California Proposition 8

Same-sex marriage supporters wave a rainbow flag in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC

As the Supreme Court prepares to decide on gay marriage, remembering the case that set the precedent

Justice

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that may decide the future of same-sex marriage nationwide. A case from 2010 helped set the legal and moral precedent to get us to this point.

The World

Judge overturns California’s gay marriage ban

Conflict & Justice

Proposition 8 trial begins

Global Politics

‘The New Black’: Same-Sex Marriage and the African-American Community

Same-Sex Marriage Goes to the Supreme Court

Reading the Tea Leaves on Same-Sex Marriage

This week, the Supreme Court heard two potentially historic cases on same-sex marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Proposition 8 case out of California, and United States v. Windsor, the case that will determine the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. Now the justices retreat to their respective quarters to decide the fate […]

California’s Ban on Gay Marriage Struck Down

Coming up … now that a federal appeals court has ruled against Proposition 8 in California, The Takeaway look at what’s next in the legal battle for the right to same-sex marriage. That’s next.

Proposition 87

California voters will soon weigh in on whether to tax the oil industry to pay for the development of renewable energy.

The World

President of the National Organization for Marriage on Prop 8 ruling

Conflict & Justice

California’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down as unconstitutional yesterday. Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage speaks out against the judge’s ruling.

The World

Proposition 8 overturned; one California couple celebrates

Conflict & Justice

John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney have been there for all of Proposition 8’s history. They were on the steps of the federal building as the ballot measure was overturned, and they celebrated all night. They join us to share their story.