In 2-1/2 hours of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Justice Anthony Kennedy asked the right question: whether it is appropriate for the Court to discard a definition of marriage that “has been with us for millennia,” adding, “it’s very difficult for the court to say, ‘Oh, well, we know better.’ “ Kennedy, […]
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case
WASHINGTON — Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The justices said Friday they will review an appellate ruling that upheld bans on same-sex unions in four states. The case will be argued in April […]
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Maine Ethics Commission fines same-sex marriage foes
AUGUSTA — A national anti-gay marriage group that helped defeat Maine’s same-sex marriage law in 2009 may be fined more than $50,000 and ordered to reveal its donors, after an ethics investigation released Monday found that it violated the state’s campaign finance law. Investigators with the Maine Ethics Commission said that the National Organization for Marriage’s […]
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Supreme Court puts Utah same-sex marriage on hold
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue. The court issued a brief order blocking any new same-sex unions in the state. The order grants an emergency appeal by the state following the Dec. 20 ruling by […]
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Michaud’s view on same-sex marriage has evolved
Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud, who served 11 terms in the Legislature — seven in the House and four in the Senate — has an evolving record on gay rights legislation. After early opposition to gay rights issues, he softened his stance by voting to send the matter out to referendum and later sponsoring legislation to allow domestic […]
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George H.W. Bush witness at Maine same-sex wedding
Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, attended the ceremony joining Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen as private citizens and friends on Saturday, said spokesman Jim McGrath. Thorgalsen posted a photo on her Facebook page showing Bush signing the marriage license as a witness. She captioned the photo: “Getting our marriage license witnessed!” In the photo, […]
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M. Plante: Same old stuff
I just read another anti-gay letter from Elaine Graham (Aug. 6). It seems that she gets all her information from a book that has a person magically turned into salt, talking animals, regurgitated hearsay and the approval of slavery. It is time she made a visit to a public library. Michael Plante, Auburn