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California high court upholds Prop. 8

May. 27, 2009
The justices uphold the same-sex marriage ban but also rule that the 18,000 gay couples who wed before November will stay married. The decision is sure to spark another ballot box fight. The California Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold Proposition 8 and existing same-sex marriages left...
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Same-sex couples in California were flocking to get married as a ballot initiative to overturn the unions' legality hung in the balance, officials said.

Connecticut to legalize same-sex marriage

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he expects his state to officially legalize same-sex marriages early next month.

Ballot title for gay marriage ban OK'd

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A California judge rejected a lawsuit Friday that challenged the wording of a November ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriages in the Golden State.

Anti-gay marriage measure stays on ballot

SACRAMENTO, July 17 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court rejected a request to eliminate an initiative opposing gay marriage from the November ballot.

California prepares for same-sex marriages

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 13 (UPI) -- Hundreds of same-sex couples are preparing to wed in California Tuesday, when a recent state Supreme Court decision goes into effect legalizing gay nuptials.

Same-sex marriage ban gains Calif. ballot

SACRAMENTO, June 3 (UPI) -- Gay marriage supporters say they're ready to wage a campaign to defeat a California ballot initiative certified this week meant to outlaw the practice.
Same-sex marriage opponents seek delay

Same-sex marriage opponents seek delay

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (UPI) -- Opponents asked the California Supreme Court to hold off until November the implementation of its decision allowing same-sex marriages.

First gay marriages in Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 3 (UPI) -- The first gay couples have registered their partnerships in the Czech Republic, the first former communist country to legalize same-sex marriages.

Calif. court voids S.F. gay marriage

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages performed in San Francisco were voided Thursday by the California Supreme Court.

Report: 2,500 gay couples got licenses

BOSTON, June 17 (UPI) -- About 2,500 same-sex couples applied for marriages licenses the first week gay couples could marry in Massachusetts, a Boston Globe survey showed Thursday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler