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Virginia AG to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of same-sex marriage ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Tuesday he would ask the Supreme Court to review a decision that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, although he supports the lower court’s decision. The Democrat has chosen not to defend the state’s law, but has also asked for 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay its decision …
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Plaintiffs ask appeals court to reject stay of Va. same-sex marriage ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — The plaintiffs in a court case challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban want a federal appeals court to allow gay marriages to occur before the U.S. Supreme Court can rule on the issue. “The right to marry is fundamental, and thus Virginia’s marriage prohibition irreparably harms plaintiffs-appellees – and all gay men and lesbians in the …
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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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County clerk seeks stay in Va. same-sex marriage ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — A county court clerk in northern Virginia is seeking to delay a federal appeals court ruling striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled Monday that Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban approved by voters in 2006 is unconstitutional.
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U.S. appeals court rules Va. same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a decision that could overturn similar prohibitions in the Carolinas and West Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond is the second federal appellate court to overturn gay marriage bans, after the Denver circuit, and is the first to affect …
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Federal appeals court hears Va. same-sex marriage case
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage entered the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday, and judge’s questions and comments seemed to demonstrate a lean towards supporting marriage equality in the commonwealth.
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Marriage equality supporters, opponents gather outside federal appeals court
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court is taking up the issue of same-sex marriage on Tuesday in a case that could determine the future of marriage equality in Virginia, while demonstrators on both sides of the issue clashed outside the Lewis Powell Courthouse in downtown Richmond.
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Gay rights groups in three states keeping a close watch on Va. marriage appeal
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court decision invalidating Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban would have at least some impact on similar prohibitions in three neighboring states, gay-rights activists said Monday.
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Federal appeals court in Va. to hear same-sex marriage case
RICHMOND, Va. — Advocates and opponents of gay marriage will turn their attention to Virginia, where a federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex unions.
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Va. attorney general files brief supporting same-sex marriage
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s attorney general has told an appellate court reviewing a judge’s ruling that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional that gays and lesbians have just as much right to marry as interracial and heterosexual couples.