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ACLU urges judge to reject stay request in Wis. same-sex marriage case
MADISON, Wis. — The American Civil Liberties Union is urging a federal judge to reject Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s request to stay any future ruling striking down Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban.
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Wis. AG makes stay request in same-sex marriage challenge
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked a federal judge on Friday to place on hold any future order she may make that would strike down the state’s ban on gay marriage, the second time this week the Republican expressed doubt in the state’s chances to succeed in defending the law.
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Judge limits lawsuit to officials who are blocking plaintiffs’ access to marriage
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has dismissed three defendants from the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Wis. governor wants judge to delay lawsuit challenging gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys representing Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration have asked a federal judge to either delay a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban or stay out of the case completely.
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ACLU will not seek injunction in Wis. marriage suit, asks for expedited decision
MADISON, Wis. — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit agreed Tuesday not to ask for a temporary halt to enforcement of Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage and asked a federal judge instead to expedite a decision on the overall case.
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Judge won’t block Wis. gay marriage ban while lawsuit moves forward
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge says she won’t block Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban while a lawsuit challenging it moves forward.
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ACLU seeks preliminary block on Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — Civil rights advocates have asked a federal judge to block Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban while their lawsuit challenging the prohibition winds its way through court, arguing same-sex couples could suffer harm if the ban remains in place.
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Wis. governor senses ‘no significant movement’ to undo gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker, a staunch defender of Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban, said Wednesday that he senses no “significant movement” to undo the law even though a federal lawsuit filed Monday challenges its constitutionality.
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Same-sex couples file federal lawsuit challenging Wis. gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — A group of same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage, arguing the prohibition is unconstitutional and denies them civil rights married couples enjoy.