Same-sex couple camps overnight to become the first to get married in Butte...
Making Butte County history on Monday morning, the first same sex marriage was performed since two landmark Supreme Court rulings last week.
View ArticleGay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wed
JULY 01: Shana Krochmal and Jessica Maxwell kiss after picking up thier marriage license from Beverly Hills Courthouse on July 1, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
View ArticleDOMA Decision: Equal Protection For All In Social Security
A recent Wall Street Journal article noted the Social Security Administration's struggle to cope with last week's Supreme Court ruling regarding gay marriage.
View ArticleSuit filed in Pulaski County to strike down Arkansas ban on same-sex marriage
A lawsuit was filed today in Pulaski Circuit Court by 11 couples that challenges Arkansas's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
View ArticleAt California schools, alternatives to affirmative action have mixed results
Demonstrators Sid Jacobo, left, and Jazel Flores, right, both University of California- Berkeley students, protest outside of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel heard arguments in San...
View ArticlePicture taken on January 11, 2011 shows Cameron (L) and Tyler (R)...
Picture taken on January 11, 2011 shows Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of social networking website ConnectU, leaving the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco to attend a...
View ArticleSolano and Napa counties offer same-sex marriage licenses
In the wake of the recent court decisions, Solano and Napa counties are now issuing same-gender marriage licenses, officials of both announced Tuesday.
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies Prop 8 Backers' Request to Halt California Same-Sex...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday denied an emergency application filed by the sponsors of California's Proposition 8 urging the court to immediately halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses that...
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Who Qualifies Under New 'Simplified' Contraceptive Mandate Exemptions? Update: The contraception mandate has been postponed until January 2015, but that could mean trouble for business owners with...
View Article9th Circuit issues new order in Cebull complaint
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski announced late Tuesday that a new final order has been issued in the misconduct complaints against former Montana Chief U.S. District Judge...
View ArticlePoll: Public backs gay marriage ruling
The American public supports, by a substantial but not overwhelming majority, last week's U.S. Supreme Court rulings that allow legally married same-sex couples to receive federal benefits, and cleared...
View ArticleU.S. House Subcommittee To Take Testimony On Yosemite National Park's Merced...
California politicians, who jumped quickly to prevent horse pack trips at Sequoia National Park from being derailed last year, are moving to take a close look at Yosemite National Park plans that could...
View ArticleDynasty, former Saipan garment firms want to reverse FICA ruling
The owner of Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino and former garment manufacturers on Saipan are appealing a federal court ruling on a FICA issue to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
View ArticleSame-sex marriage licenses, weddings now offered in Solano, Napa counties
After years of are we, or are we not? same-sex couples in Solano and Napa counties, as of this week may obtain marriage licenses, officials of both counties announced.
View ArticleSame-Sex Couples Rush to Walk-In Weddings
In the County Administration building in downtown San Diego it is called "Walk-in Wednesday".
View ArticleU.S. District Court Ruling Allows City of Oakland to Continue Fighting Feds
This morning U.S. District Court Judge Maria-Elena James granted the City of Oakland's motion to stay the civil forfeiture proceeding against Harborside Health Center Oakland until the City of...
View Article"Judges refuse to delay order to release 9,600 California inmates"
The title of this post is the headline of this latest report from California concerning the on-going prison litigation.
View ArticleA year later, only half of immigrants eligible for deferred action have applied
In order to be eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a person in this country illegally has to: Have come to the U.S. before age 16; Be under age 30; Have lived here...
View ArticleAppeals court blocks BLM timber sale near Ashland
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an injunction blocking a U.S. Bureau of Land Management timber sale near Ashland that was given the go-ahead by a U.S. District Court judge in May. Five...
View ArticleGay Marriage Ruling Creates New Conundrums and Uncertainty
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law.
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