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Nan Rich: All Floridians Should be Able to Marry the Ones They Love

Nan Rich, still the only announced Democratic candidate for Governor, is out front calling for marriage equality in Florida after the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), directly challenging Rick Scott’s position of continuing Florida’s ban.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Proposition 8 Case

Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8. The Court is considering whether Proposition 8 violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Enacted in November 2008, Proposition 8… [read more]

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