Gay Rights Groups Praise Supreme Court Refusal on Gay Marriage
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Gay rights groups praised the US Supreme Court for refusing to intervene in a Massachusetts decision allowing gay marriage while religious conservatives
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By Linda Thomson Deseret Morning News  The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow to environmentalist groups by refusing to hear an appeal that a Utah constitutional amendment infringed upon First Amendment free-speech rights.
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The Supreme Court has denied a challenge to the federal Do Not Call List. Telemarketing companies had filed an appeal, saying the registry violated First Amendment rights because some groups were exempt from the rules.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over gay marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
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The Republican Party's largest gay and lesbian organization, which endorsed President Bush in 2000, is withholding its endorsement of the president for re-election because of his support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
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Thousands of supporters of legislation that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples including gays rallied Saturday to urge Italian lawmakers to resist Vatican pressure against the measure.Comment
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Washington - The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to Massachusetts&#39; gay marriage law, leaving intact a state court ruling that has led to thousands of weddings for same-sex couples and a national debate on the issue.
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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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Gay rights activists received a rebuke from the Deep South to North Dakota as voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage in a clean sweep for proponents of traditional one-man, one-woman unions.
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The US Supreme Court Monday rejected a challenge to the Massachusetts Supreme Court&#39;s ruling in favor of gay marriage. The rejection of review by the nation&#39;s highest court
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The Supreme Court refused to disturb a ruling that forces some California religious organizations to pay for workers' contraceptive health insurance benefits.
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The Washington Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gay marriage Wednesday, dealing the gay rights movement its second major defeat in less than a month in another liberal-leaning state that had been regarded as a promising battleground.
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A New York appeals court ruled on Friday that valid same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries must be recognized in New York, the first known ruling of its kind in the country, a rights group said.
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The US Supreme Court refused for a second time yesterday to get pulled into the politically charged fight over gay marriage in Massachusetts, rejecting an appeal from some state
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A state appeals court ruled Monday that a proposed amendment to the state Constitution banning gay marriage should remain on the ballot, overturning a lower court ruling and sending the issue to the state Supreme Court.
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Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised a recent demonstration in Rome against proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples, including gay ones, saying it showed that traditional family was at the core of Italian society.Benedict called the May 12 Family Day rally, organized by Catholic groups and family associations, a 'great and extraordinary popular festival.'Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the demonstration to protest a bill that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples, including hospital visits and inheritance rights. The bill does not legalize gay marriage, as was done in other European countries, such as Spain. Read more
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court declined to step into the nationwide debate over same-sex marriages yesterday, refusing to hear a challenge to the only state law that sanctions such unions.