COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge is asking lawyers for a couple who wants South Carolina to recognize their same-sex marriage and state attorneys to submit briefs after a federal appeals court ruling appeared to clear the way for gay marriage in the state.
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Childs set an Oct. 15 deadline for a schedule of when to present their briefs.
State Attorney General Alan Wilson says he will keep fighting for the ban. Lawyers for the same-sex couple say South Carolina needs to give up a fight they are almost guaranteed to lose.
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