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Showing posts with label Prop 8. Show all posts
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) Marriage Actions Spreading in Southern States!
The California Supreme Court hands the Prop 8 Proponents one last defeat. Marriage efforts pick up all across the south, with marriage counter actions starting this week. And a terminally ill man in Ohio gets and extension on a ruling that protected his marriage -- but the ruling still isn't permanent.
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Monday, August 5, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) Pennsylvania Marriage Dispute Heats Up!
Another huge week for equality, with marriages starting in Minnesota and Rhode Island. There's a major new lawsuit in Virginia, and legal tussling in Pennsylvania, where the Governor and Attorney General are at at odds over the constitutionality of the state's marriage ban. We'll explain the dispute -- plus updates from Michigan, Oklahoma, and Illinois.
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
(TIME Warp) When California had a Short-lived Marriage Victory, TWO Years ago this week!
A federal judge overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban on Aug 4, 2010 in a landmark case that could eventually land before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if gays have a constitutional right to marry in America.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker made his ruling in a lawsuit filed by two gay couples who claimed the voter-approved ban violated their civil rights.
Supporters argued the ban was necessary to safeguard the traditional understanding of marriage and to encourage responsible childbearing.
California voters passed the ban as Proposition 8 in November 2008, five months after the state Supreme Court legalized gay marriage.
However, on August 16, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit indefinitely extended the District Court's stay, stopping new same-sex marriages in the state of California pending appeal. It also scheduled an accelerated time table for hearing an appeal of Walker's ruling.
On January 4, 2011, the appeals court ruled that Imperial County did not have standing to intervene in the suit. In the second, the court certified a question to the California Supreme Court as to whether non-governmental proponents of the amendment have standing to appeal.
The California Supreme Court on February 16 unanimously agreed to address the Ninth Circuit's request.
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision on the appeal in the case Hollingsworth v. Perry, ruling that proponents of initiatives such as Proposition 8 did not possess legal standing in their own right to defend the resulting law in federal court, either to the Supreme Court or (previously) to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Therefore the Supreme Court both dismissed the appeal and directed the Ninth Circuit to vacate (withdraw) its decision, which had upheld the district court ruling. The decision left the district court's 2010 ruling intact. On June 28, 2013, the Ninth Circuit lifted its stay of the district court's ruling, enabling Governor Jerry Brown to order same-sex marriages to resume.
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision on the appeal in the case Hollingsworth v. Perry, ruling that proponents of initiatives such as Proposition 8 did not possess legal standing in their own right to defend the resulting law in federal court, either to the Supreme Court or (previously) to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Therefore the Supreme Court both dismissed the appeal and directed the Ninth Circuit to vacate (withdraw) its decision, which had upheld the district court ruling. The decision left the district court's 2010 ruling intact. On June 28, 2013, the Ninth Circuit lifted its stay of the district court's ruling, enabling Governor Jerry Brown to order same-sex marriages to resume.
Monday, July 29, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) Surprise Marriages in OH & PA!
It's been a busy week, with marriages suddenly recognized in some unexpected states. But it's unclear how long those victories will last. Meanwhile, state officials in other states are refusing to defend marriage bans. And as always, we have more favorable polling numbers.
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Monday, July 22, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) DOMA Defenders Finally Give Up!
w/ Matt Baume
Marriage equality is the law of the land throughout California, with at least one county setting a marriage license record. House Republicans will stop defending federal bans on recognizing LGBT couples. There's a new lawsuit in Arkansas and strong new polls in Virginia and New Jersey. And marriage equality spreads to England, Wales and Colombia.
Marriage equality is the law of the land throughout California, with at least one county setting a marriage license record. House Republicans will stop defending federal bans on recognizing LGBT couples. There's a new lawsuit in Arkansas and strong new polls in Virginia and New Jersey. And marriage equality spreads to England, Wales and Colombia.
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Monday, July 15, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) Prop 8 Victory! Here's What's Next!
w/ Matt Baume
Well, that's it: we won. It's impossible to overstate how monumental it is that Prop 8 is gone. Couples are getting married in the most populous state in the country. And nearly one third of Americans live in states with the freedom to marry.
So now let's take a look at what comes next.
Well, that's it: we won. It's impossible to overstate how monumental it is that Prop 8 is gone. Couples are getting married in the most populous state in the country. And nearly one third of Americans live in states with the freedom to marry.
So now let's take a look at what comes next.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
(OURview Special Edition): Response of the Overturn of Prop 8!
It was in 2010, when OURview would focus on Prop 8. and the original Judge's ruling, now that decision is now recognized by the SCOTUS, Here is that Episode Recorded on 8/8/10. Sorry for the low quality, it was recorded on my Camera/Phone.
As Part of OURview's webseries on OUTview Online. MK scott chats with Jallen Rix (author of Ex-Gay No Way) and Ryan Burr (OUTview Online) about the overturn of Prop 8.
As Part of OURview's webseries on OUTview Online. MK scott chats with Jallen Rix (author of Ex-Gay No Way) and Ryan Burr (OUTview Online) about the overturn of Prop 8.
(MNW SPECIAL) Prop 8 is unconstitutional!
W/ Matt Baume
We have major breaking news today: the Supreme Court has ruled and marriage equality is about to resume in California. Let's take a minute and talk about exactly what this means, who it affects, and what comes next.
We have major breaking news today: the Supreme Court has ruled and marriage equality is about to resume in California. Let's take a minute and talk about exactly what this means, who it affects, and what comes next.
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Monday, June 24, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) This is the Last Week for a Prop 8 Ruling!
W/ Matt Baume
This is it -- we're finally getting a ruling on Prop 8. Since the Supreme Court didn't rule today, we know it's going to be coming sometime this week.
This is it -- we're finally getting a ruling on Prop 8. Since the Supreme Court didn't rule today, we know it's going to be coming sometime this week.
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Monday, June 17, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) How Marriage Equality Affects Straight Couples!
w/ Matt Baume
We're counting down the days to a Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8, with just two weeks left before the end of the current term. A new survey analyzes the effect that marriage equality has on opposite sex-couples. And we have more national surveys on marriage, plus a look ahead to upcoming battleground states.
We're counting down the days to a Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8, with just two weeks left before the end of the current term. A new survey analyzes the effect that marriage equality has on opposite sex-couples. And we have more national surveys on marriage, plus a look ahead to upcoming battleground states.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) Prop 8 Ruling is Just Days Away!
We're counting down the days to a Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8. Marriage may go to voters in Ohio, but there's some dispute over timing. New polls show ongoing progress in California and across the nation. And New Mexico's Attorney General addresses the challenges to the state's marriage ban.
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Monday, May 27, 2013
(Marriage News Watch) Countdown to Marriage Deadline!
W/ Matt Baume
All eyes are on Illinois, with less than a week left to pass its marriage equality bill. Meanwhile, public support grows in Tennessee and an equality bill passes the legislature in Nevada, but major obstacles remain in both states. And we're just one month away from the deadline for a Prop 8 decision. Depending on the ruling, marriage equality could soon be the law of the land in California, and possibly beyond.
All eyes are on Illinois, with less than a week left to pass its marriage equality bill. Meanwhile, public support grows in Tennessee and an equality bill passes the legislature in Nevada, but major obstacles remain in both states. And we're just one month away from the deadline for a Prop 8 decision. Depending on the ruling, marriage equality could soon be the law of the land in California, and possibly beyond.
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Friday, April 5, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
(POP NEWS) Moment of Truth; Debate; Poll; Choi; Singing Spree; Kosher; Retried; Gates' Condom; Jersey Boy!

1st of Landmark Gay Marriage Cases Hits SCOTUS Today!
Don Lemon Blasts Anti-Gay Activist Over Gay!
Marriage, Calls His Assertions 'Absurd!'
Poll: 54 Percent of Ohioans Support Marriage Equality!
Lt. Dan Choi's Trial to Resume!
Norway Massacre Turned Into a ... Musical?
Jared Leto Fan Mail: Severed Human Ear!
Game of Thrones Actor Gets Ear Bitten Off!
Italy Orders Amanda Knox Be Retried!
Just in Time for Passover: Kosher Cigarettes!
Friday, March 1, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Monday, December 24, 2012
(Marriage News Watch): CLASSIC: Government Could Ban Church Weddings!
Matt is taking the week off, please enjoy this classic MNW from 12/26/11. One year ago!
A new law in Ireland means that New Yorkers now have more rights on the Emerald Isle than they do in their own country. A hospital in Tennessee violates federal guidelines in denying visitation to a lesbian couple. There's a new ad for marriage equality in New Hampshire that epitomizes Yankee thrift. And 20,000 Australian doctors agree: marriage equality is good for your head.
A new law in Ireland means that New Yorkers now have more rights on the Emerald Isle than they do in their own country. A hospital in Tennessee violates federal guidelines in denying visitation to a lesbian couple. There's a new ad for marriage equality in New Hampshire that epitomizes Yankee thrift. And 20,000 Australian doctors agree: marriage equality is good for your head.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
(MY VIEW) Mormons and Mitt: The Myth About Separation of Church and State!
by Derrick Shore
Growing up in a devout Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) family in a suburb of Salt Lake City, I knew my religion as well as my name. My mom played the organ in a Mormon temple, I was a Boy Scout, and there was rarely a Sunday when we would miss church. Praying at least three times daily and studying the Book of Mormon were as essential as brushing our teeth or making dinner.
For the first time in American history a Mormon is the presidential nominee for a major political party. And while the Romney campaign has swiftly dismissed questions about his religion as inappropriate and irrelevant, it may seem that much of the media have tiptoed around this topic and have discussed the LDS church in glossy, broad terms. But here's why Mr. Romney's religion is relevant: For Mormons, there really is no such thing as separation of church and state.
Growing up in a devout Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) family in a suburb of Salt Lake City, I knew my religion as well as my name. My mom played the organ in a Mormon temple, I was a Boy Scout, and there was rarely a Sunday when we would miss church. Praying at least three times daily and studying the Book of Mormon were as essential as brushing our teeth or making dinner.
For the first time in American history a Mormon is the presidential nominee for a major political party. And while the Romney campaign has swiftly dismissed questions about his religion as inappropriate and irrelevant, it may seem that much of the media have tiptoed around this topic and have discussed the LDS church in glossy, broad terms. But here's why Mr. Romney's religion is relevant: For Mormons, there really is no such thing as separation of church and state.
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