Same Sex Marriage

Michigan will recognize more than 300 same sex marriages performed last March after Governor Rick Snyder announced Wednesday he will not appeal a federal injunction.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has been denied his request by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to have the full court hear his appeal in the state's landmark gay marriage case. According to the Detroit Free Press, Schuette had petitioned for an "en banc" hearing - which means full bench - instead of the standard three judge panel...

On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced he had filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit that would bypass and initial panel hearing and instead hold a single "en banc" hearing before the full panel of 15 judges...

According to Fox News, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has extended federal recognition to the Michigan marriages of around 300 same-sex couples from last weekend. The marriages were performed before a federal appeals court put a hold in place. Hol...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder issued a statement on Wednesday regarding marriage licenses distributed to same-sex couples on Saturday, March 22. "After comprehensive legal review of state law and all recent court rulings, we have concluded that same-sex couples were legally married at county clerk offices in the time period between U...

State Senator Rebekah Warren has announced the introduction of legislation in the Senate to remove the ban on same-sex marriage in Michigan. Warren, a Democrat from Ann Arbor, says the legislation follows a new poll bu the Glengariff Group showing support for gay marriage now at 57 percent of Michigan voters, a 13-point jump from a year ago...

Update: Federal Judge Bernard Friedman opted to stay his decision regarding Michigan's same sex marriage ban, preferring to wait until the United State Supreme Court rules on similar cases. Those decisions are expected in June. Michigan residents April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse are challenging Michigan's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and the state's adoption code that prohibits them from ad

Gay marriage is in the news this week, with people on both sides of the issue scoring victories of sorts.

After less than 90 minutes of rather uneventful debate on Wednesday night, the state senate in Washington voted 28-21 to approve a measure allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry there — making it the seventh US state to do so.