Marriage

Hennepin probate case shows how marriage law stymies inheritance

25 May 2012

Despite California marriage, Twin Cities man can't claim same-sex partner's estate.

Obama shift on gay marriage tilts U.S. attitudes

25 May 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's declaration of support for gay marriage may have prompted some Americans, especially blacks and Hispanics, to reconsider their opposition to letting homosexuals wed, an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos online poll data showed on Friday. On May 9, Obama became the first U.S. president to say he believed same-sex couples should be allowed to get married. ...

Gay marriage: Judge overturns DOMA, stepping up pressure on Supreme Court

25 May 2012

A US judge has struck down a 1996 federal law barring gays and lesbians from receiving federal benefits, the latest in a series of court decisions pushing the issue of same-sex marriage closer to a Supreme Court reckoning.