Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges: “Today, the Supreme Court of the United States has recognized the equality, dignity and essential humanity of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and reaffirmed this[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by White House Press Secretary on Attacks in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, and Tunisia today. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of these heinous attacks, their loved ones, and the people of all three countries. As the President has discussed with his[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on the Supreme Court Decision in Obergefell v. Hodges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 All marriages, at their root, are about love. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed that simple proposition—supported by a majority of Americans and a majority of our states—by recognizing that men marrying men and women marrying women are guaranteed the same civil rights and equal protection under[Read More…]
Love Is Love: A Message from Jim Obergefell: ‘My Husband’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015 My Husband: Jim Obergefell is one of the plaintiffs in the case decided today by the U.S. Supreme Court that held that, for the first time, any couple — straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender — can obtain a marriage license and make their commitment public and legal in all[Read More…]
Love Is Love: A Message from Jim Obergefell: ‘My Husband’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015 My Husband: Jim Obergefell is one of the plaintiffs in the case decided today by the U.S. Supreme Court that held that, for the first time, any couple — straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender — can obtain a marriage license and make their commitment public and legal in all[Read More…]
July 1: Possession and Home Cultivation of Marijuana Becomes Legal in Oregon for Adults
Oregon to End Wasteful and Racially Disproportionate Marijuana Possession Arrests; State Expects Significant Fiscal Benefits; Oregon Joins Washington, Alaska, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. in Ending Marijuana Prohibition Diverse group of adults smoking marijuana Source: Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2015. Beginning July 1st, adults 21 and older[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly issued a statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. “Generations of LGBT Americans have been denied the benefits of equal marriage—publicly shamed and forced to hide their love. Today, the Supreme Court affirmed[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 – 11:14 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal. The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times — a never-ending quest[Read More…]
GLAAD Responds to Historic Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Marriage Equality
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today responded to the United States Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. In a 5 to 4 ruling, the Court determined that the Constitution guarantees every American the right to marry the person[Read More…]
Historic Supreme Court Ruling Brings Victory to Decades-Long Freedom to Marry Movement
Same-sex couples will soon have the freedom to marry and equal respect throughout the United States Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. Today the Supreme Court held that same-sex couples can no longer be denied the freedom to marry guaranteed by the Constitution, assuring that soon all loving and committed couples[Read More…]
