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Same-sex couples can keep original anniversary date
The Health Department originally sued D. Bruce James to stop him from issuing same-sex marriage licenses in 2013, when the state’s ban was still in force.
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Deal proposed to recognize gay marriages performed before Pa. ban was struck down
PHILADELPHIA — The fate of 27 same-sex couples who married in Pennsylvania before a federal judge struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban could be resolved through a legal settlement. Their marriages would be recognized under the proposed deal, but their legal anniversary would move to May 20, 2014, the day Pennsylvania’s …
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Pa. court clerk defends issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia court clerk who defied Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage by signing licenses for scores of gay couples urged the state’s highest court Monday to overturn an order that required him to stop.
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Pa. county appeals ruling banning marriage licenses for same-sex couples
PHILADELPHIA — Montgomery County on Tuesday appealed a state court order to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses, the latest volley in Pennsylvania’s fast-paced battle over gay marriage.
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Pa. county to appeal ruling that it stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court appears to be the next stop for a suburban Philadelphia county’s battle to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Status of Pa. same-sex marriage licenses murky after judge’s ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge’s order stopping a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples leaves their legal status unclear, with an appeal possible and other legal actions pending or in the works.
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Pa. county to abide by judge’s ruling, will stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia court clerk says he’ll abide by a judge’s order that he stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Pa. judge orders county to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge is stopping a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying it was a clear violation of his legal authority.
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Judge vows quick ruling in Pa. same-sex marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge is promising to rule quickly on whether a county clerk should be ordered to stop handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Pa. AG gives governor’s lawyers OK to handle gay marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s attorney general has granted express written authority to lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett to handle a case in which the Health Department wants to stop a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from giving marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to a Tuesday court filing.