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| Gay marriage opponents ask court to intervene Boston.com SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A wave of weddings were performed in San Francisco City Hall on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decisions to restore same-sex marriages to California, as defeated backers of the state's gay marriage ban filed a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Federal marriage benefits? Not for everyone Boston.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Like other married couples, same-sex couples are about to learn that federal benefits for being married might not be all they're cracked up to be. Social Security benefits for spouses can be generous, but only for couples with big ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gay-Marriage Opponents Lose Bid to Stop California Ceremonies Wall Street Journal Same-sex marriages resumed in the state Friday shortly after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said a 2010 federal district court order finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage should take effect immediately. That ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Marriage tax break plans outlined Lancaster Today The coalition agreement spells out that Liberal Democrat MPs can abstain on a plan to recognise marriage in the tax system. A No 10 source said: "We plan to bring forward Government proposals for a married couples' tax allowance before the end of this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Marriage equality flag atop the Space Needle kgw.com On the day thousands gathered for Seattle's Gay Pride Parade, the marriage equality flag was flying atop the Space Needle for the first time, and the Seattle Mariners became the first major professional team to fly the pride flag. On Sunday morning ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Marriage Debate Revives In W.Va. Wheeling Intelligencer CHARLESTON (AP) - West Virginians can expect the issue of same sex marriage to resurface in the Legislature and in the crucial 2014 elections after the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on the matter. The push for a constitutional amendment defining ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Marriage tax allowance 'won't stop families breaking up' Telegraph.co.uk Tim Loughton, a former Tory minister, said that giving married couples a transferable tax allowance was more about sending a "message" to society than directly persuading couples to stay together,. Mr Loughton has led a backbench push for a £150-a-year ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Marriage tax break at last: Days before MPs rebel, PM pledges new law next year Daily Mail Legislation to enshrine a tax break for married couples in law will be published this year after David Cameron bowed to pressure from Tory MPs. The Prime Minister revealed yesterday that he will bring forward plans to recognise marriage in the tax ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to reimpose California ban Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Opponents of gay marriage filed a long-shot petition on Saturday with the Supreme Court asking the justices to immediately halt same-sex weddings taking place in California since Friday, when an appeals court lifted a 5-year-old ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| New same-sex marriage challenge fails : SCOTUSblog By Lyle Denniston Although attorneys for the ballot measure's sponsors have been creative in finding new ways to try to press the challenge, the brief action by Kennedy on Sunday may have removed the final barrier to the full achievement of marriage rights for ... SCOTUSblog | ||
| Justice Kennedy denies motion to halt gay marriage in California ... By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday denied a request from Proposition 8 supporters to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in California. Dozens of same-sex weddings have taken ... U.S. News | ||
| HuffPost Radio: BOTH SIDES NOW: Gay Marriage, Black Voters and ... By HuffPost Radio Ron Reagan and Erick Erickson debate judicial matters after the DOMA and VRA decisions. But there's a larger subtext -- is Obama's center-left country and Roberts's hard-right Court moving toward a collision? Then, Obama tries to cool off ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | ||
| National Organization for Marriage president: Supreme Court ... By Eric W. Dolan The Supreme Court trampled on Californians by striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, according to National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown. "We just saw who was harmed," he said on ABC's This Week. The Raw Story | ||
| Abbreviated pundit round-up: Mandela's legacy, marriage equality's By rss@dailykos.com (Meteor Blades) [S]tudies of human social life show that marriage is not solely important for children. As Borneman and Kain Hart wrote, "In most societies known to us, everyone marries; it is an expected rite of passage and part of the normal life course of all ... Daily Kos |
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| What is the nature of marriage? - The Washington Post Focusing on "marriage equality" gets the debate wrong. www.washingtonpost.com/.../d0a551ba-e004-11e2-b2d4-ea6d... | ||
| Brazile: What sanctity of marriage means - CNN.com Donna Brazile says the Supreme Court's ruling shows marriage is so important for a stable society and to the family that it must apply to all equally. www.cnn.com/2013/06/28/opinion/brazile-same-sex-marriage |
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