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Federal judge strikes down Alaska’s same-sex marriage ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge has struck down Alaska’s first-in-the-nation ban on same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess on Sunday said the ban violates the U.S. constitutional guarantee of due process and equal protection.
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Federal judge considers fate of Alaska same-sex marriage ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska said Friday he will consider a case seeking to overturn the nation’s first gay marriage ban. Five gay couples sued the state of Alaska to overturn a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1998 that defined marriage as being between one man and one woman. They say it violates their…
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Battle over same-sex marriage goes before a federal court in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The first same-sex marriage ban that was passed in the U.S. will be tested before a judge in Alaska on Friday, the culmination of a week when a federal appeals court struck down similar bans in two states and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to weigh in on the issue.
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ACLU: Alaska should stop defending same-sex marriage ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The head of the American Civil Liberties Union in Alaska says the state should stop defending its same-sex marriage ban after a federal appeals court ruled gay marriage is legal in Idaho and Nevada. Tuesday’s decision was issued by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction in Alaska and other states …
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Attorneys in Alaska gay marriage challenge: Right to marry is fundamental
JUNEAU, Alaska — Attorneys for the gay couples challenging Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage say the right to marry is fundamental and due to all individuals. They take issue with the state saying the U.S. Supreme Court has never held that there is a fundamental constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The plaintiffs’ attorneys, in a court filing Friday…
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Alaska defends same-sex marriage ban in federal court filing
JUNEAU, Alaska — The state of Alaska says citizens, not the courts, should decide whether the definition of marriage includes same-sex couples. The state is defending its ban on gay marriage in a filing in federal court. Five same-sex couples sued earlier this year to overturn the ban, which was approved by voters in 1998.
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Marriage News Watch: Virginia win impacts neighbor states
This week’s Marriage News Watch report from Matt Baume at the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) recaps the Fourth Circuit decision that upheld a ruling that Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, and the immediate fallout in several nearby states under that Circuit Court’s jurisdiction.
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Alaska Supreme Court allows same-sex partners access to survivor benefits
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday ruled unanimously that the same-sex partner of a person killed on the job should have access to the protection of Alaska’s workers’ compensation law. The ruling came in Harris v. Millennium Hotel, a lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal seeking survivor benefits for Deborah Harris, the same-sex partner of …
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Arguments set in challenge to Alaska same-sex marriage ban
JUNEAU, Alaska — Arguments are scheduled for October in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage. Five same-sex couples, four married outside of Alaska and one unmarried couple, sued to overturn the ban in May. Alaska voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Alaska defends same-sex marriage ban as its ‘sovereign state’ right
JUNEAU, Alaska — The state of Alaska denies its laws on marriage curb the constitutional rights of five same-sex couples suing over its same-sex marriage ban. State attorneys say Alaska isn’t required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and that, as a sovereign state, Alaska has the right to define and regulate marriage.