ACLU Shifts Argument in Oregon Gay Marriage Case
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PORTLAND, Ore.  - After Oregonians voted to ban  same-sex marriages earlier this month, a gay rights advocate  will no longer argue for same-sex marriage rights in the  state's supreme court, activists said on Friday.
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A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
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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.
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In addition to Wisconsin, three other states &#151; Arizona, Colorado and Virginia &#151; are viewed by gay-rights strategists as having closely contested campaigns this fall over proposed constitutional amendments that would ban gay marriage and civil unions. A brief look at the campaigns:
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A California law barring gay  marriage violates the state's constitution because it  discriminates, inhibits freedom of expression, and undermines  privacy, lawyers for the city of San Francisco and same-sex  couples argued in court on Wednesday.
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The American Civil Liberties Union, the leading US civil rights group, petitioned the US Supreme Court to rule on the right of homosexuals to adopt children.
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A second Washington state judge ruled  on Tuesday that the state'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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OTTAWA (CP) - Many judges and federal lawmakers might support gay marriage, but the court of public opinion isn't so sure.
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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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Supporters of a constitutional ban on gay marriage asked the state's highest court Thursday to force lawmakers to decide whether voters can consider the matter in 2008.
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Oregon&#39;s one-of-a-kind law allowing doctor-assisted suicide moved toward the ultimate legal test Tuesday when the US Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that upheld the law.
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The Supreme Court sidestepped the nationwide battle over same-sex marriage yesterday, declining to hear a case aimed at overturning the Massachusetts law that made it legal this year for gay couples to marry.
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Conservative groups in New Jersey are pushing a proposal that would grant the rights of marriage &#151; but not the title &#151; to gays, siblings and others involved in domestic partnerships.
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Republican activists sharpened their party&#39;s opposition to gay marriage Wednesday only hours after Vice President Cheney defended such unions.
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WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House moved toward certain defeat of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage Thursday, the latest in a string of conservative pet causes pushed to a vote in the run-up to Election Day.   "God created Adam and Eve, He didn't create Adam and Steve," said Rep...
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An Oregon county that stopped issuing marriage licenses until a court could decide whether gay marriage was legal has been told to again offer them to couples.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The federal Conservatives are girding for a same-sex battle with Paul Martin's Liberals, saying they will move to protect the traditional definition of marriage.