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- The pastor behind the gay marriage ruling
- Little noted in the history behind the California Supreme Court decision that gives the "right to marry" to same-sex couples are the bold steps taken over four decades by onetime Pentecostal minister Troy Perry in trying to establish legal and religious fights for gays and lesbians. Perry, who founded...
- Research articles 2008-06-17
- Word choice spurs fight over gay marriage
- Reasonable people can agree that gay men and lesbians deserve the rights that have been afforded to heterosexuals, including the ability to engage in a legally recognized union. The problem with the decision of the California Supreme Court permitting gay marriage is one of semantics ("Calif. clearance of gay marriage...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- Gay couples 'ecstatic' over ruling
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Lauren Patton was still in shock Thursday four hours after her neighbor woke her up, unable to withhold the news any longer: The California Supreme Court made its historic decision, and same-sex marriage was legal. "I almost can't believe it," said Patton, 24,...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- After More Than 20 Years of Fighting for the Legal Rights of Same-Sex Couples, West Hollywood City Council Members to Join with Other LGBT Leaders to Celebrate the California State Supreme Court's Ruling to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
- Celebration and Rally to Take Place Tonight (Thursday, May 15, 2008) at 7 p.m. at the Intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard in West Hollywood WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood has been one of the most ardent...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — California's Supreme Court ruled that a ban on gay marriage was unlawful Thursday, effectively leaving same-sex couples in America's most populous state free to tie the knot in a landmark ruling. In an opinion that analysts say could have nationwide implications for the issue, the...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- Gays celebrate California ruling, conservative critics
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Joy and anger greeted California's decision to overturn a ban on gay marriage Thursday, with supporters hailing a historic victory as critics railed against the ruling as an attack on the institution of marriage. The decision by the California Supreme Court to effectively greenlight same-sex...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- California Supreme Court to decide on gay marriage ban
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — California's highest court will give its ruling on the legality of the state's ban on gay marriages on Thursday, a long-awaited milestone that could have a nationwide impact on the issue. A statement on the California Supreme Court website in San Francisco said the opinion...
- Research articles 2008-05-14
- California Supreme Court hears gay marriage case
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — California's highest court heard arguments Tuesday from supporters and opponents of gay marriage in a case which could decide the legality of such unions in the largest US state. The California Supreme Court in San Francisco was addressing the constitutionality of the short but controversial...
- Research articles 2008-03-04
- State to Pay CalSTRS Interest on Withheld $500M Payment
- California Supreme Court Upholds CalSTRS' Call for State to Pay $200 Million in Interest SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Supreme Court has declined to review a lower court decision awarding California State Teachers' Retirement System's CalSTRS $200 million in interest payments, on $500 million withheld by the state in...
- Research articles 2007-11-15
- CELSOC Celebrates Supreme Court Victory for California Voters
- Consulting Firms Enabled to Deliver State Infrastructure Projects on Time and within Budget by Court's Validation of Proposition 35 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California CELSOC today applauded the unanimous California Supreme Court ruling to uphold Proposition 35, a CELSOC - sponsored measure overwhelmingly...
- Research articles 2007-04-12
- California justices hand sick smokers a victory
- SAN FRANCISCO AP -- The California Supreme Court on Thursday removed a legal barrier that prevented sick smokers from suing tobacco companies for damages. The state's highest court ruled that smokers must sue cigarettemakers within two years of being diagnosed with a tobacco- related disease -- rather than...
- Research articles 2007-02-16
- Activists take gay marriage fight to California's top court
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Lawyers for gay rights campaigners launched the latest round of a bid to legalize same-sex marriage in California, a joint statement from rights groups said. A coalition of rights groups filed a petition with the California Supreme Court in San Francisco asking it to overturn a...
- Research articles 2006-11-13
- California court upholds gay-marriage ban
- SAN FRANCISCO -- A state appeals court ruled Thursday that California's ban on gay marriage does not violate the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians, a critical defeat for a movement hungry for a win after high courts in New York and Washington state upheld similar bans. In...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Ban upheld on same-sex marriages
- California's same-sex marriage ban does not violate anyone's constitutional rights and marriage's definition is best left to the people and lawmakers rather than courts, the state Court of Appeal ruled Thursday. The 2-1 decision -- on six cases consolidated into one massive proceeding and argued to the...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Same-sex marriage ban OK'd
- California's same-sex marriage ban does not violate anyone's constitutional rights, and marriage's definition is best left to the people and lawmakers rather than courts, the state Court of Appeal ruled Thursday. The 2-1 decision -- on six cases consolidated into one massive proceeding and argued to the...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Same-sex marriage handed a setback
- California's same-sex marriage ban does not violate anyone's constitutional rights, and marriage's definition is best left to the people and lawmakers rather than courts, the state Court of Appeal ruled Thursday. The 2-1 decision -- on six cases consolidated into one massive proceeding and argued to the...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Court upholds same-sex marriage ban
- California's same-sex marriage ban does not violate anyone's constitutional rights, and marriage's definition is best left to the people and lawmakers rather than courts, the state Court of Appeal ruled Thursday. The 2-1 decision -- on six cases consolidated into one massive proceed- ing...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- The redemption of equitable apportionment
- Introduction On August 17, 2006, the California Supreme Court issued decisions in Microsoft Corp v. Franchise Tax Board and General Motors v. Franchise Tax Board. The two cases offered the court the opportunity to clarify the calculation of the California sales factor and application of equitable apportionment principles to...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- California Supreme Court decision opens new avenue for sexual harassment lawsuits.(News)
- Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS SAN FRANCISCO-Employers in California face new employment practices liabilities arising from sexual affair-linked favoritism by managers, following a ruling by the state's Supreme Court last week. In a unanimous decision, California's high court ruled that employees can sue...
- Research articles 2005-07-25
- Calif. court rules arbitration can't stop class-actions.(News)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The California Supreme Court last week ruled arbitration agreements between companies and customers do not necessarily preclude people from filing class-action suits, a decision with unclear implications for the state's mobile-phone carriers with mandatory arbitration clauses in service...
- Research articles 2005-07-04
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