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1 March 2013
US: Obama administration files brief urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 + The Obama administration filed a brief to the Supreme Court on Thursday evening, urging it to strike down the state of California's ban on equal marriage, a move which has been hailed by equal marriage advocates.
28 February 2013
Obama’s administration to file brief urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 4 The Obama administration is to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on equal marriage, and to take the view that other, similar bans, are unconstitutional.
28 February 2013
Clint Eastwood joins 100 top Republicans urging Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 3 Clint Eastwood has joined over 100 top Republicans who have signed up to argue that the Supreme Court should overturn Proposition 8, which bans equal marriage in the state of California.
28 February 2013
Poll: 61% of Californians support equal marriage 2 A month before the Supreme Court is to hear evidence around Proposition 8, a new poll has revealed that 61% of Californians support the right of same-sex couple to marry, a record percentage of support.
27 February 2013
US: ‘Most conservative Congress member’ denies claim she signed pro-equal marriage brief 3 Marilyn Musgrove made news today when it was alleged the ultra-conservative former congresswoman had signed an amicus briefing backing same-sex marriage, only for it to emerge the New York Times had made a mistake.
27 February 2013
60 US companies call on Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans 4 Some of America’s largest companies including Apple, Facebook, eBay, Intel, and Morgan Stanley are set to call on the US Supreme Court to strike down laws banning same-sex marriages.
22 February 2013
US: Lawyers urge Supreme Court to remove all bans on equal marriage nationwide 3 Two attorneys have filed a brief with the US Supreme Court, adding their view to the pile of those weighing in on what position the court should take on bans on same-sex marriages.
21 February 2013
Obama considers intervening on Supreme Court equal marriage decision 10 President Obama is considering intervening on the Supreme Court's decision on Proposition 8, the controversial ruling that banned same-sex marriage in California in 2008.
13 December 2012
Laurence Watts’ 10 gay news events predictions for 2013 30 Laurence Watts has unveiled his top ten LGBT predictions for 2013 - how many of them do you think will happen?
29 November 2012
US Supreme Court to decide whether to accept same-sex marriage cases 16 The US Supreme Court is to decide on Friday whether to deal now with whether the bans on gay couples marrying across many parts of the United States are unconstitutional.
14 November 2012
Comment: Why ‘straight’ Bob Filner will be better for San Diego than ‘gay’ Carl DeMaio 15 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Laurence Watts assesses last week’s defeat of Carl DeMaio, a gay Republican who was running to become Mayor of San Diego.
8 November 2012
Analysis: A new dawn for LGBT America 5 After an extraordinary US election result with voters in three states passing equal marriage rights for gay couples, Scott Roberts sums up the highlights of an incredible week for America.
17 August 2012
California watchdog approves $49,000 fine for anti-marriage equality group 7 A campaign watchdog agency in California yesterday approved a $49,000 fine against the campaign committee for Proposition 8.
1 August 2012
US: Supreme Court asked to hear Proposition 8 appeal 26 Proponents of Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on gay marriages in the US state of California, have asked the Supreme Court to overturn two lower judgements that it was unconstitutional.
25 June 2012
Proposition 8 trial witness to stop opposing marriage for gay couples 22 David Blankenhorn, founder the Institute for American Values and a witness at the trial of the ballot which led to California's gay marriage ban says he will no longer fight against marriage rights for gay couples.
6 June 2012
Californian appeals court will not rehear arguments for Proposition 8 17 Arguments about the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on gay marriages will not be reheard after the motion failed to secure enough support among judges.
4 April 2012
JavaScript inventor gave $1,000 to support California’s gay marriage ban 66 The inventor of JavaScript and Chief Technology Officer of the Mozilla Corporation donated $1000 (£630) in the fight against marriage equality in California, it has emerged.
30 March 2012
Romney faces criticism for clandestine donation to anti-gay group 18 It has been revealed that Mitt Romney’s political action committee (PAC) made a $10,000 donation in 2008 to the National Organization of Marriage in its fight to repeal the granting of marriage licences for same-sex couples in California through the infamous Proposition 8.
28 March 2012
US government demands fast-track of gay rights case 14 This week, the US government requested that a federal appeals court hasten its review of a San Francisco gay rights case and consider harsher scrutiny for discriminatory laws around sexual orientation, including a standard that could legalise same-sex marriage.
1 March 2012
YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live 11 YouTube has announced it will broadcast the star-studded LA reading of Duston Lance Black's Proposition 8 play this weekend.

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