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  Gavin Newsom

  

  2 Supreme Court justices slam 2015 gay marriage decision

  suntimes.com - AP

  Justice Clarence Thomas suggested the court needs to revisit the issue because it has “created a problem that only it can fix.” WASHINGTON — The …

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  Gavin Newsom

  

  Supreme Court rejects appeal from county clerk who wouldn't issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

  NBC News - By Pete Williams

  Two of the conservative justices, however, said the 2015 ruling making same-sex marriage the law of the land amounted to a "cavalier treatment of religion." The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who gained national attention five years …

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  Gavin Newsom

  

  LGBTQ Americans Just Won A Massive Civil Rights Victory At The Supreme Court

  buzzfeednews.com - Dominic Holden and Zoe Tillman

  A majority of justices ruled that an employer violates federal law when they fire someone for being LGBTQ. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday …

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  Gavin Newsom

  

  Supreme Court rules that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender

  Axios

  The Supreme Court ruled Monday that employers cannot fire employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity under Title VII of the Civil …

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  Gavin Newsom

  Tenn. clerks told not to marry gay couples in letter from anti-LGBTQ lawyer

  washingtonblade.com - Chris Johnson

  Clerks in Tennessee have been operating under the assumption — one widely held by just about every legal authority — that they’re bound by the U.S. …

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  Gavin Newsom

  

  United Methodist Church Announces Proposal to Split Over Gay Marriage

  NPR - Meg Anderson

  The United Methodist Church announced a proposal Friday to split the denomination over what it called "fundamental differences" regarding its beliefs on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. The proposal, signed by 16 church leaders from around the world, will be voted on at the church's 2020 general …