March 23, 2011 by John Wright

A federal appeals court has denied a request to allow same-sex marriages to resume in California while the lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 is decided. Chris Geidner at Metro Weekly reports: In a brief order issued today, the U.S. Court of … Continue reading →

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What’s Brewing: Sarah Palin on DOMA; anti-gay preacher Grant Storms on arrest; Prop 8 update

Posted on March 2, 2011 by John Wright

Grant Storms Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: 1. Grant Storms, the anti-gay Louisiana pastor who was arrested last week for allegedly jerking off in his van while looking at kids on a playground, insists he wasn’t really masturbating … Continue reading →

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Calif. Supreme Court agrees to rule on whether Prop 8 supporters have standing to appeal

Posted on February 16, 2011 by John Wright

LISA KEEN | Keen News Service The road to marriage equality in California just got a little longer. The California Supreme Court said today it would make ruling on whether Yes on 8 proponents have authority, under California law, to … Continue reading →

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Court refuses to suspend lawsuit challenging DADT

Posted on January 31, 2011 by John Wright

LISA LEFF | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has denied the government’s request to suspend a lawsuit challenging the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued … Continue reading →

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What’s Brewing: Dad says gay teen’s death not suicide; ex-cop gets jail in rape of transsexual

Posted on January 19, 2011 by John Wright

Lance Lundsten 1. Gay Minnesota teen Lance Lundsten was laid to rest Tuesday night, but questions remain about what caused his death. Some news reports have suggested that Lundsten, 18, took his own life in response to anti-gay bullying at … Continue reading →

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