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Daily Beast Advance legal columnist: Gay marriage is headed for Supreme CourtSILive.comRather, the outcome will be determined by rulings from the US Supreme Court on two pivotal legal questions. The first, discussed in today's column, is whether the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment of the federal …How Straight Marriages Evolution [...]

New York Times Gay marriage moves closer to Supreme CourtReutersThe second major case is from Massachusetts, where gays and lesbians can legally marry but are ineligible for the federal benefits of marriage. Seventeen married or widowed men and women suing for benefits won a 2010 ruling that is now on appeal.President Obama's gay marriage endorsement [...]

The Guardian Private eye convicted of phone hacking asks UK Supreme Court to let him keep …Washington PostHe said he was going to the Supreme Court to protect his “legitimate legal interests” — and not to protect Murdoch or his employees. “Any suggestion I am bringing this appeal or defending the civil claims to protect [...]

USA TODAY Legal foundation plans appeal to US Supreme Court of rejection of 'personhood …KRMGBy Joe Kelley A Florida-based non-profit legal foundation has announced plans to appeal to the US Supreme Court the decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that struck down the the signature petition that would have defined a person as "any human [...]

The Associated Press Supreme Court Decision Could Help Other Immigration LawsFox NewsUnited States and will be tasked with deciding the conflicting roles of national and state governments in controlling the lives of noncitizens living illegally in the US while deciding the constitutionality of Arizona's immigration law SB 1070.High court's stance could spur immigration laws The [...]

Supreme Court Stance On Arizona Immigration Law Could Spur Similar MeasuresHuffington PostBy DAVID CRARY 04/28/12 10:52 AM ET — Emboldened by signals that the US Supreme Court may uphold parts of Arizona's immigration law, legislators and activists across the country say they are gearing up to push for similar get-tough measures in their …and more » [...]

Globe and Mail Supreme Court hints OK on Ariz. immigration lawFox NewsWASHINGTON – Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little trouble Wednesday with major parts of Arizona's tough immigration law that require police to check the legal status of people they stop for other reasons.Justices seem sympathetic to central part of [...]

Christian Science Monitor Supreme Court Rulings are Wild Card in Presidential RaceFox NewsThe Senate voted 63-37 to confirm Solicitor General and former Dean of the Harvard Law School Elena Kagan as a US Supreme Court Justice. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)2010 Getty Images The Supreme Court is throwing a new element of …A matter of [...]

Supreme court moves to center of presidential raceFox NewsWithin weeks it will rule on the contentious 2010 Democratic-crafted health care overhaul and a Republican-backed Arizona law that's seen as a model for cracking down on illegal immigrants. Obama sometimes seems to be running against the court, …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

Christian Science Monitor Arizonans take stock of Supreme Court hearing on state immigration lawChristian Science MonitorOn the same day the Arizona immigration law had its day in court – the US Supreme Court – the state's residents held rallies both for and against it. For critics, the issue is racial profiling. For the high court, [...]