State urges California Supreme Court not to delay same-sex marriages
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SAN FRANCISCO After fighting same-sex marriage for four years, the state Thursday urged the California Supreme Court to reject petitions that would delay enforcement of the court's landmark ruling permitting gays to wed. (article 9)
ALBANY, N.Y. - Opposition surfaced yesterday against Governor David Paterson's directive to New York agencies to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states and countries. (article 4)
Mr. Paterson has directed state agencies to respond to a recent court ruling by reviewing more than 1,300 state policies that affect married people. (article 6)
SAN FRANCISCO - Barring unexpected legal action, same-sex couples throughout California will be able to obtain marriage licenses from county clerks beginning June 17, state officials said Wednesday. (article 14)
Conservative groups that want the state Supreme Court to delay same-sex marriages in California until voters decide whether to reinstate a ban on those marriages in November ran into opposition Thursday from Attorney General Jerry Brown, whose office defended the ban in court. (article 10)
A group opposed to gay marriage has asked the court to stay its decision until after the November election, when voters are likely to face a ballot initiative that would once again define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. (article 11)
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- Bruno Weighs Gay Marriage Directive (nytimes.com, 05/30/2008, 1466 words)
- NY to recognize same-sex marriage (BBC News, 05/29/2008, 293 words)
- Recognition of gay marriages in NY faces battle (sfgate.com, 05/29/2008, 575 words)
- Order to recognize gay marriages in N.Y. denounced (boston.com, 05/30/2008, 313 words)
- How Governor Set His Stance on Gay Rights (nytimes.com, 05/30/2008, 1223 words)
- A Step Closer to Justice on Gay Marriage (nytimes.com, 05/30/2008, 497 words)
- State's top court strikes down marriage ban (sfgate.com, 05/29/2008, 1319 words)
- State Supreme Court grills lawyers in same-sex marriage case (sfgate.com, 05/29/2008, 1310 words)
- State urges California Supreme Court not to delay same-sex marriages (L.A. Times, 05/30/2008, 452 words)
- Foes, in court, seek to delay gay marriages (sfgate.com, 05/29/2008, 514 words)
- Same-sex couples may wed in Calif. starting - (baltimoresun.com, 05/28/2008, 387 words)
- Calif. ruling revives gay marriage debate (Washington Post, 05/29/2008, 440 words)
- Fighting Same-Sex Policy Seems to Be Uphill Battle (nytimes.com, 05/30/2008, 840 words)
- California Sets June Date for Same-Sex Marriage Licenses (nytimes.com, 05/29/2008, 239 words)
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