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  • From left, attorney David Boies, plaintiffs, Sandy Stier, with partner Kris Perry, from Berkeley, Calif., Jeff Zarrillo, with partner Paul Katami from Burbank, Calif., and their attorney Theodore Olson leave the Supreme Court in Washington
  • Several justices, including some liberals who seemed open to gay marriage, raised doubts during a riveting 80-minute argument
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u.s. supreme court, same-sex marriage, gay rights, state
  • The court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years begins Tuesday with a hearing on California's ban on same-sex marriage.
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gay rights, same-sex marriage, state
  • People on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate are anxiously waiting Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing.
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gay rights, same-sex marriage, state, carlos saucedo
  • An appeals court has ruled that a law that denies a host of federal benefits to same-sex married couples is unconstitutional.
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massachusetts, gay rights, same-sex marriage, national/world
  • The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban said Tuesday they plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a landmark appellate court ruling that struck down the law as unconstitutional.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics
  • Barack Obama
  • President Obama Wednesday announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.
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  • Three GOP congressional leaders are appealing a federal judge's ruling that declared a law prohibiting the government from recognizing same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional, according to court papers filed Friday.
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gay rights, same-sex marriage, politics
  • Backers of California's same-sex marriage ban said Tuesday they will ask a federal appeals court in San Francisco to review the split decision by three of its judges that struck down the voter-approved law.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics
  • Gov. Chris Gregoire handed gay rights advocates a major victory, singing into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed.
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washington, gay rights, same-sex marriage, politics
  • New Jersey lawmakers gave their blessing to legalizing gay marriage for the first time Monday as the state Senate passed a bill that would allow nuptials for same-sex couples, despite Gov. Chris Christie's insistence that he will veto such legislation.
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new jersey, gay rights, same-sex marriage, politics
  • A federal appeals court declaring California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional has caused some strong reactions in the Valley.
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gay rights, same-sex marriage, politics, mariana jacob
  • The California Supreme Court has ruled that supporters of a ban on same-sex marriage can defend the 2008 voter-approved measure in federal court.
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same-sex marriage, state
  • New York usered in legal gay marriage just after midnight on Sunday.
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new york city, gay rights, same-sex marriage, national/world
  • A lesbian is suing her employer for refusing to add her wife to her healthcare plan.
  • A San Francisco woman is suing her employer for refusing to add her wife to her healthcare plan.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics, nannette miranda
  • Prop 8 supporters fought this round in front of a national TV audience on C-Span.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics, corin hoggard
  • The legal fight over California's same-sex marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a televised hearing that reached a nationwide TV audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Constitution.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics, christine park
  • A federal judge put gay marriages on hold for at least another six days in California, disappointing dozens of gay couples who lined up outside City Hall hoping to tie the knot Thursday.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics, tommy tran
  • Billy Bradford of Castro Valley, Calif., waves a pair of flags outside City Hall while same-sex couple line up to see if they can be married in San Francisco, Thursday, August 12, 2010.
  • Images from around San Francisco of the many people awaiting the Prop 8 stay ruling.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics
  • Proposition 8, California's controversial voter-approved gay marriage ban, was struck down by a federal judge on Wednesday in a ruling that deemed the ban unconstitutional.
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same-sex marriage, politics, nannette miranda
  • Same-sex marriage
  • How states have addressed the issue
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same-sex marriage, politics
  • Day two of a landmark court hearing in San Francisco on California's Prop-8 ban on same-sex marriages.
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san francisco, same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics, christine park
  • The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage got under way Monday in San Francisco.
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, politics, nannette miranda
  • Both supporters and opponents of California's gay marriage ban are preparing for their next moves, regardless of the decision of a federal judge. Gay rights activists are getting ready for another ballot initiative and supporters are ready to once again defend traditional marriage.
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gay rights, same-sex marriage, politics, amanda perez
  • The Federal trial over Prop 8. is now underway in San Francisco
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, san francisco, politics, terry mcsweeney
  • Several people from the valley are expected to make a trip to San Francisco Monday. While Prop 8 opponents remain hopeful in this case, opponents say this issue has made them question government officials.
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gay rights, same-sex marriage, fresno, state, shannon handy