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 NewsHour 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
Jan 21 Watch 6:42 Why some wedding businesses say ‘I don’t’ to gay couples By PBS NewsHour In Colorado, a baker’s decision to turn a gay couple away rather than make them a wedding cake has sparked a civil rights legal battle. In fact, as the number of states allowing same-sex marriages increases, so too has the… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 13:28 Shields and Brooks on same-sex right to marry, Romney run resistance By PBS NewsHour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s move to consider same-sex marriage, next steps for Republican congressional leaders, emerging GOP candidates for the next… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 5:12 Supreme Court to consider whether all states must recognize same-sex marriage By PBS NewsHour Same-sex marriage is now legal in 36 states, so should gay couples be allowed to marry nationwide? Having considered aspects of the debate before, the Supreme Court will consider that question directly this spring. Marcia Coyle of The National Law… Continue watching
Jan 16 Supreme Court will hear case on nationwide same-sex marriage in April By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Time is running short for the Supreme Court to get same-sex marriage on its calendar if the justices want to tackle the issue before their current term ends in late June. Continue reading
Dec 23 Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to agenda By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Gay marriage cases have been added to the Supreme Court's agenda, with enough time for them to be argued and decided by late June… Continue reading