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Scotland same-sex marriage bill passes parliament's first vote
The Scottish Parliament completed the first step towards the passage of the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill on Wednesday by a 98-15 vote in favor of the bill. Same-sex couples currently have the...
Colorado couple seeks to overturn state ban on same-sex marriage
A Colorado same-sex couple filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Adams County District Court after they were denied a marriage license from the Adams County Clerk's office in Colorado. The couple, Rebecca Brinkman and Margaret Burd, argues...
Windsor: Just the Beginning of the Supreme Court's Involvement in Same-Sex Marriage
Theodore Seto, Loyola Law School
California Supreme Court ends legal challenges to same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court of California on Wednesday ended legal challenges over Proposition 8 California's now-defunct same-sex marriage ban. Supporters such as Protect Marriage had argued that a sole judge...
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that the US will begin processing same-sex visa applications the same way opposite-sex visa applications are processed. Speaking at the US embassy in London, Kerry stated, "As long as a marriage...
California high court denies request to halt same-sex marriages
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the San Diego County clerk's request to halt same-sex marriages in the state, following the US Supreme Court June ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry . The...
The independent state actions regarding same-sex marriage and the federal controversy over DOMA have given rise to a great deal of litigation over the legitimacy of same-sex marriage. The most prominent of these is the case challenging the California same-sex...
Same-sex marriage will be legal in England and Wales after legislation received final approval from Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday. The House of Commons gave final approval of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill ...
California high court rejects request to halt same-sex marriages
The Supreme Court of California on Tuesday rejected a request from Proposition 8 supporters to halt same-sex marriages. Last week attorneys representing Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Protect Marriage filed...