It took me a few weeks to get to Rhode Island to see what the fuss was about, but I finally made it down. With a street name and a website address Chestnut Street Cafe to go on, I was off to the hot new place to be in Rhode Island.
I first had to look [...]
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Van Hollen says he won’t defend state’s domestic partnerships
Friday, August 21st, 2009Madison — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday he would not defend the state in a lawsuit over the state’s new domestic partner law.
Supporters of Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions last month asked the state Supreme Court to declare a system of recognizing domestic partnerships unconstitutional. Couples started applying for declarations [...]
Washington state gay partnership foes turn in signatures
Thursday, July 30th, 2009By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Sponsors of a campaign to overturn Washington state’s domestic partnership law turned in their petition signatures Saturday and said they believe they have enough to force a public vote.
The expanded “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law was scheduled to take effect Sunday, but is now delayed until [...]
Lawsuit Challenges Wis. Domestic Partnership Law
Friday, July 24th, 2009RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Social conservatives asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday to strike down the state’s new domestic partnership law, saying it violates a constitutional ban on gay marriage.
The lawsuit, filed by three members of Wisconsin Family Action, acknowledges the court will not have time to act [...]