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Ga. House Wants Politicos to Perform Weddings (Georgia Public Broadcasting News) - Georgia's top politicians would have the power to perform marriages under a proposal that easily passed the House. House Speaker Glenn Richardson made a rare trip to the well of the House Thursday to support an amendment that would allow the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the House and constitutional officers to preside at weddings. Georgia law now allows justices of the Georgia ...

California's gay marriage battle back in court (AFP via Yahoo! News) - California's battle over same-sex marriage went before the state's highest court, with civil rights lawyers seeking to overturn a voter-approved ban on gay weddings.

California high court grills gay marriage backers (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - California's Supreme Court justices on Thursday grilled lawyers seeking to overturn a ban on gay marriage, signaling to some that the court would leave intact the state constitutional amendment on same-sex weddings passed by voters in November.

Gay marriage backers grilled by California judges (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - California's Supreme Court justices on Thursday grilled lawyers seeking to overturn a ban on gay marriage, signaling to some that the court would uphold the state constitutional amendment on same-sex weddings passed by voters in November.

Politicians to perform weddings? (NBC 26 Augusta) - If a new proposal passes, soon you could ask the Governor or another top leader to preside at your wedding.

California Top Court Weighs Voter Ban on Gay Marriage (Update2) (Bloomberg) - March 5 (Bloomberg) -- The California Supreme Court , which legalized gay marriage in 2008, questioned today whether it was unconstitutional for voters to outlaw same-sex weddings in a ballot measure that sparked protests and calls for boycotts against its supporters.

Ga. Politicians May Perform Weddings (FOX 5 News Atlanta) - Georgia's top politicians would have the power to perform marriages under a proposal that easily passed the House.

California Supreme Court looks unlikely to kill Proposition 8 (Los Angeles Times) - State justices appear unwilling to overturn the gay-marriage ban but suggest that pre-vote weddings are valid. The California Supreme Court strongly indicated Thursday it would rule that Proposition 8 validly abolished the right for gays to marry but would allow same-sex couples who wed before the November election to remain legally married.

California's gay marriage battle back in court (AFP via Yahoo!7 News) - SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - California's battle over same-sex marriage went before the state's highest court, with civil rights lawyers seeking to overturn a voter-approved ban on gay weddings.

Georgia Top Politicians Preside Over Marriages? (WCTV Tallahassee) - Georgia House wants politicos to perform weddings.