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• Wednesday, August 27

  CT: The Gay Delay

  Link: Fairfield County Weekly Excerpt: Robin, Barbara and Miya Levine-Ritterman: Civil unions aren’t enough. (Kathleen Cei) There are a bunch of... Posted Aug 27 2008, 06:54 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Friday, August 22

  Arizona Secretary of State goes to court to avoid mention of existing law against freedom to marry

  Link: Arizona Star Excerpt: Secretary of State Jan Brewer has gone to court to keep from having to tell Arizona voters that same-sex marriage is... Posted Aug 22 2008, 07:40 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Constitutional Amendments

• Tuesday, August 19

  Visitation denial in same-sex case dismissed again

  Link: Richmond Times Excerpt: A judge has dismissed a woman's latest attempt to deny visitation rights to her former lesbian partner. Judge John... Posted Aug 19 2008, 06:47 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Monday, August 18

  OR: Editorial--Signing up for equality

  Link: The Oregonian Excerpt: I t didn't take long for opponents of domestic partnerships to raise their tired battle cry last week. When the... Posted Aug 18 2008, 09:03 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Domestic Partnership, Judicial Development, Civil Union, Editorial

• Friday, August 15

  Oregon gay couples win legal fight; opponents weigh options

  Link: Register-Guard Excerpt: Oregon’s domestic partnership law for same-sex couples cleared a big hurdle Thursday when the 9th Circuit Court of... Posted Aug 15 2008, 06:35 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Domestic Partnership, Judicial Development, Opposition Research, Civil Union

• Friday, August 15

  Art Leonard: 9th Circuit Rejects Challenge to Oregon Referendum Signature Verification Process; Upholds Decision to Bar Repeal Initiative of Domestic Partnership Law

  Link: Leonard Link by Arthur S. Leonard Full text by permission. Source retains copyright. A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals... Posted Aug 15 2008, 10:17 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Domestic Partnership, Judicial Development, Civil Union, Analysis

• Thursday, August 14

  Appeals court nixes threat to Oregon domestic partnership law

  Link: 365 Gay News Excerpt: A Federal Appeals Court on Thursday turned down a proposed ballot measure that would end Oregon’s domestic partner law... Posted Aug 14 2008, 08:54 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Domestic Partnership, Judicial Development, Civil Union

• Monday, August 11

  CA: Gay marriage ruling secures chief justice's legacy

  Link: San Jose Mercury News Excerpt: California Chief Justice Ronald George has spent more than half his life in a black robe carefully cultivating... Posted Aug 11 2008, 05:22 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Monday, August 11

  CA: Marriage Ban Supporters End Bid To Change Ballot Title

  Link: KTVU San Francisco Excerpt: A November ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California will go before voters with a disputed... Posted Aug 11 2008, 04:34 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Constitutional Amendments

• Sunday, August 10

  IA: Sioux City couple at center of gay marriage debate

  Link: Sioux City Journal Excerpt: On a late July evening, the parents bathe their two children, putting them into pajamas just before 8 p.m. The... Posted Aug 10 2008, 07:38 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Social, Judicial Development

• Saturday, August 09

  No conjugal visits for gay inmates in Costa Rica: court

  Link: Agence France-Presse Excerpt: Homosexual inmates in Costa Rica do not have the right to conjugal visits, the nation's highest court has... Posted Aug 09 2008, 07:18 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: International, Judicial Development

• Friday, August 08

  CA: More on Prop 8 ballot title, summary

  Link: The Bay Area Reporter Online Excerpt: A Sacramento Superior Court judge Friday denied a petition to have Proposition 8's ballot title and... Posted Aug 08 2008, 07:55 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Constitutional Amendments

• Friday, August 08

  NY: Paterson Win On Gay Rites Looks Likely

  Link: The New York Sun Excerpt: A New York Supreme Court judge seems poised to uphold Governor Paterson's pro-gay marriage policies against an... Posted Aug 08 2008, 01:26 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Friday, August 08

  Judge upholds ballot summary for marriage measure

  Link: San Jose Mercury News Excerpt: When the state's voters decide Proposition 8 this fall, it appears they will check "yes" or "no"... Posted Aug 08 2008, 01:12 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Constitutional Amendments

• Tuesday, August 05

  Dutch minister does not fear gay marriage appeal from Antilles

  Link: Daily Herald - Netherlands Antilles Excerpt: Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Ronald Plasterk is full of confidence about the... Posted Aug 05 2008, 06:09 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: International, Judicial Development

• Sunday, August 03

  NY/VT: Lesbian bigamy battle unfolds; lack of legal clarity leads to muddle

  Link: Lesbian bigamy battle unfolds | burlingtonfreepress.com | The Burlington Free Press Excerpt: The two women married in Canada, obtained identical... Posted Aug 03 2008, 09:09 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Other Developments

• Wednesday, July 30

  Art Leonard: Federal Judge Orders Florida High School to Recognize GSA

  Link: Leonard Link by Arthur S. Leonard Full text by permission. Source retains copyright. [Emphasis added.] U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore... Posted Jul 30 2008, 07:29 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Education, Judicial Development

• Tuesday, July 29

  NY: Same-sex couple in Buffalo wins health care benefits fight

  Link: Buffalo News Excerpt: Joy Higgins, left, and her partner, Jeanne Kornowicz, with their daughter, Elizabeth. BlueCross’ policy change allows... Posted Jul 29 2008, 08:29 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Economic and Business Development

• Monday, July 28

  CA: Opponents of gay marriage will challenge measure's ballot summary

  Link: McClatchy Newspapers via The Olympian, WA Excerpt: Proponents of a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriages in California plan to appear in... Posted Jul 28 2008, 08:02 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Constitutional Amendments

• Sunday, July 27

  Netherlands Antilles: Court rules in favour of same-sex couple

  Link: Daily Herald Excerpt: WILLEMSTAD--The Court of First Instance ruled on Friday that gay and lesbian couples have the same rights and obligations... Posted Jul 27 2008, 08:10 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: International, Judicial Development

• Thursday, July 24

  Gay couples organizing for lawsuit to challenge Minnesota's marriage statutes

  Link: Minnesota Independent Excerpt: A group of gay and lesbian couples are organizing a lawsuit similar to one in California that resulted in laws... Posted Jul 24 2008, 10:32 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Saturday, July 19

  MA: SJCs same-sex consortium ruling gets mixed reaction

  Link: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Excerpt: A recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling that same-sex couples cannot bring loss-of-consortium actions... Posted Jul 19 2008, 09:25 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Analysis

• Thursday, July 17

  Art Leonard: Connecticut Court Orders Birth Certificate Listing Only Gay Dads in Gestational Surrogacy Case

  Link: Leonard Link by Arthur S. Leonard Full text by permission. Source retains copyright. Judge Lloyd Cutsumpas, of the Connecticut Superior Court... Posted Jul 17 2008, 07:04 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: parenting, Judicial Development, Analysis

• Wednesday, July 16

  California Supreme Court keeps anti-gay marriage initiative on ballot

  Link: Los Angeles Times Excerpt: The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to remove an anti-gay marriage initiative from the November ballot... Posted Jul 16 2008, 05:24 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Op-ed/Commentary, Judicial Development, Constitutional Amendments

• Wednesday, July 16

  Division Emerges Among Foes of Calif. Same-Sex Marriages

  Link: law.com Excerpt: A united front by conservative forces against same-sex marriage in California is showing signs of cracking -- or of having... Posted Jul 16 2008, 07:00 AM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development, Opposition Research, Constitutional Amendments

• Monday, July 14

  Commentary: Gay marriage--Ruling ends second-class citizenship

  Link: Tucson Citizen by Andrea Sarvady Excerpt: Did you hear the news? Out there on the "Left Coast," a bunch of activist judges decided... Posted Jul 14 2008, 05:39 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Op-ed/Commentary, Judicial Development

• Thursday, July 10

  Mass. court: Gay couples can’t claim past benefits

  Link: Boston Herald Marriage benefits for gay couples can’t be applied retroactively to the time before same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts... Posted Jul 10 2008, 12:08 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Wednesday, July 09

  NY: Married Lesbian Couple Sues Blue Cross Blue Shield for Refusing to Provide Benefits

  Link: Outcome Excerpt: Following up on its landmark legal victory that recognized lesbian and gay couples’ valid out-of-state marriages, the New... Posted Jul 09 2008, 07:47 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Judicial Development

• Tuesday, July 08

  OR: Judges grill domestic partnership foes

  Link: The Oregonian Excerpt: A lawsuit that seeks to force a vote on Oregon's domestic partnership law ran into a panel of skeptical federal... Posted Jul 08 2008, 08:07 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Domestic Partnership, Judicial Development, Civil Union, Referendum

• Tuesday, July 08

  Art Leonard: New Development in the Watson-Spado Adoption/Inheritance Controversy

  Link: Leonard Link by Arthur S. Leonard Full text by permission. Source retains copyright. According to an Associated Press story from July 7 out... Posted Jul 08 2008, 06:10 PM by To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News Filed under: Domestic Partnership, Adoption, Judicial Development

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