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State Supreme Court grills lawyers in same-sex marriage case
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P (05-15) 12:38 PDT SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court struck a historic but possibly short-lived blow for gay rights Thursday, overturning a state law that allowed only opposite-sex couples to marry. (article 3)
Unlike Massachusetts - the only other state to legalize same-sex marriages - California allows residents of other states to wed here even if the marriage would not be permitted in their home state. (article 1)
"An inevitable result of such marriage tourism will be a steep increase in litigation" over whether the couple's home state must recognize their marriage, said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff (article 1)
In Rhode Island, for example, the state's top court ruled in December that gays married in Massachusetts can't get divorced here because lawmakers have never defined marriage as anything but a union between a man and woman. (article 9)
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 12)
Gov. David A. Paterson has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, like Massachusetts, California and Canada. (article 7)
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Marriage, sex, couples, gay, court |
Source articles
- 10 state ask delay in same-sex ruling (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 527 words)
- Attorney general opposes legal maneuver by conservative groups to block weddings (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 514 words)
- State's top court strikes down marriage ban (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 1320 words)
- Governor backs same-sex marriage ruling (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 599 words)
- State Supreme Court grills lawyers in same-sex marriage case (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 1311 words)
- . . . AND GOV. MEDDLE (NY Post, 05/31/2008, 347 words)
- New York to Back Same-Sex Unions From Elsewhere (nytimes.com, 05/29/2008, 730 words)
- A Step Closer to Justice on Gay Marriage (nytimes.com, 05/30/2008, 498 words)
- Those who wed in Massachusetts have trouble splitting up in their home states (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 771 words)
- Justice says gay marriage ruling was one of his toughest (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 347 words)
- 1 vote made majority in gay marriage ruling (sfgate.com, 05/31/2008, 885 words)
- California Sets June Date for Same-Sex Marriage Licenses (nytimes.com, 05/29/2008, 236 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > U.S. (FOX News, 05/30/2008, 15 words)
- CAMDEN, N.J. - Calif. urged to delay final ruling ... (baltimoresun.com, 05/31/2008, 256 words)
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