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Florida high court allows same-sex ban ballot initiative, strikes down redistricting
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday released an advisory opinion to the state Attorney General that permits the 2008 ballot to contain a citizen initiative banning gay marriages, even though the initiative failed to collect enough petition signa (More) |
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NY appeals court rules same-sex marriage bar constitutional
A New York appeals court has ruled that the state's marriage law, which allows marriage between a man and a woman but not between same-sex couples, is constitutional. The 5-0 decision covers three separate cases filed on behalf of same-sex cou (More) |
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Maryland court rejects same-sex marriage ban
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock on Friday ruled against a 1973 state law that prohibits same-sex marriage , declaring that the statute subjects the plaintiff couples to a discriminatory classification based solely on their sex (More) |
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Court upholds California gay partnership law
California's Third District Court of Appeal Monday rejected a challenge to the state's domestic partnership law granting same-sex partners a body of rights almost identical to those enjoyed by the state's married couples, including auto (More) |
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Opponents battle California domestic partners law
Lawyers for groups seeking to overturn California's new domestic partnership law [text; Lamda Legal factsheet] argued their case in a state court Friday. The law went into effect January 1 and gives gay couples who register as domestic partners (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
