The New York Times presents a blow-by-blow account of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s successful campaign to legalize same-sex marriage. To get the measure passed, just two years after the New York Legislature defeated a similar initiative, required a political offensive to flip some Republicans and recalcitrant Democrats and out-flank opposition from the Catholic church. During the intense campaign, one Democratic senator, Carl Kruger, buckled under intense pressure from the ......

Is a gay judge necessarily biased in favor of same-sex marriage?   Supporters of Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative banning same-sex marriages, say yes.  And they argue that the ruling that overturned Prop. 8 should itself be overturned because the judge who issued the decision is openly gay and should have recused himself. The Mercury News reports that Andrew Pugno, the general counsel for supporters of Prop. 8, filed papers ......

Wedding bells could be coming soon for gay Californians. The federal judge who overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage said he'll announce today whether gay couples shall be allowed to resume marrying immediately, or whether they'll have to wait on the results of an appeal, CBS news reports. After declaring the law unconstitutional, Walker had issued a temporary stay on Prop 8 last week to give proponents time to make ......

There’s been a flurry of activity in preparation for the final statements in the legal challenge  to Proposition 8 case, scheduled for Wednesday in San Francisco. A decision will follow, but it may come days or even weeks later. Regardless of how Judge Vaughn Walker rules in the federal no-jury trial, the case is likely to be appealed in the Ninth Circuit Court, and it may continue on to the ......