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USA :: San Francisco | May 16, 2:04 PM | Event Rating: 0
Whipsawed gay couples brace for legal twists
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Judy Appel married her lesbian partner at San Francisco City Hall in 2004, then saw their marriage annulled by the California Supreme Court six months later. Now they plan to remarry, with the court's blessing and with the knowledge that their newly ...
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Source: Seattle Times | May 16, 10:53 PM

Hours before the California Supreme Court issued its decision on gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom heard rumblings that the justices would uphold the state's ban. He prepared for defeat, knowing his stance on the issue often has been a lonely one ...

Source: Los Angeles Times | May 16, 9:23 PM

Still, employers may have to change some policies to comply with court ruling...California's domestic partnership law, as well as statutory bans on discrimination based on marital status and sexual orientation, already requires businesses to provide ...

Source: KGO News | May 16, 8:50 PM

The state Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage will be good for the wedding planning business. That's especially true for those that cater to gay couples as they now begin to plan ceremonies. The perfect gay wedding is one on board a ...

Source: KGO News | May 16, 8:18 PM

There is a move underway to stop the state Supreme Court's ruling to allow same-sex marriages from going into effect next month. That's happening while gay couples are planning their June weddings. Gay marriage opponents have already turned in over ...

Source: Wenatchee World online | May 16, 5:08 PM

The California Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage likely throws the politically volatile issue into November, when the issue could spill into the presidential campaign and contests for Congress. Even as same-sex couples across ...

Source: Reuters | May 16, 4:27 PM

As gay and lesbian couples made plans to marry, activists opposed to the California Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage said on Friday they would escalate efforts for a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexuals. ...

Source: The Financial Express | May 16, 4:12 PM

Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation�s most populous state. Ad Links A conservative group said ...

Source: Daily News & Analysis | May 16, 3:49 PM

Joy and anger greeted California�s decision to overturn a ban on gay marriage Thursday, with supporters hailing a historic victory as critics railed against the ruling as an attack on the institution of marriage. The decision by the California ...

Source: The Guardian | May 16, 3:17 PM

California gay couples started making plans to get hitched today following the overturn of a same-sex marriage ban, but opponents of the measure said they would ask the state supreme court to postpone the unions. A coalition of religious and social ...

Source: The Hindu | May 16, 2:39 PM

In a 4-3 decision, the court overturned a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, and found that domestic partnerships are not a suitable substitute for marriage. The opinion, written by Chief justice Ron George, cites a 1948 case overturning a ban ...

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