Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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News10 new results for marriage
 
Justices Cast Doubt on US Law Defining Marriage
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready on Wednesday to strike down a central part of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, as a majority of the justices expressed reservations about the Defense of Marriage ...
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New York Times
Shifting political winds blow Senate Democrats into same-sex marriage camp
Washington Post
In U.S. politics, the cause of same-sex marriage has still lost far more often than it has won. In all, 38 states have passed laws outlawing it. And it wasn't until last fall — in Maryland, Washington and Maine — that voters in any state actually ...
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In Fight for Marriage Rights, 'She's Our Thurgood Marshall'
New York Times
PORTLAND, Me. — Most Americans have never heard of Mary Bonauto. But inside the tightknit world of gay legal advocacy, Ms. Bonauto is a quiet celebrity — a lawyer and mother of twins who some say is almost single-handedly responsible for the ...
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New York Times
Justices Show Reluctance for Broad Marriage Ruling
Wall Street Journal
Crowds gathered again outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday as oral arguments took place to determine the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. WSJ's Neil Hickey reports via #WorldStream with additional video by Ryan Tracy.
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Wall Street Journal
Gay-marriage advocates say Supreme cases have already forged victory in court ...
NBCNews.com (blog)
The Supreme Court won't rule until June, but gay-marriage advocates said the justices' decision to tackle the issue has already helped them win a victory in the court of public opinion. "The more and more the country talks about this issue, the more ...
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5 Justices Seem Skeptical of Defense of Marriage Act
New York Times
A majority of the justices questioned the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, as the Supreme Court on Wednesday took up the volatile issue of same-sex marriage for a second day. Justice Anthony Kennedy, widely considered the swing ...
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New York Times
11 key moments from the argument over the Defense of Marriage Act
NBCNews.com (blog)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared highly skeptical of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that blocks federal recognition of gay marriages, according to courtroom observers. Here are 11 key moments from the arguments, which followed ...
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Supreme Court Questions DOMA
ABC News
After considering a challenge to California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case seeking to overturn the 1996 law signed by President Bill Clinton that defined marriage as heterosexual and ...
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Supreme Court concludes arguments on marriage law
Chicago Tribune
Arguments over the last two days on the DOMA case and a separate one challenging California's ban on gay marriage marked the high court's first foray into a delicate and divisive political, religious and social issue in the United States as polls ...
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Gays Denied Marriage: The Economic Cost
ABC News (blog)
Her article "The Economic Value of Marriage For Same-Sex Couples," published in the Duke Law Review in 2010, estimates the cost in a variety of categories, including health insurance benefits, federal taxes (including income and estate taxes), Social ...
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
Marriage Security and Insecurities - NYTimes.com
By By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
Brooks and Collins on same-sex marriage, teen mothers and single parenthood.
Opinionator
Facebookers Go Red To Support Marriage Equality | TechCrunch
By Jordan Crook
Notice a little extra red in the blue sea of Facebook the past couple of days? That's a new picture shared by the Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy..
TechCrunch
O'Reilly thumps gay marriage critics - Politico
By Kevin Robillard
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly says opponents of gay marriage haven't been able to do "anything but thump the Bible" as they have failed to mount a strong argument against same-sex weddings. "The compelling argument is on the side of ...
POLITICO - Politics
Bill O'Reilly: Gay Marriage Foes Can Only 'Thump The Bible' In Their ...
By The Huffington Post News Team
Bill O'Reilly said Tuesday that the opponents of same-sex marriage have been unable to do anything but "thump the Bible" in their arguments. Speaking to Megyn Kelly about the Supreme Court's hearing on Proposition 8, O'Reilly--who has ...
Bill Oreilly on Huffington Post
Big Government or Marriage Equality? DOMA Case Puts ...
By Adam Serwer
The Defense of Marriage Act, Clement contended, only defined marriage as a hetero endeavor for the purpose of federal laws and, therefore, wasn't an imposition on the states, even though the law was enacted because legislators feared the ...
Political Mojo | Mother Jones


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