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Recall specter hangs over high court as it considers Prop. 8 challenges

Nov. 18, 2008
Backers of the measure banning gay marriage have said they will target justices who vote to overturn it. Legal scholars say the court has no clear path to tossing out Prop. 8. Six months ago, California's highest court discarded its reputation for caution and ended the state's ban on same-sex...
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Protests follow ban on same-sex marriage

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Gay rights activists say a number of protests are occurring in California in opposition of a new ban on same-sex marriage statewide.

Conn. issuing same-sex marriage licenses

HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Connecticut began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, an act eclipsed by Election Day ballot measures in three other states barring gay marriages.
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.

Black vote helped gay marriage ban

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Black voters in California who supported Barack Obama for president voted overwhelmingly to ban same-sex marriage in the state, say election analysts.
Calif., Fla., Ariz. ban gay marriage

Calif., Fla., Ariz. ban gay marriage

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- As Florida and Arizona voters elected to ban gay marriages, Californians voted to overturn a court decision legalizing same-sex marriages.

Poll: California divided on gay-marriage

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Californians remain closely divided over the issue of same-sex marriage but a majority of voters are against a proposal to legally ban it, a poll indicates.

Poll: Fla. gay marriage ban lacks support

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A proposed ban on same-sex marriage in Florida lacks the voter support needed to pass, a poll indicates.

Gay marriage seekers want legal protection

BOSTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A study of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts found most gay couples wanted legal protections or to make a public statement, researchers say.

Conn. high court OKs same-sex marriage

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Connecticut Supreme Court has made the state the third in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage with a 4-3 decision.

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.

Proposed same-sex ban raises $30 million

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- California officials say supporters and opponents of a proposed state ban on gay marriage have raised a combined $30 million.

Ex-Mormon gives $1M for same-sex marriage

OREM, Utah, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A former Mormon responded to a call by the church to support a proposition to outlaw gay marriage in California by giving $1 million to the other side.

Rove: Gay marriage issue not as hot

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush's former campaign strategist, Karl Rove, says same-sex marriage won't be as powerful an issue in this year's presidential election.

Lawsuit challenges same-sex prop wording

LOS ANGELES, July 29 (UPI) -- Backers of an initiative to amend California's constitution to ban same-sex marriage say they'll file suit to challenge the official wording of the proposition.

Calif. poll: 51 percent favor gay marriage

SACRAMENTO, July 18 (UPI) -- Fifty-one percent of California voters oppose an initiative to reverse a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage, a poll released Friday indicated.
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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