Posted on May 27, 2009 by ProfessorTreeFrog
Yesterday the California Supreme Court voted to uphold Proposition 8 – at least in name. In a 6-1 vote, the Court held that it was constitutional for the State of California to limit ‘marriage’ to between a man and a woman – but that’s it. In the 135 page decision, the Court also held that [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by ProfessorTreeFrog
Sorry for the month-long delay in posting, I graduated this month.
Last week the state of Maine, through legislative action, joined Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa in the legalization of same-sex marriage. Among the New England states this leaves out only New Hampshire from offering marriage equality to all citizens – and this may be [...]
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