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Calif. Gay Marriages on Hold as Opponents Appeal

Prop. 8 backers ask appeals court to review its decision

(Newser) - Legal wrangling has once again put gay marriage on hold in California. A federal appeals court panel's 2-1 decision to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage would have allowed gay marriages to resume as soon as next month, but the sponsors of Proposition 8 have asked the...

Supreme Court&#39;s Move on Gay Marriage? Maybe Not
Supreme Court's Move on
Gay Marriage? Maybe Not
Prop 8 reaction
Feb 7, 2012 4:38 PM CST

Supreme Court's Move on Gay Marriage? Maybe Not

Prop 8 ruling is limited to California, providing a potential reason to skip

(Newser) - Kevin Drum at Mother Jones thinks today's court decision declaring California's ban on gay marriage to be unconstitutional is "great news" for sure, but he's not getting too excited just yet. Most people think this one is headed to the Supreme Court, where it looks like...

Court Blocks California's Ban on Gay Marriage

Declares Prop 8 unconstitutional, paving way for Supreme Court decision

(Newser) - A big win for gay rights in California, at least for now: In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court ruled that the state's ban on gay marriages is unconstitutional. Supporters of Proposition 8, which limits marriage to a man and a woman, plan to appeal, paving the way...

Court to Rule on Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Today
 Court to Rule on Prop 8 Today 
Feb 7, 2012 4:58 AM CST

Court to Rule on Prop 8 Today

Decision can still be appealed to larger panel, Supreme Court

(Newser) - Californians are awaiting a ruling today on whether the state's Proposition 8 banning gay marriage is constitutional. A three-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide if the law, passed by referendum in 2008, violates equal protection and due process. A lower court shot down...

Mormons Stay Neutral in 2012 Race

While aggressively attacking misinformation

(Newser) - With Mormons Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman in the 2012 presidential hunt, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has decided to sit out the race—aggressively if necessary, the Wall Street Journal reports. “We not only don’t want to cross the line between religion and...

Key Ruling Due Today on Calif. Gay Marriage Ban

Judge to rule on gay colleague's decision striking down Prop. 8

(Newser) - Chief US District Judge James Ware will rule today on whether Judge Vaughn R. Walker's decision to strike down the state's gay marriage ban should be invalidated because the judge is gay and in a long-term relationship. Walker "occupied precisely those same shoes as the plaintiffs" when...

Court Hearing Begins on Prop 8 Ruling by Gay Judge

Critics argue Judge Vaughn Walker should have recused himself

(Newser) - A court will decide whether to strike Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling on California’s Proposition 8 from the legal record because he is in a committed homosexual relationship, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gay marriage critic ProtectMarriage argues that because Walker was in said relationship when he struck down...

Void Prop 8 Ruling: Gay Marriage Foes

Judge's decade-long same-sex relationship a conflict of interest

(Newser) - The ruling against California's controversial Proposition 8 should be set aside, a group argued yesterday, not because the judge who ruled against it is gay—but because he's in a long-term relationship with his partner. ProtectMarriage, which sponsored the 2008 ballot initiative prohibiting gay marriage, filed a motion...

Prop 8 Judge Says He's Gay —and It's Irrelevant

Vaughn Walker confirms homosexuality

(Newser) - The judge who overturned California's ban on gay marriage acknowledged in an interview for the first time that he's homosexual and that he never considered recusing himself from the case. "If you thought a judge's sexuality, ethnicity, national origin (or) gender would prevent the judge from handling a case,...

Elton John: In US, I'm '2nd-Class Citizen'

Singer's getting angry about gay-marriage ban

(Newser) - In Britain, they call him "Sir," but the United States makes him feel like a "second-class citizen," complains Elton John. Speaking in California, the AP reports that the new dad/singer swiped at the state's gay-marriage ban, saying that "as I get older, I get more...

Gay-Marriage Ban Returns to Court in California

Prop. 8 case could set stage for Supreme Court battle

(Newser) - California’s ban on gay marriage gets another day in court: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments related to August's ruling that Prop 8 is unconstitutional today, likely moving the issue closer to the Supreme Court, the Wall Street Journal reports. There won’t be new evidence...

Roughed-Up Cameraman Sues 'Bruno'

Suit accuses Baron Cohen of trying to incite riot among factions at gay rally

(Newser) - A cameraman who says he was shoved around by Sacha Baron Cohen's camera crew during a gay rights rally is taking the comedian to court. Baron Cohen—in character as the flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista Bruno—joined protesters opposed to legalizing gay marriage at the Los Angeles rally, and journalist...

Calif. Court Blocks Gay Marriage

Grants stay while new court considers constitutionality of Prop 8

(Newser) - A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely today while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban. The decision, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, trumps a lower court judge's order that would have allowed county...

Prop 8 May Go to Supreme Court&mdash;This Week
Prop 8 May Go to
Supreme Court—This Week 
ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2010 9:41 AM CDT

Prop 8 May Go to Supreme Court—This Week

Case could move up ladder...fast

(Newser) - It has always seemed likely that the Proposition 8 case would end up before the Supreme Court—and it could happen as early as this week, Jesse McKinley writes in the New York Times . Judge Walker last week gave the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals until Wednesday to review...

Radio Host Stephanie Miller Comes Out

Country star Chely Wright 'gets a toaster oven for recruiting me'

(Newser) - Syndicated radio host Stephanie Miller came out on this morning's show, crediting country singer Chely Wright with encouraging her to go public. Miller, a longtime advocate for gay rights who had been out to family and friends, has an interesting background, Edge notes : Her dad was Barry Goldwater's running mate...

Judge Keeps Gay Marriages on Hold in California

He gives opponents one week to appeal

(Newser) - A federal judge has ruled that gay marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18. Judge Vaughn Walker today set the deadline to give gay marriage opponents time to appeal to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. If the appeals court fails to act by...

I'm the Gay Guy Whose Marriage Is Ruining Yours

Jose Fidelino is behind all those celebrity divorces

(Newser) - Jose Fidelino has a confession: He’s to blame for Al and Tipper Gore’s breakup, all seven of Larry King’s divorces, and the Sandra Bullock-Jesse James split. “No, I am not a 50-something masseuse or a tattoo model with a thing for Nazi outfits,” he writes...

Foe: 'Homosexual' Judge Had No Right to Block Prop. 8 Ruling

Walker 'ignored science,' charges 'family defender'

(Newser) - "Homosexual" Judge Vaughan Walker should have recused himself from the court decision ejecting California's Proposition 8 banning gay marriage, charged the head of a conservative "family council." What "you have is one judge—and an openly homosexual judge at that—who says he knows better than...

Schwarzenegger: Start Gay Marriages

Asks judge to let weddings resume without delay

(Newser) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who twice vetoed legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage, has surprised gay rights supporters by urging a federal judge to allow gay couples to resume marrying in the state without further delay. Lawyers for Schwarzenegger, Attorney General Jerry Brown, two gay couples and the city...

Prop 8 Judge Comes Under the Microscope

He's an independent conservative...who might happen to be gay

(Newser) - Judge Vaughn Walker is taking heat for his ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, but the independent-minded Reagan appointee is used to controversy, the New York Times reports. There was the time he publicly supported legalizing drugs, or the time he ruled that police had acted reasonably by pepper-spraying anti-logging...

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