Read more California Supreme Court stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25239/california-supreme-court.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:41:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66765/calif-gay-rights-group-delays-push-for-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of California's biggest and most influential gay rights groups says it will delay a ballot push to overcome the state's ban on same-sex marriage until 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports. Equality California, which led the failed effort to defeat Prop 8 in November, says there is too little...http://www.newser.com/story/66765/calif-gay-rights-group-delays-push-for-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 15:46:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60144/gay-marriage-supporters-take-to-streets-after-ruling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSupporters of same-sex marriage were disappointed but not surprised by the California Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold Proposition 8, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, as a crowd that had gathered at the state courthouse moved through city streets, blocking traffic and prompting arrest. “This is a serious blow on...http://www.newser.com/story/60144/gay-marriage-supporters-take-to-streets-after-ruling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 14:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59873/calif-gay-marriage-ruling-comes-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe California state Supreme Court will issue its opinion on gay marriage Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The court will rule on three questions, including two challenges to the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex nuptials. One challenge comes from gay-rights lawyers who argue that Prop 8 was...http://www.newser.com/story/59873/calif-gay-marriage-ruling-comes-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 14:26:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56063/stymied-calif-gay-activists-rally-grass-roots-effort.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGay-marriage proponents in California are taking a page—and some staff—from the Obama campaign in an attempt to swing conservative votes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many believe Proposition 8 passed because there was little outreach to districts that voted for the ban. “They would fly over from San...http://www.newser.com/story/56063/stymied-calif-gay-activists-rally-grass-roots-effort.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 13:23:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52520/calif-supreme-court-hears-prop-8-arguments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia Supreme Court justices heard arguments today on lawsuits seeking to overturn the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage as thousands demonstrated outside the San Francisco courthouse. Gay-rights advocates are urging the court to overturn Proposition 8 on the grounds it was put before voters improperly, or at least prematurely....http://www.newser.com/story/52520/calif-supreme-court-hears-prop-8-arguments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 13:07:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52398/calif-prop-8-back-in-court-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProtesters around California are gearing up for tomorrow's state Supreme Court session on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the voter referendum that banned gay marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. The decision isn’t due for 3 months, but the opinion is already written, and the court's stand may be revealed...http://www.newser.com/story/52398/calif-prop-8-back-in-court-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 15:34:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45851/brown-asks-court-to-overturn-prop-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia’s attorney general has reversed position and asked the state’s supreme court to void the ban on gay marriage enacted by voters in November, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Jerry Brown said in a filing yesterday that Proposition 8 is "inconsistent with the guarantees of individual liberty" in the state's...http://www.newser.com/story/45851/brown-asks-court-to-overturn-prop-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 4:15:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43092/prop-8-furor-squeezes-calif-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia’s moderately conservative Supreme Court faces pressure from both fronts of the gay-marriage battle, the Los Angeles Times reports. Opponents of Proposition 8—including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger—are collecting arguments for why the amendment should be struck down, while supporters have promised to oust judges who rule the other way....http://www.newser.com/story/43092/prop-8-furor-squeezes-calif-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 9:43:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42999/prop-8-should-take-effect-amid-suits-calif-ag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs gay-rights campaigners petition the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 8, the state’s attorney general is urging the court to let the measure banning same-sex marriage take effect. Jerry Brown asked the court to rule on the lawsuits to give the question “certainty and finality”—and wants to avoid...http://www.newser.com/story/42999/prop-8-should-take-effect-amid-suits-calif-ag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Nov 2008 10:26:00 CST