US Supreme Court rejects gay marriage challenge
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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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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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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 House joined the Senate Thursday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage, described by supporters as a vital protection for traditional families but denounced by foes as a divisive pre-election ploy to inflame prejudice.
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Maryland's highest court on Tuesday upheld a state law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, ending a lawsuit filed by same-sex couples who claimed they were being denied fundamental rights.
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up the issue of school choice in Maine, where a state law bars the use of public funds to send students to private religious schools.
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THE AMERICAN HOUSE OF REPS HAS VOTED AGAINST AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE. The proposed gay marriage ban was defeated in the US House of Representatives on Thursday following a vote on amending the constitution.
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HARTFORD -- The US Supreme Courtâs refusal Monday to consider a challenge to state authority over gay marriages could boost the chances for same-sex marriage or civil union legislation in Connecticut, one key lawmaker said.
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A California law barring gay marriage violates the state&#39;s constitution because it inhibits freedom of expression and undermines privacy, lawyers for the city of San Francisco argued in court on Wednesday.
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Opponents of gay marriage concede victory will not be swift in their attempt to amend the U.S. Constitution, even after prevailing in all 11 states where the issue was on the ballot last month.
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The US House of Representatives, voting less than five weeks before the presidential election, rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage backed by President George W. Bush.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a free-speech challenge to a New York law banning the wearing of masks at public gatherings by a group claiming ties to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Refusing to wade into the debate over gay marriage in Massachusetts, the US Supreme Court yesterday rejected a bid to overturn a landmark court ruling legalizing gay marriage in the Bay State.
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OTTAWA (CP) - There is no need for the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of same-sex marriage because it's already been decided, a national gay and lesbian group argued Wednesday.
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The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider whether states may offer license plates with antiabortion messages, leaving lower courts divided over whether the programs in a dozen states unconstitutionally restrict dissenting views.
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a lawsuit by a conservative group blocked from airing ads about same-sex marriage.
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A California appeals court upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage on Thursday, reversing a lower court's judgment against a voter-approved law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.