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Governor would not object to change in marriage law

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday that same-sex marriages would be "fine with me" if the courts or the voters change state law and make them legal. Advertisement Appearing on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," Schwarzenegger said he supports the law approved by California voters last year that proclaims marriage can only involve a man and a woman. "We have a law on the books here, so I'm against them handing out the licenses because I think they should abide the law," he told Leno. Asked if he would have any problem if the law was changed, Schwarzenegger said, "No,

Change marriage law: AIMPLB

The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday highlighted the need to change the comm-unity's marriage law to curb harassment of women. Clarifying that Imrana, who was raped by her father-in -law and is now being pressured by a section of clerics to abandon her husband, was being doubly victimised, AIMPLB vice-president Maulana Kalbe Sadiq said she could not be punished for the acts of others. Maulana Sadiq told presspersons that to prevent litigation in family disputes and curb harassment of women, it was necessary to amend the Muslim marriage law. He supported the proposed model `nikahnama' —

Marriage law corrections to stand while lawsuit pending, lawmakers decide

With a lawsuit pending over Arkansas' marriage-age law, the state Legislative Council decided Friday it would allow recent revisions to the law to remain in place. The council voted to withdraw its previous request that the Code Revision Commission reverse administrative corrections it made to Act 441 of 2007, a law that was intended to raise the minimum marriage age in Arkansas to 18 but inadvertently allowed people of any age to marry with parental consent. In July, the commission attempted to clarify the law by removing the extraneous word "not" from a clause that was supposed to allow pregnant girls under

Judge rules against gay couples in N.Y.

A judge has ruled against a group of same-sex couples who challenged the state's anti-gay marriage law after they were denied marriage licenses. The 25 couples sued the city of Ithaca and the state last June, arguing that the law contradicts a 2002 New York statute outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. But State Supreme Court Judge Robert Mulvey rejected that argument Wednesday, saying it is up to the Legislature to change the law, not the courts. "Social perceptions of same-sex civil contracts may change over time," Mulvey wrote in his ruling. "If that day comes, it is within the

Judge rules against gay couples in N.Y.

- A judge has ruled against a group of same-sex couples who challenged the state's anti-gay marriage law after they were denied marriage licenses. The 25 couples sued the city of Ithaca and the state last June, arguing that the law contradicts a 2002 New York statute outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. But State Supreme Court Judge Robert Mulvey rejected that argument Wednesday, saying it is up to the Legislature to change the law, not the courts. "Social perceptions of same-sex civil contracts may change over time," Mulvey wrote in his ruling. "If that day comes, it is within the