Way to go, California. Again.
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as California, court decision, gay rights, marriage
Seriously. Can we stop over-ruling the decision and people of California for once?
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has blocked same-sex marriage in California, until it hears broader questions over the constitutionality of such marriages. The brief order from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals set aside a federal judge’s decision August 4 permitting same-sex marriages to resume.
Human marriage rights restore next week
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as California, gay rights, marriage
If you have not heard from earlier, California stated that gay marriage will begin again August 18th.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage last week, ruling that voter-approved Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution. Walker had issued a temporary stay on his decision, which on Thursday he said he would lift.
The high-profile case is being watched closely by supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage, as many say it is likely to make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. If it does, the case could result in a landmark decision on whether people in the United States are allowed to marry others of the same sex.
Same-sex marriage is legal in five U.S. states and in the District of Columbia, while civil unions are permitted in New Jersey. The five states are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Iowa and New Hampshire.
Bootlegging lemonade as a 7 year old?
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When health inspectors cite you for it, get famous. Julie Murphy, a 7-year-old Oregonian, set up a lemonade stand on July 29 at an art fair in northeast Portland. County health inspectors shut her down, however, telling Julie and her mother, Maria Fife, that they needed a temporary restaurant [...]
Prop 8 ruled as Unconstitutional
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as California, court decision, gay rights, marriage, prop 8
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled Proposition 8 is unconstitutional “under both the due-process and equal-protection” clauses. His verdict comes in response to a lawsuit brought by two same-sex couples and the city of San Francisco seeking to invalidate the law as an unlawful infringement on the civil rights of gay men and lesbians. [...]
Judge’s ruling on Prop 8 tomorrow
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as California, court decision, gay rights, marriage, prop 8
A San Francisco federal judge tomorrow will issue a much anticipated ruling in the Proposition 8 trial, a decision that will be a first step in a long legal process to decide whether California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage violates the federal constitution. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will release the ruling without holding [...]
Governator declares “fiscal emergency”
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as Arnold Schwarzenegger, California
California employees, be ready to take more time off from work. But hey, at least he is making attempts to fix our state’s economic crisis. No one else seems to have the cajones to do it. Until our people can agree on a budget, I sort of feel that he has the right to put [...]
United States court legalizes iPhone ‘jailbreaking’ among others
in Politics, Technology
as court decision, iPhone, jailbreak
Owners of the iPhone will be able to break electronic locks on their devices in order to download applications that have not been approved by Apple. The government is making that legal under new rules announced today. The decision to allow the practice commonly known as “jailbreaking” is one of a handful of new exemptions [...]
The oil spill couldn’t be bad enough, we found a new way!
This is exactly what we need. Oil stoppage to cease, oil to resume flowing freely into the sea, and hopefully some hurricanes consumed with oil. Lightning please? It’d be awesome for us to lose the entire Southeastern section of the United Stated to pouring fire rain. Is it 2012 yet? A tropical depression racing toward [...]
Argentina allows same-sex marriage
Another sweet victory world-wide for homosexual couples, possibly allowing influence to other nations, including our own. Will California overturn the decision that we overturned on this issue? Argentina’s Senate narrowly approved a measure early today authorizing same-sex marriages, making Argentina the first country in Latin America to allow gay couples to wed. After 15 hours of [...]
iTunes will take a hit
in Politics, Technology
as AT&T, court, iPhone, iTunes
The Associated Press reports that a California federal judge has given the go-ahead to a monopoly class action lawsuit, against both Apple and AT&T, over several aspects of the iPhone. The suit claims that Apple, in making AT&T its exclusive partner, drove up prices and stifled competition in the smartphone market. The suit seeks to, “keep [...]
