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Gay marriage gets big boost in two Supreme Court rulings
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for gay rights on Wednesday by forcing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in states where it is legal and paving the way for it in California, the most populous state. | Video
Supreme Court ruling sets stage for more legal wrangling in California
LOS ANGELES - California's attorney general said same-sex weddings would resume statewide within weeks, if not sooner, despite further litigation threatened by opponents after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday paved the way for gay marriages in the state.
Supreme Court ruling sets stage for more legal wrangling in California
LOS ANGELES - California's attorney general said same-sex weddings would resume statewide within weeks, if not sooner, despite further litigation threatened by opponents after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday paved the way for gay marriages in the state.
Analysis: Supreme Court in no rush to grant national gay-marriage right
WASHINGTON - When the U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to rule on whether gay men and lesbians have a fundamental right to marry, it delivered an implicit message to those seeking such a right: Don't hurry back.
Gay marriage gets big boost in two Supreme Court rulings
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for gay rights on Wednesday by forcing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in states where it is legal and paving the way for it in California, the most populous state. | Video
U.S. judge throws out Abu Ghraib detainees' torture case
- CACI International Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of conspiring to torture detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, as the defense contractor benefited from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision over alleged human rights abuses on foreign soil.
Supreme Court gay marriage decision helps immigration bill
WASHINGTON - Senators who wanted a gay rights provision added to the sweeping U.S. immigration reform bill backed off on Wednesday after the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the federal law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman.
Gay marriage ruling boosts benefits, but confusion expected
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday forcing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage in states where it is legal will open up new benefits to thousands of gay couples, but confusion may reign in states that do not allow gay marriage.
Gay marriage case couples bask in glory on Supreme Court steps
WASHINGTON - The two same-sex couples who challenged California's ban on gay marriage stood on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, their hands raised in triumph.
Factbox: Major Supreme Court decisions on gay rights
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a key part of a federal law, the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, that denied benefits to same-sex married couples, and let stand a lower-court ruling throwing out California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
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Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court
An interactive look at each issue before the Supreme Court during the 2011-2012 session, featuring case summaries, information on the lawyers, firms and agencies behind every fight and links to important legal briefs and headlines. Full Coverage
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