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Critical Court
California Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin asked the lead counsel seeking to overturn the state's 2008 initiative amending the state's constitution to ban same-sex couples...
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Ninth Circuit Keeps Arizona Law Ending Same-Sex Partner Health Benefits on Hold
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today affirmed a district court decision keeping an Arizona state law from going into effect that,...
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DOJ Argues DOMA’s Unconstitutionality Holds, Even in Immigration Context
To follow up on Metro Weekly‘s report, “Defending DOMA, Fighting Back,” about the Department of Justice filing on Friday, Sept. 2, in a challenge to...
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Proposition 8 in Court: California Supreme Court Certified Question Argument FAQ
At 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the California Supreme Court is to hear oral arguments in its attempt to answer the certified question about the specifics...
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Trial Date Set for Columbia Heights Altercation
Two brothers accused of attacking a group of lesbians in Columbia Heights in July appeared in D.C. Superior Court this morning for a preliminary hearing....
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Defending DOMA, Fighting Back
Hamdi Lui and Michael Ernest Roberts, a same-sex couple married in Massachusetts but living in California, brought a case aimed at keeping Lui – a...
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Baldwin: “I’m running for the U.S. Senate.”
Today, in an email to supporters, Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) announced the expected news that she will be running for the U.S. Senate seat being...
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Apex's New Phase
The secret's finally out: The club most recently known as Apex will soon reopen as Phase 1 of Dupont, an offshoot of D.C.'s oldest lesbian...
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Ninth Circuit Hears Log Cabin Arguments, Considers Whether DADT Repeal Ends Case
On Thursday, Sept. 1, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard the appeal in Log Cabin Republicans v....
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Mose Allison at Blues Alley
A major influence on many musicians over the last half-century, including Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt and Elvis Costello, Mose Allison‘s pioneering blend of jazz and...
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Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage Festival
Now in its tenth year, this three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by more than 40 area...
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North by Northwest at AFI’s Silver
The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre concludes its three-part series this year exploring the works of Alfred Hitchcock with one of the film auteur’s finest...
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Review: The Hold Steady at the 9:30 Club
Everybody goes to a concert to sing along with the band. But when crowds pack in to see The Hold Steady, they belt. The Brooklyn...
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No Bail for Cop in Trans Shooting
The off-duty police officer arrested for allegedly shooting at a car containing two transgender women and three others was denied bond at a preliminary status...
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Arrive in style to Merriweather Post — via Rock & Bus
Merriweather Post Pavilion is partnering with Rock & Bus to cart fans to and from the Columbia, Md., concert destination. But that’s just part of...
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New California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu Expected to Participate in Prop 8 Arguments
Goodwin Liu — whose nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was stymied by Republican opposition — was confirmed on Wednesday,...
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Officer Arrested
The off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer, Kenneth Furr, who allegedly shot two transgender women seated in a car early Friday, Aug. 26, at First and...
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NLGJA Honors
Despite the wind and rain, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association National Convention and Media Summit went on as planned, Aug. 25 to 28,...
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Urban Empire
If gay D.C. has an ''A-list,'' David von Storch is certainly on it. Most obviously, he's got the looks and the money. Just ask Men's...
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Perfect Mix
''In all of these three years, favorite moments are often the last song that we play,'' says Shea Van Horn. For example, at the July...
