All posts tagged "United States Supreme Court"
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Activists fault Supreme Court’s employment-discrimination rulings for possible LGBT impact
The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today to make it harder for employees to sue their employers for workplace discrimination and retaliation in two cases advocates...
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UPDATED: National Cathedral Sets SCOTUS-related Prayer Service
With focus on the Supreme Court’s upcoming release of opinions in two cases, one challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the other challenging California’s...
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Supreme Court’s upcoming decisions could radically change legal landscape for gays – or not
The wait is almost over. Before the month’s end, the nation’s highest court will decide two landmark cases that have the potential to dramatically change...
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Accidental Activism
When I met my husband, Kelly Vielmo, almost 11 years ago, neither of us did anything that might be labeled ''activism'' on behalf of gay...
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Will GOP Sen. Susan Collins come out for marriage equality?
Before Sen. Rob Portman revealed his support for same-sex marriage in a carefully coordinated announcement in the early morning hours of March 15, few would...
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From the Supreme Court Forward
When Edith Windsor exited the Supreme Court after nearly two hours of arguments March 27 on the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of...
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Marriage equality, the Supreme Court and America’s embrace
It’s easy to forget that it wasn’t even 11 months ago President Barack Obama remained opposed to same-sex marriage. “I believe that marriage is the...
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Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court zinger
In one of the most memorable moments during today’s Supreme Court arguments on DOMA, Justice Elena Kagan shut down one of the key arguments being...
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Supreme Court justices question constitutionality of DOMA
Is DOMA dead? That was the question many were asking after the Supreme Court concluded two hours of oral arguments Wednesday in the case challenging...
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Supreme Court releases transcript and audio of today’s DOMA arguments
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Read Metro Weekly’s report...
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Rallying for Marriage at Supreme Court – Day 1
Metro Weekly's John Riley and Aram Vartian were outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, to talk to advocates -- and opponents -- of...
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Marriage Demonstrators Hit the Streets
The sidewalk on both sides of First Street NE was packed with people Tuesday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two...
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Supreme Court, Day 1: What the Justices said on same-sex marriage.
“Suppose a state said, because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we’re not going to give marriage anymore to...
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For Proposition 8 opponents, it’s now wait and see
It’s been a long time coming, but on Tuesday morning opponents of California’s ban on same-sex marriage finally got their day in the nation’s highest...
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Supreme Court justices cautious of sweeping Prop. 8 ruling
The Supreme Court justices approached the Proposition 8 case with caution Tuesday morning, indicating apparent trepidation to a sweeping ruling that would bring marriage equality...
