A judge on Wednesday said he wants a federal lawsuit challenging California's same-sex marriage ban to go to trial on Jan. 11, proceedings that will showcase expert witnesses on topics ranging from parenting to the relative political influence of gays. In setting the hastened timetable, U ...

Gay rights groups attempting to intervening as full-fledged plaintiffs in a federal gay marriage lawsuit likely headed to the Supreme Court were officially rebuffed by lawyers in charge of the suit on Friday, the AP reported.

The lawsuit over a California gay marriage ban is ...

The prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in California on Friday formally told San Francisco officials and three other groups supportive of same-sex weddings "thanks, but no thanks" for trying to join their federal lawsuit. Attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson petitioned ...