ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal court judge has denied a request from the state of Alaska to put same-sex marriages on hold until an appeal is heard.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess denied the state’s request for a stay on Tuesday, two days after he struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional.
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A message left with the state attorney’s office after hours Tuesday wasn’t immediately returned.
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Gay couples began applying for marriage licenses on Monday, triggering a three-day wait period. But in at last two cases, couples were granted waivers of the rule and were married in Barrow.
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