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Sixth Circuit Loss Could be Supreme Court Win: Nov 10 MNW
Well we just capped off the busiest month in marriage equality history, but it’s looking like November’s going to be just as busy. Two judges in the Sixth Ci…
Sixth Circuit Loss Could be Supreme Court Win: Nov 10 MNW Read MoreSigns Point to Fifth Circuit Striking Down State Bans on Gay Marriage
Promising signs for the pro-equality side are coming in from reporters covering the 5th Circuit oral arguments in New Orleans today. As our legal editor Ari Ezra Waldman wrote earlier, …
Signs Point to Fifth Circuit Striking Down State Bans on Gay Marriage Read More9th Circuit rejects Otter's request to revisit gay marriage decision
In a somewhat anticlimactic ruling, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday rejected motions for an en banc review – a reconsideration by a larger, 11-judge panel – …
9th Circuit rejects Otter's request to revisit gay marriage decision Read More5th Circuit Likely to Strike Down Gay Marriage Bans: An Analysis of the Hearing
Nelson, the 1971 case that ended in a simple, one-line denial from the Supreme Court that said that challenges to state refusals to recognize gay marriage bring up no federal …
5th Circuit Likely to Strike Down Gay Marriage Bans: An Analysis of the Hearing Read MoreThe Fifth Circuit Oral Arguments Look Good for Gay Marriage
Those who have been hoping to see gay marriage recognized in the Lone Star State had a very good day in court on Friday. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of …
The Fifth Circuit Oral Arguments Look Good for Gay Marriage Read MoreGay marriage arguments heard in 5th Circuit
Judge Smith, the most conservative member of the panel, repeatedly asked why the issue should be decided by the 5th Circuit at all, citing a 1972 Supreme Court case that …
Gay marriage arguments heard in 5th Circuit Read MoreDeep south gay marriage: 5th Circuit hears cases from Louisiana, Mississippi …
Here comes news from the far-end of the gay-marriage legal long tail: Two of three judges on a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel, according to media reports just …
Deep south gay marriage: 5th Circuit hears cases from Louisiana, Mississippi … Read MoreLISTEN: Oral Arguments from Fifth Circuit Gay Marriage Cases
Today's oral arguments in the marriage equality cases from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are coming in. As we reported earlier, signs point to a 2-1 victory for marriage equality, with …
LISTEN: Oral Arguments from Fifth Circuit Gay Marriage Cases Read MoreHandicapping The 5th Circuit: Are Gay Marriage Opponents About To Hit Rock …
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Friday, Jan. 9 in same-sex marriage cases from three states — Lousiana, Mississippi and Texas. …
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