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Miss. defeats life-at-fertilization ballot prop (AP)

AP – Mississippi voters Tuesday defeated a ballot initiative that would’ve declared life begins at fertilization, a proposal that supporters sought in the Bible Belt state as a way to prompt a legal challenge to abortion rights nationwide.

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Judge’s partner cited in Prop 8 case (AP)

In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2010, Chief District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, of the Northern District of California, speaks at a legal conference in Seattle. The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban say the recent disclosure by Walker that he is in a long-term relationship with another man has given them new grounds to appeal the ruling that struck down Proposition 8 last summer. Walker retired from the bench at the end of February. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP – The sponsors of California’s same-sex marriage ban said Monday that the recent disclosure by the federal judge who struck down Proposition 8 that he is in a long-term relationship with another man has given them new grounds to have his historic ruling overturned.


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AP Exclusive: Judge’s partner cited in Prop 8 case (AP)

Demonstrators led by campaigner Peter Tatchell (C) wave pink Union flags outside Buckingham Palace during a protest against Britain's gay marriage ban, in London April 25, 2011. Prince William is to wed his fiancee Kate Middleton on April 29.   REUTERS/Paul Hackett  (BRITAIN - Tags: ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)AP – The sponsors of California’s same-sex marriage ban say the recent disclosure by the federal judge who struck down Proposition 8 that he is in a long-term relationship with another man has given them new grounds to appeal.


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California voters to decide whether to legalize pot with Prop. 19

Voters in California on Tuesday will decide whether to make a radical change to the state’s drug laws when they cast their votes on Proposition 19, which would make it legal for anyone over 21 to grow and possess small amounts of marijuana.

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Feds oppose Calif. Prop 19 to legalize marijuana (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo members of the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department J.P. Sesak, left, and Danny Bears prepare to hook approximately 300 pounds of marijuana plants to a CHP helicopter at a marijuana garden in a remote area of El Dorado county, Calif. Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if voters next month make the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug. (AP Photo/The Sacramento Bee, Randall Benton, File) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDITAP – Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if voters next month make the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug.


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Judge to rule on stay Thursday in Prop. 8 case (AP)

Proposition 8 opponent Jana Barber holds a sign during a rally to celebrate the ruling to overturn Proposition 8 August 4, in San Francisco, California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed into the same-sex marriage legal battle Friday, filing a motion demanding gays and lesbians be allowed to resume tying the knot immediately.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AP – The federal judge who overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban is set to rule Thursday on whether gay marriages should resume immediately in the state or await an appeals court’s input.


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Judge’s sexual orientation sparks argument over impartiality on Prop 8 case

It’s the judge’s turn to be judged. The federal judge who upended California’s same-sex marriage ban this week is now being scrutinized by some for being gay himself. Which raises another question ? should his sexual orientation even matter?

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