US: Mass. can’t “force” federal gay marriage
(Washington) States that allow gay marriage can’t force the federal government to provide benefits to those couples, the Obama administration argued Friday in court papers in a lawsuit by Massachusetts.
The Justice Department is at odds with Massachusetts - the first state to allow gay marriage - over a 1996 federal …
Tags: Couples, Federal Government, Justice Department, marriage, Massachusetts, Obama, Odds, States That Allow Gay Marriage, Washington StatesGay partnership foes, backers in WA await ruling
(Seattle) Supporters and foes of gay domestic partnerships await a federal ruling from a three-judge panel on whether petitions for Washington states’s Referendum 71 should be made public.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif., on whether signatures collected to repeal a domestic partnership law …
Tags: Backers, Circuit Court Of Appeals, Court Of Appeals, Domestic Partnership, Domestic Partnerships, Foes, Gay Partnership, Judge Panel, Partnership Law, Petitions, Referendum, Seattle Gay, Signatures, Washington States
