Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOM Topic - John E. Jones Iii

Related Stories

Judge midtrial throws out Pennsylvania pay-to-play case

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

Corbett defends dropping defense of marriage law

By MARC LEVY - Associated Press

KNIGHT: Hubris on marriage laws not limited to unelected judges

By Robert Knight

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter speaks during a signing ceremony, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at City Hall in Philadelphia. Nutter signed an ordinance Monday that creates a municipal land bank. It’s a public agency that will be responsible for overseeing about 40,000 empty parcels citywide. By consolidating management under a land bank, officials hope to streamline acquisitions, speed redevelopment and reduce blight. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael Nutter set to perform gay weddings

By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press

Julia Fraser, left, and Jessica Rohrbacher get married by Holly Pruett at the Melody Ballroom in Portland, Ore. on Monday, May. 19, 2014. Federal Judge Michael McShane released an opinion Monday on Oregon's Marriage Equality lawsuit that grants gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry in Oregon. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned by judge

By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press

Ban on food at Pa. funeral homes is reinstated

Associated Press

DEFENDANT: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister. He and the state health secretary are targets of a federal lawsuit against a ban on gay marriage. (Associated Press)

Pennsylvania digs in against Supreme Court, fights to prohibit gay marriage

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times