Marriage bill fails in Maryland
Dems sent a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to a house panel knowing it didn’t have enough votes.
Rep. introduces anti-marriage bill
Rep. Jason Chaffetz introduced a bill to overturn the DC same-sex marriage bill.
NH house examines marriage repeal
A key committee will hold hearings on an anti-marriage bill 3 weeks after gay marriage started.
NH house examines marriage repeal
A key committee will hold hearings on an anti-marriage bill 3 weeks after gay marriage started.
Gays vow fight as NJ same-sex marriage bill fails
(Trenton, NJ) Marriage equality activists are vowing to fight back through the courts after the state Senate voted down a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
Minutes after the bill was defeated 20-14 on Thursday, gay rights advocates announced they would file a lawsuit seeking to get the state’s top court to …
NJ votes no on gay marriage
As expected – but not as hoped. Vote was 20-14.
I’m in the JetBlue terminal, about to fly to Charlotte, NC – I’ll have more for you when I land.
I’m back online: Here’s what AP has:
NJ Senate defeats gay marriage bill
(Trenton, NJ) New Jersey’s state Senate has defeated a bill …
DC mayor signs gay marriage bill
(Washington) The mayor of Washington has signed a bill legalizing gay marriage in the nation’s capital, but it won’t go into effect just yet.
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty signed the bill Friday in a public ceremony.
The city council passed the measure Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage in the city. Congress has …
Bruce Springsteen backs gay marriage in NJ
(Trenton, NJ) “The Boss” is backing gay marriage in the Garden State.
Bruce Springsteen posted a statement on his Web site urging support of the gay marriage bill that’s up for a vote in New Jersey’s Senate on Thursday.
Springsteen wrote that he’s long believed in and has “always spoken out for …
Applause after NJ committee approves gay marriage bill
(Trenton, NJ) The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee handed proponents of marriage equality an important first-round victory last night, approving a bill that could make New Jersey the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage.
The panel’s 7- 6 approval came shortly after ten o’clock Monday night, after more than seven hours …
DC addresses domestic partnerships, religious protections in gay marriage bill
From a press release:
(Washington, D.C.) Proponents and supporters, including D.C. religious leaders, will attend the scheduled mark-up of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary, chaired by Councilmember Phil Mendelson, will review the text of …
