After todayās important Supreme Court ruling, which granted same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry under the Fourteenth Amendment, the Gay Menās Chorus of Washington gathered on the Supreme Court steps to sing the National Anthem, which has never sounded so damn sweet.
After the U.S. Supreme Courtās landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country was announced this morning, President Obama called lead plaintiff Jim Obergefell to send his congratulations. I wonder if the president knew heād be put on speakerphone and broadcast on CNN.
The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples have a Constitutional right to marry under the Fourteenth Amendment, which means that lots of happy people are out hugging, crying, and kissing in our nationās capital and elsewhere today. Congratulations to everyone, and rejoice! Finallyāsomethingā¦
Hillary Clinton wasted no time in co-opting todayās historic Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage as a promotional device for her presidential run. āProud to celebrate,ā Clinton declared on Twitter, despite the fact that relatively recently she thought same sex marriage should remain illegal.
Same-sex couples have a Constitutional right to marry under the Fourteenth Amendment, the United States Supreme Court ruled in an historic 5-4 decision Thursday, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority. The decision also overturns statesā existing marriage bans.
Though the official tally is still being taken, it appears that Ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, the Associated Press reports. Leaders from both sides of the debate have said that the āYesā voters wonāthe only thing left to determine is by how much.
The Supreme Court will hear opening statements Tuesday in Obergefell v. Hodges, a historic case that will decide whether same-sex marriage is a constitution right.
Louisiana governor and presumed 2016 presidential contender Bobby Jindal has an op-ed in The New York Times in which he takes a stand against everyone taking a stand against businesses taking a stand against gay marriage, and publicizes his push to pass a bill forbidding his state from taking āadverse actionā againstā¦
With the Supreme Court gearing up to hear arguments over what will be an historic decision on same-sex marriage later this month, a group of 100 conservative āscholarsā filed a last-ditch attempt to convince the Court to put a stop to all this sin once and for all. Their argument, in short: legalizing same-sexā¦
Memories Pizza, the Walkerton, Ind. pizzeria that took a brave stand against delivering its pizza to gay weddings this week, is closing its doors for the time being after the store and its owners were flooded with ridicule and threats.
Ben Carson, a conservative politician known for speaking candidly but not at all delicately or even coherently, has a new bon mot for you: Prison makes people gay.
On the eve of the first legal gay marriages in Alabama, the state's chief justice, Roy S. Moore, issued an order to the state's probate judges to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A federal judge struck down Alabama's ban on and constitutional amendment against gay marriage last month.
On Sunday, gritty gravy god Mike Huckabee appeared on CNN's State of the Union to offer a number of regrettable analogies about homosexuality, comparing it, variously, to drinking, classical music and bacon-wrapped shrimp.
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether the Constitution allows individual states to ban gay marriage. The decision comes three months after the court refused to hear appeals from seven states where statewide bans on same-sex marriage had been invalidated.
Florida's Duval, Clay and Baker counties have ended the practice of courthouse weddings to avoid performing ceremonies for gay couples, the Florida Times-Union reports.
A federal judge overturned Montana's same-sex marriage ban on Wednesday, effective immediately, calling the 2004 amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman unconstitutional.
When Daniella Parker, the adopted daughter of Houston Mayor Annise Parker, tried to sign up for a driver's test this week, she brought what she thought was all the necessary paperwork. There was just one problem: Daniella's other parent wasāof all thingsā another woman!
Following this morning's decision by the Supreme Court to deny appeals to seven same-sex marriage cases, couples in Virginia have flocked to state courthouses for impromptu weddings. Yvonne Landis, who with her partner of 23 years, Melodie Mayo, were the first couple in Virginia to apply for a same-sex marriageā¦
In a somewhat surprising move, the Supreme Court this morning issued orders denying appeals in all seven of the same-sex marriage cases before it. They made no comment in the order as to why they were denying certiorari.
Keep one eye on the Supreme Court today and tomorrow, as it holds its "Long Conference" about all the petitions it got over the summer. In the mix are five cases asking the same question: Are bans on same-sex marriage constitutional? Join me below as I split into multiple personalities to explain it.
