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State's top court strikes down marriage ban
http://www.sfgate.com/ cgi-bin/ article.cgi?f=/ c/ a/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ BAGAVNC5K.DTL&feed=r...
The California Supreme Court struck a historic but possibly short-lived blow for gay rights Thursday, overturning a state law that allowed only opposite-sex couples to marry. In a 4-3 ruling that elicited passionate responses on both sides of the debate a
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California Supreme Court issues historic ruling on same-sex marriage
http://the-reaction.blogspot.com/2008/05/california-supreme-...By Michael J.W. Stickings Fantastic news from California. Here's the L.A. Times (see also the S.F. Chronicle): The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate
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Another Election Year, Another Gay Marriage Ruling
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/05/15/...The California Supreme Court, as you've probably heard, ruled 4-3 today that the California Constitution provides gays the lesbians the right to marry. Full text of the opinion is here (pdf). The main question, of course, is whether the ruling is
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Reaction to CA Court's Overturning Gay Marriage Ban
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/5/16/1339/18337As Big Tent wrote earlier ,the California Supreme Court Thursday overturned a law banning gay marriage (opinion here, pdf). Glenn Greenwald has some terrific analysis on what the decision means and doesn't mean. In a nutshell, from the Washington Post,
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Gay Marriage Victory in California
http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/05/15/gay-marriage-victor...Gay marriage activists won a clear victory in California today as the California Supreme Court struck down the states ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis
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Gay Marriage Victory in California
http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/05/15/gay-marriage-victor...Gay marriage activists won a clear victory in California today as the California Supreme Court "struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis
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ACLU: Judges Gave Us a Gift
http://www.stoptheaclu.com/archives/2008/05/15/aclu-judges-g...by Nathan Bradfield In California, four judges think they are smarter, better, more tolerant, more intellectual, and more advanced than 4,618,673 citizens of their state. By a 4-3 vote this afternoon, the breathingist judges struck down a law defining
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Senate committee adds amnesty for 1.2 million illegal agriculture workers to Iraq spending bill
http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2008/05/senate-com...Senate committee adds amnesty for 1.2 million illegal agriculture workers to Iraq spending bill -- PHONE NOW , from NUMBERS USA: On a 17-12 vote this afternoon, the Senate Appropriations Committee added Sen. Feinstein's ag amnesty to the Iraq
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California State Supremes Legalize Gay Marriage
http://holycoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/california-state-supre...The State Supreme Court in California has overturned the voter-passed ban on gay marriage (approved by 61% of the voters), thus paving the way for California to become the second state to permit gay marriage (after Massachusetts). Another glorious day
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Today's photo: Invasive 'crazy raspberry ants' wreaking havoc in Texas
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/05/todays-photo-in...David J. Phillip of the Associated Press took this photo of the "crazy raspberry ants" that have been invading homes and shorting out electronics in Texas. "Hundreds, thousands, millions, billions of them are coming in a near-unstoppable
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Congratulations, Shelly and Ellen
http://amleft.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_amleft_archive.html#38...Every now and then, less and less frequently, unfortunately, there are days when you just can't help being proud of where you live. In California, today is one of those days. Earlier this morning, the California Supreme Court released a 4-3 decision to
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California Hands GOP A Campaign Issue
http://rhymeswithright.mu.nu/archives/262598.phpI suspect this one will end up helping John McCain in a number of states in the fall Ã- after all, we know that Barack Obama will select judges who will follow the California reasoning if elected. Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in
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California Supreme Court Rules For Gay Marriage Rights
http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2008/05/califor...The 172 page ruling is here. From SFGate: Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November. In a 4-3 decision, the justices
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Did the California Supreme Court Just Do John McCain an Inadvertent Favor?
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/010810.htmlToday's 4-3 decision of the California Supreme Court striking down under the California Constitution a California statute limiting "marriage" to opposite-sex couples could help John McCain in the fall. (More coverage of the opinion itself at
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State Supreme Court Overturns California Gay Marriage Ban - But Marriage Rights Face Ballot Initiative in November
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/05/15/state-supreme-court-...California took a giant step toward becoming the second state to legalize gay marriage the other is Massachusetts in light of a ruling by the state supreme court today: The California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic
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California Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
http://www.towleroad.com/2008/05/california-su-1.html"Furthermore, in contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individuals capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the
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Goodbye, Mister Tonight
http://boifromtroy.com/?p=7249Goodbye, Mister Tonight May 15th, 2008 Today, the California Supreme Court has decided that, on equal protection grounds, the State cannot discriminate on gender when it comes to marriage. Thats a great victory for equality. While opponents will decry
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