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Indiana AG asks judge to stay same-sex marriage ruling while state appeals
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana attorney general’s office says it will appeal a federal court ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Spokesman Bryan Corbin says attorneys are still analyzing Judge Richard Young’s Wednesday ruling and will advise county clerks on what procedures they should follow in its wake.
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First same-sex couple marries in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Same-sex couples have begun applying for marriage licenses and getting hitched in Indiana following a federal judge’s ruling striking down the state’s gay marriage ban. Several couples arrived at the Marion County clerk’s office in Indianapolis to apply for marriage licenses about an hour after U.S. District Judge Richard Young ruled that the state’s ban was unconstitutional.
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Marion County, Ind., clerk to begin performing same-sex marriages
INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County Clerk Beth White says she will perform short, civil marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples who make a $50 donation to a group supporting gay and transgender youths. White’s office also is changing the wording of its online marriage license application from bride and groom to spouse and spouse.
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Federal judge strikes down Indiana ban on same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge has struck down Indiana’s ban on gay marriage, calling it unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Richard Young ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal-protection clause in a mixed ruling involving lawsuits from several gay couples.
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Ind. says it has the right to pick and choose which marriages it recognizes
INDIANAPOLIS — States have the right to decide which out-of-state licenses they choose to recognize, including marriage licenses, attorneys for Indiana argued in a brief filed with a federal appeals court. The filing by the Indiana attorney general’s office Wednesday in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago was in response to…
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Broader decision on Indiana same-sex marriage ban could be coming
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge’s lengthy deliberations on whether to stay his ruling recognizing a same-sex Indiana couple’s marriage could signal that a broader decision is coming, legal experts say. The state asked a federal judge for the stay on May 8, and a marriage law expert says it is “absolutely unusual” for a judge to take so much time to grant a stay.
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Ind. asks judge to stay ruling that it recognize terminally ill woman’s marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has asked a federal judge to stay his order requiring it to recognize the out-of-state marriage of a lesbian couple in which one woman is terminally ill, saying that the ruling could raise false hopes for other same-sex couples.
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Ind. to appeal ruling requiring state to recognize terminally ill woman’s marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — State attorneys say they’ll appeal a federal judge’s decision ordering Indiana to recognize one gay couple’s out-of-state marriage.
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Judge extends order that Ind. recognize marriage of terminally ill spouse
INDIANAPOLIS — The state of Indiana must recognize a lesbian couple’s out-of-state marriage throughout their legal fight to have one of the women named as a spouse on her terminally ill partner’s death certificate, a judge ruled Thursday. The Indiana attorney general’s office said it would appeal.
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Judge hears arguments in challenge to Indiana same-sex marriage ban
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana will be required to recognize a gay couple’s out-of-state marriage for at least a few days more as a federal judge considers whether to extend an April order requiring the state to acknowledge the union.