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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try to overturn Mexico City’s gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution. The Mexico City law, approved in December and due to take effect in March, is the first of its kind […]
OBAMA: Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the president shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For 220 years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They’ve done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they’ve
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass a law extending benefits to same-sex partners, a day after he renewed his support for repealing the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. Obama was responding to a question during a town hall meeting Thursday in Tampa, Fla..
NEWS UPDATE ON DADT FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says the Defense Department next week will say for the first time how it would lift the ban on gays from serving openly in the military, as President Barack Obama wants. Morrell says that after studying the issue for
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first federal case to decide if the U.S. Constitution prevents states from stopping same-sex weddings came to an anti-climatic break Wednesday after a judge heard nearly 12 days of wide-ranging testimony on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion in shaping attitudes
It appears that Wednesday, January 27th, will be the last day of evidence in the Prop 8 Trial in SF. The judge has indicated that he will take a few weeks off to review the evidence before scheduling the closing arguments. It’s unsure if he will immediately return a ruling or if there will be
Only 5 days ago I wrote about the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the restrictions on Corporations campaign spending. I labeled the court the "5-4 Court" and as far as I’m concerned, until they demonstrate some allegiance to the constitution rather than ideology or political affiliation, that’s who they’ll remain. It’s the one stumbling
FYI: It’s been reported that once both sides have rested in the Prop 8 trial, the judge will take a "few weeks" off to consider the case, then return for closing arguments, then rule in the case. I’ve yet to find an answer to whether the ruling will be immediate or if there will
