Read more interracial marriage stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30316/interracial-marriage.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:45:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73241/la-justice-quits-in-interracial-wedding-flap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned today, after weeks of refusing to step down despite calls for his ouster. Keith Bardwell quit with no explanation of his decision; Gov. Bobby Jindal called it "long...http://www.newser.com/story/73241/la-justice-quits-in-interracial-wedding-flap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71914/jindal-slams-anti-mixed-marriage-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGov. Bobby Jindal and other Louisiana officials say a justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples should lose his job. "This is a clear violation of constitutional rights and federal and state law," Jindal said, calling for Keith Bardwell's case to be referred to a state commission....http://www.newser.com/story/71914/jindal-slams-anti-mixed-marriage-judge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 23:58:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71825/louisiana-judge-wont-marry-interracial-couple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA justice of the peace in rural Louisiana says he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. "I'm not a racist. I...http://www.newser.com/story/71825/louisiana-judge-wont-marry-interracial-couple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 19:29:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71768/nyc-pol-highlights-interracial-marriage-and-wins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill de Blasio's victory in the Democratic primary to be New York City's public advocate is a knock at the door of another racial hurdle. De Blasio’s wife is black, and his children interracial, a fact made clear in campaign ads and mailings. "For so long in American history, interracial...http://www.newser.com/story/71768/nyc-pol-highlights-interracial-marriage-and-wins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33877/mass-allows-marriages-for-out-of-state-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMassachusetts will now allow gay and lesbian couples from other states to marry there. Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a law overturning a 1913 measure originally crafted against interracial marriage, the Globe reports. Massachusetts is the second state, after California, to allow same-sex marriages, regardless of residence. A flood of...http://www.newser.com/story/33877/mass-allows-marriages-for-out-of-state-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 31 Jul 2008 16:07:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32681/no-stopping-gay-marriages-mass-appeal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Massachusetts legislators set to repeal a law ex-Gov. Mitt Romney hoped would prevent the state from becoming “the Las Vegas of same-sex marriage,” Gail Collins, in the New York Times , looks at the march toward equality. For one thing, with the economy the way it is, “becoming the Las...http://www.newser.com/story/32681/no-stopping-gay-marriages-mass-appeal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Jul 2008 13:54:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27810/calif-judge-gay-marriage-decision-my-toughest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLong characterized as cautious, California’s Chief Justice Ronald George shocked his peers when he joined the majority to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. “I think there are times when doing the right thing means not playing it safe,” the moderate Republican said, calling the case the most difficult...http://www.newser.com/story/27810/calif-judge-gay-marriage-decision-my-toughest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 12:05:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26593/woman-who-defied-interracial-marriage-ban-dies-at-68.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMildred Loving, whose challenge to Virginia law led to the Supreme Court decision overturning bans on racially mixed marriage, has died at the age of 68. Loving, who was black, and her white husband Richard pleaded guilty to “cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of the...http://www.newser.com/story/26593/woman-who-defied-interracial-marriage-ban-dies-at-68.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 May 2008 16:11:40 CDT