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Obama Administration Deals Blow to DOMA

  DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, suffered a major blow today when the Obama administration declared it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a portion of it in court. Section three of DOMA specifically limits marriage to one man and one woman, as it applies to federal law. Given that there are currently […]

Civil Unions in Hawaii

Hawaii has approved CIVIL UNIONS… HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Legislature approved a bill on Wednesday allowing civil unions for same-sex couples, sending the measure to the state’s Democratic governor, who has said he will sign it into law. Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s office said he intends to sign the bill within 10 days, and

BREAKING NEWS: CA Supreme Court Will Consider Standing of Appeal

What this means is that the CA Supreme Court will hear the case as to whether ballot proposition sponsors have the right to bring the appeal in the Prop 8 case, nothing more. If they decide they do not, the case dies and same sex marriage is legal in CA. If they do then the

Supreme Court Decides Today On Prop 8 Case

Courtesy LA Times The California Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Wednesday to deal with a pressing question in the legal battle over gay marriage in California. The justices will review a request by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether Proposition 8’s sponsors have the legal standing to defend the

Iowa House Votes To Constitutionally Ban Same Sex Marriage

The country was stunned in 2009 when Iowa’s State Supreme Court ended hundreds of years of discrimination by making same sex marriage legal. Now, in many ways, Iowa is following in the footsteps of California, as the legislature there is working to get a ballot measure to the people in order formally and constitutionally overturn