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...The success of such intimidation tactics has apparently spawned a cottage industry that uses forcibly disclosed donor information to pre-empt citizens’ exercise of their First Amendment rights....

California's supreme court announced on Friday that it will rule next week on whether to uphold a ban on same-sex marriages that critics say violates civil rights in the most populous U.S. state. The ruling will also decide the fate of about 18,000 same-sex couples who were married last summer before California voters outlawed the practice through passage of the Proposition 8 constitutional amendment in the November, 2008 election. The ruling in the so-called Prop 8 case will be issued on Tuesday, the court said on its website. [Snip] The supreme court justices in a ruling last spring declared same-sex...

Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the Evergreen State reject changing the definition of marriage, according to a poll by SurveyUSA. 62 per cent of respondents in Washington believe marriage is a union between one man and one woman, while 34 per cent think it is a union between two adults, regardless of gender. During the January 2004 State of the Union address, United States president George W. Bush said, "Activist judges (...) have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives." In 2004, marriage certificates were issued...