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Minnesota closer to same sex marriage rights
May 13, 2013 3:10 AM
Minnesota's Senate will take up the issue of same sex marriage today. Last week the House passed the bill by a resounding vote. Now, the Senate will get its chance to debate and vote on the bill. This is the last step in adding the state to the growing list... more » -
Mass. city to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax
July 10, 2011 5:22 PM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The city of Cambridge, Mass., is now paying a stipend to same sex married public employees to defray the cost of a federal tax that city officials call unfair. The city council has decided to pay quarterly stipends to the 22 public employees who pay... more » -
Colorado lawmakers reviewing same sex marriage
June 29, 2011 5:55 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers are taking another look at same sex marriage after New York legalized it. The sponsors of Colorado's civil-unions bill, Sen. Pat Steadman and Rep. Mark Ferrandino, both gay Denver Democrats, plan to try again next year after a similar bill died this year in... more » -
Judge overturns California gay marriage ban
August 5, 2010 8:06 AM
A federal judge overturned California's gay marriage ban Wednesday with an unequivocal ruling that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's strongly worded opinion in the landmark case -... more » -
Federal ruling on same-sex marriage expected today
August 4, 2010 9:57 AM
Round one in a landmark case involving gay marriage is expected to end today when a federal judge issues his ruling on California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has reached a decision on whether to uphold or overturn the voter-approved ban known as Proposition... more »
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