Health Care and Same-Sex Marriage: Liberty for Me, but Not for Thee
Many of the political voices praising “freedom” and “liberty” in Monday’s health care ruling were singing a different tune in August.
Prop 8 Debate Covers All Bases as California Awaits Gay-Marriage Ruling
A federal appeals panel will likely take the path of least resistance — even as it looks to endorse the constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
C-SPAN Supreme Court Series: Race and Marriage
Filed under: Race Issues , Supreme Court There is nothing subtle about Loving v. Virginia, the interracial marriage case decided by the United States Supreme Court 43 years ago. And the issues echo now in the debate over same-sex marriage.
Immigration, Terrorism, Health Care: Hot Issues Pack Fall Court Docket
Filed under: Health Care , Gay Rights , Terror , Military , Supreme Court , Elena Kagan , Immigration The Supreme Court convenes the first Monday in October. Some of the biggest legal news of the year is just around the corner.
California Court Refuses to Force State to Defend Gay Marriage Ban
Filed under: Gay Rights , Ballot Measures A California court has thrown out a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a federal judge’s decision to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage.