Massachusetts Challenges Federal Marriage Law

Massachusetts Challenges Federal Marriage Law – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed papers saying Federal marriage law is unconstitutional.
Coakley says a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman interferes with her state’s right to regulate the institution of marriage.
Coakley’s office filed a lawsuit in July challenging the federal [...]

Perry v. Schwarzenegger

Perry v. Schwarzenegger – Kristin Perry, 45, is the title plaintiff in the landmark gay rights case registered on Federal legal dockets as Perry v. Schwarzenegger.

Kristin Perry and her lesbian partner of 10 years, Sandra Stier, 47, got married in San Francisco in 2004 when Mayor Gavin Newsom ordered city officials to issue marriage licenses [...]

Washington DC Legalizes Gay Marriage

Washington DC Legalizes Gay Marriage – The Washington, DC, City Council voted today to legalize gay marriage in the nation’s capital.

The vote handed gay marriage supporters a victory after recent defeats in Maine, New York, and New Jersey. The yes vote in DC comes just a few days after Houston elected a gay woman mayor.
Washington [...]

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