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Nebraska’s strict same-sex marriage ban falls with Supreme Court ruling
Gay couples in Nebraska are now able to marry and have their marriages legally recognized in the state that has had one of the most restrictive same-sex marriage bans in the country.
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Marriage licenses issued in Kentucky to same-sex couples
Timothy Love was at the head of the line Friday with his same-sex partner of 35 years to obtain the marriage license he fought for in the courts.
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Lawyers seek to remove hold on same-sex marriage in Mississippi
Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, says a federal appeals court in New Orleans must first lift a hold on a same-se marriage court case from Mississippi. He said he doesn’t know how long that could take.
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Across South Dakota, county officials begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
“I’m honored to be a part of this moment,” said Misty Collins, a 37-year-old Rapid City woman who married Melissa Eidson on Friday after becoming one of the first same-sex couples in the state to receive a marriage license.
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Arkansas same-sex marriages resume after Supreme Court decision
The judge who struck down Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban last year presided over one of its first same-sex weddings Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that such bans are unconstitutional.
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Same-sex marriages get underway in Ohio, home of lead Supreme Court plaintiff
Same-sex marriages began Friday across Ohio within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that rejected the state’s 2004 ban and allowed such unions anywhere in the country.
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Louisiana officials delay issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Louisiana’s attorney general says it is not necessary for court officials to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday.
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Alabama resumes issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but not everywhere
Some Alabama counties have started issuing marriage licenses to gay couples after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Roy Moore predicts backlash over court’s same-sex marriage ruling
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore says the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage has “destroyed the foundation of our country which is family,” and he predicted a conservative Christian backlash.
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San Francisco, city at the vanguard of the gay rights fight, celebrates marriage ruling
Workers draped a giant, one-story-long rainbow flag over the front door of City Hall minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide on Friday morning.