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Ind. AG leaves door open to marriage recognition for terminally ill spouse
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana attorney general’s office has opened the door to allowing one lesbian couple’s marriage to survive a stay order that halted same-sex weddings in the state. In a four-page filing Tuesday, the attorney general’s office repeated its argument that Indiana law allows no hardship exception for Niki Quasney and Amy Sandler…
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Motion filed to protect terminally ill spouse’s same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — A national gay rights group filed an emergency request Monday to protect the first same-sex marriage recognized in Indiana now that a federal appeals court has halted a judge’s ruling that overturned the state’s gay marriage ban. Lawyers from Lambda Legal asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago for the continued …
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Ind. same-sex couples face waiting game on whether marriages are valid
INDIANAPOLIS — Same-sex couples who rushed to courthouses across Indiana during the three days it was legal for them to get married there could now face long months before they learn whether their unions are valid. Legal experts disagreed about the issue Saturday, and it isn’t certain a clear answer will be reached any time soon.
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Federal appeals court grants stay, puts Ind. same-sex marriages on hold
A federal appeals court on Friday put on hold a judge’s order striking down Indiana’s gay marriage ban, bringing same-sex marriages to a halt and leaving those who’ve already tied the knot in legal limbo. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago issued the order two days after U.S. District Judge Richard Young had that Indiana’s…
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ACLU objects to stay in gay marriage ruling as confusion grows among clerks
INDIANAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed an objection to Indiana’s request for an emergency stay of a federal judge’s order striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban. The ACLU’s petition says “the public interest strongly weighs against the stay” sought by Attorney General Greg Zoeller…
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Ind. clerk denies marriage licenses to gay couples because of ‘biblical beliefs’
INDIANAPOLIS — A southwestern Indiana county clerk says she won’t issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her biblical beliefs and what she calls a lack of clear direction.
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Marion County, Ind., clerk’s office weds 186 same-sex couples
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Clerk’s office says 186 same-sex couples were wed at its downtown Indianapolis office Wednesday after a federal judge overturned Indiana’s gay marriage ban. The clerk’s office says it issued more than 200 marriage licenses to gay couples Wednesday and the office remained open more than six hours …
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Same-sex couples’ Indiana marriage celebrations could be derailed
INDIANAPOLIS — Same-sex couples eager to wed in Indiana after a federal judge overturned the state’s ban on gay marriage are waiting to see how the judge responds to a request that he stay his order while the attorney general appeals. Hundreds of same-sex couples lined up at courthouses across the state Wednesday for marriage licenses …
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Five things to know about Indiana’s same-sex marriage ruling
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge on Wednesday ruled Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, sending hundreds of residents to make history by applying for marriage licenses and tying the knot. But the legal battles are far from over, and the celebrations may be short-lived. Here are five things to know about Judge Richard Young’s ruling…
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Ind. governor says marriage should be a state-by-state choice
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Mike Pence says states should be allowed to define marriage but will comply with a federal judge’s ruling striking down Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban. U.S. District Judge Richard Young struck down the state ban Wednesday, saying it was unconstitutional.