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Prop. 8 supporters hail court affirmation

May. 26, 2009
Supporters of Proposition 8 celebrated victory today for what they consider traditional marriage, complimenting the California Supreme Court for acknowledging the will of the state's voters. But they said the fight is not over and vowed to continue battling...
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Court thanked for Prop 8 decision

Court thanked for Prop 8 decision

SACRAMENTO, May 26 (UPI) -- Proponents and opponents of California's Proposition 8 held their ground Tuesday after the state high court upheld the ban on same-sex marriages.

Calif. AG: Invalidate Prop 8

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown Friday urged the state Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated same-sex marriage rights in the state.

Calif. justices hear Prop 8 speakers

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Six of the seven members of the California Supreme Court attending a conference Friday listened to arguments about same-sex marriage, observers said.

Calif. lawmakers challenge Prop 8

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Forty-three California lawmakers have filed a brief urging the state Supreme Court to void a proposition that strips same-sex couples of the right to marry.
Calif. gov.: 'We will maybe undo' Prop 8

Calif. gov.: 'We will maybe undo' Prop 8

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Sunday said "we will ... maybe undo" a measure passed by voters Tuesday stripping same-sex couples of the right to marry.

Gay marriage opponents target court in ads

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Opponents of same-sex marriage in California are targeting state judges rather than gay couples in a ballot initiative ad campaign, observers say.

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.

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.

Bush applauds abortion ruling

WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- President George Bush applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday to uphold a 2003 federal ban on partial-birth abortion.

California court upholds same-sex ban

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A California appeals court has upheld a ban on same-sex marriage, probably sending the issue to the state supreme court.
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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