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Court Grounds Packed On First Day Of Gay Marriage Case

They mostly kept their distance, these supporters and opponents of gay marriage, as they massed Tuesday in front of the Supreme Court to proclaim with signs and slogans their conflicting views about the cutting-edge question before the justices.

2013/03/26

Spectators Camp Out For A Chance To Watch Supreme Court Hearing On Same-Sex Marriage

Spectators camped out outside the U.S. Supreme Court Monday night for a chance to witness two days of arguments in the showdown over same-sex marriage.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/03/25

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Chief Justice Roberts’ Gay Cousin To Attend Prop 8 Argument Tuesday

A woman from California says she and her lesbian partner will attend the gay marriage argument at the Supreme Court, courtesy of her cousin, Chief Justice John Roberts.

2013/03/25

Burbank Couple Prepares For Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage

The Burbank same-sex couple who started the legal fight for marriage equality is preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court to announce its ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s gay marriage ban.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/03/22

Obama Expected To Ask Supreme Court To Strike Down Calif.’s Gay Marriage Ban

The Obama administration on Thursday is widely expected to urge the Supreme Court to strike down California’s ban on gay marriage, a case that could have sweeping implications for the right of same-sex couples to wed.

2013/02/28

Gay Marriage Ban Backers Seek Supreme Court Review

Backers of California’s ban on same-sex marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the measure as unconstitutional, a move that means the bitter, four-year court fight over Proposition 8 could soon be resolved.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/07/31

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Court Refuses To Grant Appeal Hearing To Proposition 8 Supporters

A federal appeals court announced Tuesday that it will not grant an appeal hearing to supporters of Proposition 8.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/06/05

Prop 8 Backers Say They Will Likely Take Their Case To Supreme Court

Hundreds of jubilant supporters of same sex marriage marched through West Hollywood Tuesday in celebration of the Federal Appeals Court decision that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional because it violates the rights of gays and lesbians.

2012/02/07

Appeals Court Says Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional

A key ruling on Proposition 8, which prohibits same sex marriage in California, was handed down Tuesday morning.

2012/02/07

Appeals Court Refuses To Unseal Prop 8 Trial Videos

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to unseal video recordings of a landmark trial on the constitutionality of California’s same-sex marriage ban but said it needed more time to decide if a lower court judge properly struck down the voter-approved ban.

2012/02/02