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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Monday heard a bid to restrain same-sex couples from marrying until state residents can vote on a proposed state constitutional amendment banning such marriages. The action was brought by C.J....

The Navajo Nation president Sunday veteod a proposal that would have banned same-sex marriages on the tribal reservation. The measure setting various restrictions on marriage, including a same-sex marriage ban, was unanimously approved last month by the...

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California has passed its first legislative test. The California Assembly Judiciary Committee approved it 6-3 Tuesday, clearing it to move on to another committee and, if again approved, from there...

A resolution amending the Texas Constitution to define marriage as between "one man and one woman" passed the Texas House on Monday by a vote of 102-29. If the resolution receives final passage on the...

The lower house of the Spanish Parliament has approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, a measure sponsored by Spain's ruling Socialist Party. The bill, passed Thursday, now moves to the Senate [official website, in...

The Connecticut Senate Wednesday voted 26-8 to approve legislation that would allow civil unions for same-sex couples but specifically defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The Connecticut House...

Li v. Oregon, et al., Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, Justice Gillette, April 15, 2005 . Excerpt:e conclude as follows. First, since the effective date of Measure 36,...

AP is reporting that the Oregon Supreme Court has nullified 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples last year. The decision reverses a court of appeals decision upholding the licenses. Oregon voters approved ...

Following the state Senate's passage of a similar bill last week, the Connecticut House passed legislation 80-67 late Wednesday allowing same-sex civil unions but adding an amendment specifically defining marriage as the union of a man and...

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and a bipartisan group of state senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would recognize civil unions for same-sex couples and would outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. The text of Senate...