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AUDIO: Tenth Circuit appeals panel hears arguments on Okla. gay marriage ban
DENVER — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on whether they should uphold a ruling by a federal judge that threw out Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban. Following is the audio recording of today’s hearing >
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Judge has sharp questions for attorneys at Okla. same-sex marriage hearing
DENVER — A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States asked pointed questions Thursday about whether Oklahoma can legally ban the unions.
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Same-sex marriage has second appellate court hearing
DENVER — Same-sex marriage has its second hearing at the federal appellate level Thursday as lawyers for two Oklahoma women and the county clerk who would not give them a marriage license square off in a Denver courtroom.
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Tenth Circuit, Round 2: Court takes up Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawyers for two Oklahoma women and the county clerk who would not give them a marriage license go before a federal appeals court with a familiar question for the judges: Did the state’s voters single out gay people for unfair treatment when they defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman?
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What’s next in the legal odyssey to achieve marriage equality across the land?
Thursday’s hearing in Denver marks the first time a same-sex marriage case has been heard by an appellate court since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Okla. lawyers argue that marriage exists for its ‘procreative potential’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Marriage exists for its procreative potential, not just as recognition of a loving relationship between two people, and the U.S. Supreme Court agrees, lawyers for an Oklahoma clerk said in a new court filing.
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Gay couples at center of marriage lawsuit to be honored by Oklahoma ACLU
NORMAN, Okla. — The American Civil Liberties Union is honoring two lesbian couples at the center of a potentially landmark gay rights case that challenges the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Brief: Okla. gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children
TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children by signaling to the world that their relationships are secondary to traditional families, opponents of the state law say in a new legal filing.
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Response expected in Okla. same-sex marriage case
TULSA, Okla. — Attorneys for an Oklahoma lesbian couple suing to have their marriage recognized in the state are expected to make a court filing in the case.
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Gay couples in Okla. marriage case to be honored with civil liberties award
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two gay couples who are plaintiffs in a potentially landmark case challenging Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage are being honored by the American Civil Liberties Union.