Posts Tagged ‘court’

Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban (AP)

Robin Tyler, right, who with her partner Diane Olson, not shown, became the first same-sex couple to wed in Los Angeles County in 2008, sits with her attorney Gloria Allred as they learn about the  9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on the validity of gay marriage, in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The federal appeals court declared California's same-sex marriage ban, passed as Proposition 8 in 2008, to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP – Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to “lessen the status and human dignity” of gays.


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Court rules Prop 8 is unconstitutional 

A federal appeals court has rejected California’s same-sex marriage ban, setting the stage for a U.S. Supreme Court showdown as early as next year.

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Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)

Billy Bradford waves flags outside City Hall after a judge lifted the Proposition 8 stay on same sex marriages at City Hall in San Francisco, California August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithAP – A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.


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Family of Nancy Benoit, killed by wrestler husband Chris Benoit, battles Hustler in court 

The family of an ex-model who was killed in a gruesome murder-suicide by her professional wrestler husband is locked in a court battle with Hustler Magazine over its decision to publish nude photos of the woman.

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‘Judge Judy’ is still superior court in ratings

‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin’s TV show has legs — long ones. The syndicated daytime show has just notched its 800th straight week as the top-rated court show, according to Nielsen statistics out for the week ending Jan. 9.

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Warrant needed for GPS tracking, high court says (AP)

File - This Jan. 5, 2011 file photo shows Yasir Afifi at his home in San Jose, Calif., where a GPS tracking device was placed on his car. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP – In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge’s approval. The justices made clear it wouldn’t be their final word on increasingly advanced high-tech surveillance of Americans.


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High court throws out Texas electoral maps (AP)

AP – The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory Friday, tossing a court-drawn electoral redistricting plan that favored minorities and Democrats but leaving the future of the state’s political maps – and possibly control of the U.S. House – in the hands of two federal courts with Texas’ April primaries looming.

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