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U.S. judge upholds Florida’s refusal of Massachusetts law

In the first known ruling of its kind, a federal judge in Florida on Wednesday upheld a federal law that lets states refuse to recognize marriages between same-sex couples who were legally wed in Massachusetts. The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Moody comes less than a week after President Bush told the Washington Post he would not lobby aggressively for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage because it had no chance of passing unless the federal law -- the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act -- was struck down. Bush's position, which contradicted his stance during the presidential campaign last

The battle is for more than biblical marriage

Four years ago, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom State has the right, and encouraged the spectacle of nearly 4000 people of the same sex "marriages" should take place in his city. The 4 Months of March this year, the Supreme Court of California, a case to argue that these unions are not only legal but also morally right, and Proposition 22, which prohibited them, should be overturned. The high court in the state has 90 days to rule. I think that the issue is far too important by the seven judges. That is why I urge my colleagues, and believers

Lesbian couple wed, S.F. issues marriage licenses to gays

His maverick stance was seen as an act of civil disobedience, because California law defines marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman. However, some legal experts said that definition is at odds with the California Constitution's equal rights protections, and state law prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians based on gender. Groups that oppose marriage for gays and lesbians promised a court fight. The Marriage Law Project and the Alliance Defense Fund announced plans to seek an injunction to block San Francisco from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. "I can't think of a judge in the country who wouldn't issue

Gay activists drop challenge to Defense of Marriage law

On Tuesday, a group of Florida same-sex marriage proponents announced they would abandon their challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"). Eight lawsuits were filed last year in Florida seeking to establish same-sex marriage. Three of those lawsuits challenged the constitutionality of DOMA. One of the cases was Wilson v. Ake , filed by a lesbian couple seeking to have Florida recognize the same-sex "marriage" performed in Massachusetts, where the courts have declared the practice to be legal. Last week, federal District Court Judge James Moody upheld the constitutionality of DOMA in that case, stating, "Adopting plaintiffs'

Federal Judge Permits CCF to Join Case Challenging Ca. Marriage Laws

A federal judge overseeing consolidated challenges to California’s marriage law granted Friday full party status to Campaign for California Families, a conservative group which originally filed suit against San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in February to stop him from granting marriage licenses. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer rejected a request to dismiss CCF from the group of cases involving California’s ban on same-sex “marriage.” CCF, represented by Liberty Counsel, will join California Attorney General Bill Lockyer in defending the ban. Mathew D. Staver, president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel, praised the decision. “We are pleased that Judge Kramer granted full