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Breaking: Court Won't Revisit Prop 8 Marriage Case

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June 5, 2012

A federal appeals court has declined to revisit the historic ruling declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional. Now proponents of California's ban on marriage for same-sex couples have 90 days to decide whether to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Marriage, Perry v. Brown, Prop 8, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia House Says, "LGBT Judges Need Not Apply!"

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May 15, 2012

The Virginia House of Delegates voted yesterday to block an openly gay Richmond prosecutor from becoming a general district court judge. This is what discrimination based on sexual orientation often looks like.

See Also: Discrimination, Fair Courts Project, Prop 8
LGBT Jurors Deserve the Right to Serve

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May 4, 2012

By eliminating discrimination from our courts we can support public confidence in the integrity of the American judicial system and reaffirm our commitment to justice for all.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, Perry v. Brown, Prop 8
The Walls Are Tumbling Down

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February 24, 2012

February 2012 is the month that the walls came tumbling down and the march toward marriage equality in this country became unstoppable.

See Also: DOMA, Golinski v. OPM, Leslie Gabel-Brett, Marriage, Perry v. Brown, Prop 8

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