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huffingtonpost.com - 10/8/2009

Gay Rights Speech: What Should Obama Say On Saturday?

— huffingtonpost.com — What should Obama say in what's being called his "big gay speech"? On the eve of the... National Equality March expected to draw thousands to the nation's capital this weekend, President Obama is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the biggest ... (more) Gay Rights Speech: What Should Obama Say On Saturday?

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feministing.com - 10/9/2009

Marriage Equality and People of Color

— feministing.com — October is National Equality Month. Sunday on the National Mall, thousands will gather for the National Equality... March, promoting the Gay Agenda: equality! Logo TV is going dark for the march. Thousands of youth from across the nation are traveling in delegations to make it to the march. And ... (more) Marriage Equality and People of Color

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sfgate.com - 10/14/2009

Judge refuses to toss suit challenging Prop. 8

— sfgate.com — Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has said repeatedly that a trial is needed to resolve disputes... that may determine the measure's constitutionality, so Wednesday's ruling did not surprise either side. But the breadth of his decision was a boost ... (more) Judge refuses to toss suit challenging Prop. 8

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Will the Legal Challenge to California’s Gay Marriage Ban Go Forward?
WSJ.com: Law Blog — ... The January trial date for the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, was already on the LB’s white board, since we anticipate it to be big legal news. But after this week, we might have to hunt down that oft-lost eraser, as a federal judge will consider a motion Wednesday that could scrap the trial and, as the San Jose Mercury News puts it here, could “put a quick end to the effort to overturn the anti-gay marriage law. ...

"Proposition 8 case headed back to court"
How Appealing — "Proposition 8 case headed back to court": Today in The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz has an article that begins, "The legal showdown over California's ban on gay marriage heats up again this week as a federal judge considers an attempt to short-circuit the challenge to Proposition 8, the voter-approved law putting a halt to same-sex weddings in this state."

Tuesday Round-up
SCOTUSblog — ... The San Jose Mercury-News reports on the continuing battle over the recently-approved Proposition 8, where its supporters are attempting to scrap the planned January trial.  Among several legal arguments, its proponents assert that the Supreme Court’s Baker v. Nelson decision, in which it rejected without comment a legal challenge to Minnesota’s law that marriage is between only a man and a woman, eliminates the need for a trial.  Opponents argue that the Supreme Court has shifted ...