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Gay Weddings On Hold Pending Prop. 8 Appeal - A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.

Same-sex weddings in California have been put on hold - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Same-sex weddings in California have been put on hold. A federal appeals court in San Francisco has blocked a lower court judge from allowing county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Wednesday.

California gay weddings on hold - A US appeals court rules same-sex weddings in California cannot continue while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.

Court Blocks Same-Sex Weddings In Calif. For Now - Same-sex weddings in California are on hold indefinitely after a federal appeals court blocked the unions Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban, CBS station KPIX-TV reports. The decision, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, trumps a lower court judge's order that would have allowed county clerks to begin issuing ...

Federal court blocks same-sex weddings during appeal - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Same-sex weddings in California are on hold indefinitely after a federal appeals court blocked the unions Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban. The decision, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, trumps a lower court judge's order that would have allowed county clerks to begin issuing marriage ...

Catholic weddings in steep decline - "According to statistics from the Archdiocese of Boston, only 3,727 couples were married in Catholic churches last year, less than half the 8,343 marriages celebrated in 2000. Across the border in New Hampshire, figures from past years weren't immediately available, but church officials said the 403 weddings celebrated last year in the Diocese of Manchester also represented a steep decline."

Prop. 8 backers argue more to stop gay weddings - The lawyers defending California's gay marriage ban are making one last argument on why an appeals court should block same-sex weddings while it decides the case.

Court halts Calif gay marriages pending appeal - Same-sex weddings in California are on hold indefinitely after a federal appeals court blocked the unions Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.

Prop. 8 backers argue more to stop gay weddings - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The lawyers defending California's gay marriage ban are making one last argument on why an appeals court should block same-sex weddings while it decides the case. Sponsors of Proposition 8 are appealing a federal judge's Aug. 4th decision that found the ban unconstitutional. The judge also has ruled that county clerks may begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on ...

Same-sex weddings in California have been put on hold - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has blocked a lower court judge from allowing county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses.