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Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law
A decade ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden shocked the political world and preempted his boss by suddenly declaring his support for gay marriage on national television. But not everyone was surprised.
Read More »Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the the Respect for Marriage Act – a law that codifies both interracial and same-gender marriage – on Dec. 8, 2022.
Read More »Kennedy wrestles with wedding cake case at Supreme Court (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a highly anticipated case involving a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: Choice of wrong legal route wastes opportunity in adoption case
The attorney for a same-sex couple recently tried unsuccessfully to use an adoption action to challenge the constitutionality of statutes related to artificial insemination and to the presumption of paternity stemming from marriage.
Read More »Court: Judge properly tossed gay couple’s parental request (UPDATE)
A judge properly dismissed a same-sex couple's request for a declaration that one of them is the legal parent of the other's child, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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Closing Arguments: Should language banning same-sex marriage be removed from the state constitution?
Tamara B. Packard, an attorney at Cullen Weston Pines & Bach, and Michael Dean, a lawyer whose main office is in Brookfield, battle over the question: Should language banning same-sex marriage by removed from the state constitution?
Read More »Division over same-sex marriage (GRAPHIC)
Wins, setbacks mark the path to nationwide same-sex marriage
In 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry, President George W. Bush declared support for a constitutional amendment "to protect the institution of marriage." Voters in 13 states changed their constitutions to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. In most of those states, the vote wasn't even close.
Read More »View from around the state: ‘Equal dignity’ at the heart of ruling
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage isn't going to end the debate, but those fighting the ruling don't have demographics on their side. Young people overwhelmingly support the right of gays and lesbians to have the legal right to marry.
Read More »Milestones in gay marriage (GRAPHIC)
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Democrats want to remove marriage definition in constitution (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Democrats on Monday called for the elimination of nullified language in the state's constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
Read More »Evolution of gay marriage ruling (GRAPHIC)
US Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide
The U.S. Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.
Read More »Gay marriage state-by-state breakdown (GRAPHIC)
US high court ruling against gay marriage would produce ‘chaos’ (UPDATE)
Gay and lesbian couples could face legal chaos if the Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage in the next few weeks.
Read More »Same-sex couple sues over son’s birth certificate (UPDATE)
A same-sex couple from Madison has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit because the state has failed to put both their names on their baby's birth certificate.
Read More »Supreme Court hears historic same-sex marriage arguments (UPDATE)
Pivotal Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy did not tip his hand Tuesday as the high court heard historic arguments over the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Read More »Gay marriage arguments set for Tuesday at Supreme Court
Tuesday is a potential watershed moment for America's gay and lesbian couples. After rapid changes that have made same-sex marriage legal in all but 14 states, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether it should be the law of the land.
Read More »Couple wants both names on daughter’s birth certificate
One of the couples at the forefront of efforts to overturn Wisconsin's gay marriage ban is fighting a new legal battle.
Read More »Same-sex couple wants both names on birth certificate
A same-sex couple who sued for the right to marry in Wisconsin wants a federal judge to mandate that both gay parents' names appear on their children's birth certificates.
Read More »FAMILY LAW: Rewriting the book on marriage
With same-sex marriage now legal in 36 states -- and probably legal in all 50 after the U.S. Supreme Court rules next summer -- same-sex divorces will follow in due course.
Read More »Longtime aide: Obama misled on early gay marriage opposition
President Barack Obama feigned opposition to gay marriage for most of his political career, compromising his true beliefs out of concern it could hurt him with voters, Obama's longtime political adviser disclosed in a new book.
Read More »State opposes $1.2M attorney fees in gay marriage case
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is opposing civil rights advocates' claims for $1.2 million in attorney fees they say they accumulated fighting the state's gay marriage ban.
Read More »Poll: Support of gay marriage comes with caveats
While finding that Americans narrowly favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry, a new Associated Press-GfK poll also shows most believe wedding-related businesses should be allowed to deny service to same-sex couples for religious reasons.
Read More »DOJ didn’t track gay marriage case hours
The state Department of Justice says it doesn't have any records of the hours it spent defending Wisconsin's gay marriage ban, making the full cost of fighting the case impossible to determine.
Read More »US high court sets stage for historic gay rights ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is getting back in the marriage business.
Read More »US high court to hear gay marriage cases in April
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution.
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