Apr 27 Watch 7:21 How will gay marriage play as a GOP campaign issue for 2016? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Republicans’ reactions to the debate on gay marriage, whether questions about foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation has become a liability for Hillary… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 9:17 Two families, opposite views of Kentucky’s gay marriage legal fight By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear cases from four states that currently have gay marriage bans: Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky. The NewsHour talked to two different Kentucky families whose personal stories launched the court case. Continue watching
Apr 19 This time around, Clinton aligns position with progressive Democrats By Associated Press As a presidential candidate in 2008, she opposed gay marriage, equivocated on granting driver's licenses to people who were living in the U.S. illegally and endured heavy criticism from rival Barack Obama over her stance on campaign finance. During the… Continue reading
Apr 11 Tax day poses unique challenges for same-sex married couples By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Tax Day is an accounting nightmare for thousands of gay and lesbian couples as they wrestle with the uneven legal status of same-sex marriage in the United States. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Mexican forces capture Zetas cartel leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Mexican authorities arrested Omar Trevino Morales, the head of the notorious Zetas cartel, during an early morning raid. Known as “Z-42,” Morales was wanted in both the U.S. and Mexico for drug trafficking, kidnapping and… Continue watching
Feb 12 Federal judge orders Alabama county to issue same-sex marriage licenses By Justin Scuiletti A U.S. District Court judge ordered an Alabama probate court judge on Thursday to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, the New York Times reported. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 4:35 How Alabama politics are motivating a legal showdown over gay marriage By PBS News Hour In 2006, Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on gay marriage. Last month a federal court lifted that law, but the state’s supreme court chief justice ordered judges to ignore the ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal… Continue watching
Feb 09 Justice Thomas objects to Supreme Court’s refusal to block gay marriage in Alabama By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Thomas wrote that the court "looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws" and that "this acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question."… Continue reading
Feb 09 Same-sex marriages to begin in Alabama after Supreme Court refuses stay By Justin Scuiletti Alabama became the 37th state in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused a stay on the state's 2006 ban. Continue reading
Feb 02 The Supreme Court won’t be airing its same-sex marriage decision on live TV By Matt Sedensky, Sam Hananel, Associated Press News organizations, start training your interns for running now. The Supreme Court will not be broadcasting its historic arguments over gay marriage on live television. Continue reading