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Same-sex couples line up as D.C. gay marriage law takes effect (Washington Post)
D.C. Superior Court began accepting marriage license applications from same-sex couples Wednesday morning, a historic milestone for gay couples and activists that was made possible by the city's new gay marriage law.

Texas Refiners Mum About Funding Push to Halt Calif. Climate Law (New York Times)
The money behind a campaign to suspend California's landmark climate law and place the proposed delay before voters in Novemb...

Zimbabwe to review local ownership law: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Zimbabwe's cabinet will review new local ownership rules that have sparked concern among business leaders, the industry minister said Wednesday, saying the law had been published "prematurely".

Chief justice denies stay of District's same-sex marriage law (Washington Post)
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. denied a last-minute request Tuesday afternoon to stay the District's same-sex marriage law, ruling against opponents of the measure who had wanted to bring it before city voters in a referendum.

Top US court declines to block DC gay marriage law (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block a law allowing same-sex marriages in Washington DC, clearing the way for the legislation to go into effect Wednesday.

Court refuses to stop DC's gay marriage law (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block the District of Columbia's gay marriage law, freeing the city to issue its first marriage licenses to same-sex couples the following day.

Polluters slip beyond reach of clean water law (Orange County Register)
Thousands of America’s worst water polluters are beyond the Clean Water Act’s reach, thanks to Supreme Court decisions which muddy precisely which waters are protected by the law, according to an investigation by The New York Times. As a result,...