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Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional by Court of Appeals
California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages was declared unconstitutional Tuesday by a federal appeals court in San Francisco.
Judges question Prop. 8 appeal
Sponsors of California's ban on same-sex marriage say the judge who ruled the measure unconstitutional should have been disqualified because he is homosexual.
A federal judge in San Francisco upheld a controversial ruling by a fellow judge overturning California's ban on same-sex marriages.
Filing: Void gay judge's Prop. 8 ruling
The judge who voided California's ban on same-sex marriage should have recused himself because he is gay and could benefit from his ruling, ban supporters said.
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to pay $40,800 in damages and $2.5 million in legal fees for illegally wiretapping an Islamic organization.
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage, plans to leave after more than two decades on the bench, officials say.
Calif. same-sex marriage remains on hold
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday kept same-sex marriage on hold in California at least until early December.
Calif. won't appeal Prop 8 ruling
California will not appeal a U.S. judge's decision to lift a stay on his injunction blocking the state's voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriage, officials said.
Supporters of the proposition banning same-sex marriages in California Thursday filed an appeal of a judge's ruling reversing it.
Ruling due on Calif. Prop 8
The judge hearing the legal challenge to California's ban on same-sex marriage said Tuesday he is ready to issue a ruling.
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Tornadoes Devastate Moore, Oklahoma
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A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson