A Supreme Court justice rejected a motion by Proposition 8 supporters to stop same-sex marriage in California, according to the Associated Press. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy turned away the application without comment today. Read more...
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June 30, 10:44 am
Motion to stop same-sex marriage rejected
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June 29, 3:29 pm
Prop. 8 supporters challenge court’s action
Supporters of Proposition 8 asked the Supreme Court to overrule an appeals court decision that allowed California to resume same-sex marriages in spite of the measure, according to a statement from the Alliance Defending Freedom. Read more...
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June 28, 4:14 pm
Stay on Prop. 8 lifted, same-sex marriage returns to Calif.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its hold on an injunction to stop enforcing Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban. Read more...
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June 28, 12:36 pm
Student loan interest rates set to double
This post was updated at 6:05 p.m. Student loan interest rates are scheduled to double on Monday, after U.S. senators took a July 4 recess without taking action on the issue. Read more...
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June 27, 12:10 pm
Gov. Jerry Brown signs California budget bill into law
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Gov. Jerry Brown signed California’s $96.3 billion budget into law Thursday morning, a budget that includes middle-class scholarships for college students and a $125 million increase in funding to the University of California, according The Associated Press. Read more...
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June 27, 11:43 am
Gary Gardner, longtime UCLA playwriting and musical theater professor, dies at 69
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Gary Gardner, a playwriting and musical theater professor at UCLA for the past 40 years, died June 15 of natural causes. Read more...
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June 26, 8:37 pm
Chick-fil-A holds giveaway event ahead of grand opening in Westwood
Kim Cochran arrived with a cow suit, a tent, her two kids and her husband at a Westwood parking lot early Wednesday morning. The San Fernando Valley resident set up camp a block away from Westwood’s newest addition – Atlanta-based fast-food chain, Chick-fil-A – to participate in the restaurant’s grand-opening festivities. Read more...
Photo: About 160 people, including San Fernando Valley resident Kim Cochran, participated a Chick-fil-A event, hoping to win a free meal a week for a year.