Following the Prop 8 Supreme Court decision on Hollingsworth v. Perry, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that same-sex marriages can resume in California immediately. The first wedding was today with two of the plaintiffs from the court case getting hitched. California Attorney General Kamala Harris officiated […]
“After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California. In light of the decision, I have directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state’s counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California as soon […]
“I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for […]
“Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis and President Clinton signed it into law. The House intervened in this case because the constitutionality of a law should be judged by the Court, not by the president unilaterally. While I am obviously disappointed in the ruling, […]
You would’ve seen it first on TKNN, but Ed Markey has won the special election in Massachusetts, and will be the state’s newest Senator. He defeated Republican Gabriel Gomez, and with 75% of the vote in, Markey was leading by seven points. TKNN Live covered the entire night, with expert […]
