Proposition 8 supporters ask California Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriages
Attorneys representing Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Protect Marriage on Friday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court of California to halt same-sex marriages. In the petition, the attorneys argued that U.S. Supreme...
Supreme Court justice refuses to block California same-sex marriages
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday rejected a request by Proposition 8 supporters to block the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in California. The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) ,...
Proposition 8 backers file petition to halt same-sex weddings
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) , a Christian legal advocacy group, filed an emergency petition on Saturday, stating that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's recent decision lifting California's ban on...
The Supreme Court Rules There Is No One Left Standing To Appeal Prop. 8
Jessica Levinson, Loyola Law School
California governor orders marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples
California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday issued a statement directing the California Department of Public Health (DPH) to instruct the state's counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples who are seeking them....
The US Supreme Court ruled in two landmark same-sex marriage cases Wednesday. In United States v. Windsor , the court ruled 5-4 that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act...
New Mexico AG: state law does not necessarily allow same-sex marriage
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King said Thursday that New Mexico law does not necessarily allow same-sex marriages . The statement does not directly comment on the matter, as it was made in response to a...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill into law making the state the twelfth to legalize same-sex marriage . The bill was given final approval in the Senate [official...
The Minnesota Senate voted 37-30 Monday in favor of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage . The bill was approved by the House of Representatives last week and will now go to...
