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May 21. 2014
Rejoice!
c o n t i n u e d f r o m front
D em ocratic A ttorney G eneral Ellen
Rosenblum refused to defend the ban, saying
there are no legal arguments that could sup
port it in light of decisions last year by the U.S.
Supreme Court. She sided with the couples,
asking the judge to overturn the ban, and
says she won't appeal.
The judge denied a request by the National
Organization for Marriage to defend the law
on behalf of its Oregon members. A panel of
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on
Monday refused the group's request for an
emergency stay of that decision, allowing
same-sex marriages to proceed.
Gay rights groups previously said they've
collected enough signatures to force a state
wide vote on gay marriage in November. But
they said they would discard the signatures
and drop their campaign if the court ruled in
their favor.
The U.S. Supreme Court last year struck
down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act,
which barred the federal government from
recognizing same-sex marriage. It determined
the law improperly deprived gay couples of
due process.
Lisa, the owner of Cupcake Jones, delivers cupcakes Monday in support of
marriage equality.
Oregon law has long prohibited same-sex
m am age, and voters added the ban to the
state constitution in 2004. The decision, ap
proved by 57 percent of voters, came months
MONDAY
18
Lillian Hoban
bom, 1925
International Museum
Day
Mount St. Helens
Erupted In 1980.
Visit Relatives Day
Martha Alexander
bom, 1920
National Missing
Children's Day
National Tap Dance
Day
TUESDAY
19
Lindbergh Flight Day
in 1927
Mary Pope Osborne
bom, 1949
after Multnomah County briefly issued mar-
riage licenses to same-sex couples.
About 3,000 gay couples were allowed to
marry before a judge halted the practice. The
WEDNESDAY
20 »
Victoria Day
Celebrated in Canada
Circus Day The
Ringling Brother's
Circus opened in
1884.
25
21
American Red Cross
Founded Founded
by Clara Barton in
1881.
26
Golden Gate Bridge
Opens in 1937
Masking Tape
Patented in 1930
Established 1970
E d ito r :
Mark Washington, Sr.
M ich a el L eighton
E xecutive D irector :
Rakeem Washington
C reative D irector :
P aul N e u fe ld t
O ffice M anac . er /C iassieieds :
A dvertising M anager :
THURSDAY
22
Arnold Lobel bom,
1933
Buy-A-Musical
Instrument Day
29
Memorial Day
Blueberry Cheesecake
Day
P ublisher :
; Chuck Currie, from the Center for
Peace and Spirituality at Pacific
University, said he was honored to
marry same-sex couples Monday on
the same day Oregon’s ban on gay
marriages was struck down.
John F. Kennedy Bom
inl917
Andrew Clements
bom, 1949
USPS 959-680
Oregon Supreme Court later invalidated the
marriages.
-The Associated Press contributed to this
story.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
23
Margaret Wise Brown
bom, 1910
Peter Pamall bom,
1936
Penny Day
24
Miniature Golf Day
(Some celebrate on
Sept 21st)
Mary Had A Little
Lamb Published in
1830.
30
Ice Cream Freezer
Patented In 1848 by
William Young.
31
Jay Williams bom,
1981
World No Tobacco
Day
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