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While all eyes have been on the federal court looking at Prop 8 in California, it was Massachusetts that dealt a blow to marriage yesterday.
In a recent decision, a U.S. District Court judge in Boston ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional stating that it interfered with a state’s right to define marriage. Curiously, that is one of the very purposes of DOMA, to protect individual states’ definition of marriage instead of being forced to accept the marriage laws of a few socially liberal states.
Gay “marriage” is on hold for now in California, thanks to the Ninth Circuit’s stay on Judge Walker’s ruling.
A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban.
A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban.
Unmarried Cohabitation Increases in TN, Marriage Rate Drops 36% in Ten YearsWhile the U.S. marriage rate per thousand dropped 14.4 percent between 1998 and 2008, Tennessee's dropped 36 percent, state health department and U.S. census figures show.
5 Questions about the Stem Cell RulingA federal judge's ruling has thrust the issue of embryonic stem cell research back into the news. Following are five questions and answers about the decision.
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