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Judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ motion to intervene in Missouri gay marriage case
A judge has rejected an attempt by the Missouri General Assembly’s GOP leadership to stop Kansas City from recognizing same-sex marriages from other states.
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Judge rules Missouri must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states, a state judge ruled Friday, saying the state’s constitution and laws banning the unions are unconstitutional. The order by Jackson County Circuit Judge J. Dale Youngs means that such couples will be eligible to sign up for a wide range of…
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Judge hears arguments in challenge to Missouri same-sex marriage ban
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri doesn’t allow first cousins to legally marry, but recognizes such marriages if they were legally performed in other states. The same goes for couples who were too young to wed in Missouri but were allowed to do so elsewhere. An attorney for 10 same-sex couples who legally wed in other states told a Jackson County judge …
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Oral arguments to begin in Missouri same-sex marriage challenge
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City judge is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday in a case challenging Missouri’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The lawsuit in Jackson County Circuit Court, filed by 10 same-sex couples who were legally married elsewhere, mirrors dozens of others across the U.S. that argue …
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Missouri governor supports repealing state’s same-sex marriage ban
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday that he supports ending Missouri’s same-sex marriage ban and thinks voters should have a chance to repeal an amendment to the state constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
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ACLU files suit against Mo. for not recognizing same-sex marriages
ST. LOUIS — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force Missouri to recognize same-sex marriages performed in places that allow them, saying the state’s refusal to do so “undermines the couples’ ability to achieve their life goals and dreams.”
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ACLU to challenge Missouri ban on same-sex marriage
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union plans to file suit challenging Missouri’s treatment of same-sex marriages, an ACLU spokeswoman said Tuesday.