Tacoma judge upholds federal Defense of Marriage Act
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TACOMA  A judge in Tacoma has backed the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a &quot;legal union between one man and one woman.&quot; ...
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In what is believed to be the first ruling of its kind, a judge on Wednesday upheld the federal law letting states ban same-sex marriages, dismissing a lawsuit by two women seeking to have their Massachusetts marriage recognized here.
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A second Washington state judge ruled on Tuesday that the state&#39;s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, saying that the administration cannot limit the legal benefits of marriage to heterosexual couples.
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The La. Supreme Court yesterday declined legal challenges to keep a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriages and civil unions off the Sept. 18 ballot, leaving open the possibility of challenging the amendment if it passes.
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WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to the country&#39;s only law legalizing gay marriage. Conservative groups had asked the court to overturn a November 2003 ruling by the Massachusetts
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A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, less than three weeks after it was overwhelmingly approved by the voters.
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The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to the Massachusetts law that allows gay and lesbian couples to wed, preserving Massachusetts&#39; status as the only state in the nation where same-sex marriage is legal.
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SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge in San Francisco says she will not immediately dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The US Supreme Court refused Nov. 29 to review the decision by the Massachusetts high court that legalized same-sex &quot;marriage&quot; in that state.
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A Kentucky trial judge yesterday refused to reconsider a decision exempting an unusual medical-bill ministry from compliance with state insurance laws.
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Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Joseph Manck has rejected a challenge to Maryland's electronic voting system.
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A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.
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A federal district judge in Washington dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that contended medical residents are forced to participate in a system that ensures they work long hours for low wages.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over gay marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions.
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A magistrate who disagrees with new rights for gay couples loses his discrimination case.
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BOSTON -- Out-of-state gay couples barred from getting married in Massachusetts said Thursday they would appeal a judge&#39;s ruling that denied their request to halt enforcement of the 1913 law being used to block their unions.
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A federal judge Sunday denied the state Republican Party's bid to force Washington's most populous county to stop counting some ballots in the recount of the governor's race.