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Hood County, Texas, clerk relents, will issue same-sex marriage licenses after all
A North Texas county will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even though the clerk in charge of such documents says it’s against her beliefs.
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LGBT rights groups ask judge to compel Alabama counties to comply with marriage ruling
Groups representing same-sex couples Tuesday said more Alabama counties are beginning to follow the U.S Supreme Court’s marriage ruling but want a federal judge to order reluctant probate judges to comply.
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U.S. Anglicans to vote on allowing same-sex marriage in churches
Episcopalians are set to vote Wednesday on allowing religious weddings for same-sex couples, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
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Kansas AG dismisses state court case against same-sex marriage
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has dismissed a case he filed last year with the state Supreme Court to keep counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Marriage equality fight turns to clerks, probate judges who refuse licenses to same-sex couples
Legal experts are dubious that religious freedom arguments will protect public officials who not only refuse to participate due to their own beliefs, but also decline to make accommodations so that others who don’t object can serve the public instead.
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Democrats want to remove marriage definition in Wisconsin constitution
Wisconsin Democrats on Monday called for the elimination of nullified language in the state’s constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Tenn. GOP wants to protect clergy from officiating same-sex weddings in case 1st Amendment changes
Members of the House Republican Caucus are proposing legislation to protect ministers who choose not to perform a marriage that violates their religious beliefs.
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All counties in Kansas now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Same-sex couples were able to obtain marriage licenses in all of Kansas’ 105 counties Tuesday, but the state wasn’t yet allowing gay and lesbian spouses to change their last names on driver’s licenses or file joint income tax returns.
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Mississippi county clerk resigns over religious objection to same-sex marriages
Grenada County’s circuit clerk is resigning, saying that issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples violates her religious beliefs.
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Lawsuit filed against Bobby Jindal over anti-gay marriage religious objections order
A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive order that aims to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage.