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Midnight brings wedding bells as marriage equality arrives in Florida
Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage ended statewide at the stroke of midnight Monday, and court clerks in some counties wasted no time, issuing marriage licenses and performing weddings for same-sex couples in the early morning hours.
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Florida same-sex couples prepare for marriage ban to fall at midnight
Florida’s ban on marriages between same-sex couples is headed for a midnight end, with wedding vows planned around the state.
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Florida AG appeals same-sex marriage rulings in state, federal appeals courts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed appeals in both state and federal appeals courts, seeking to overturn a number of rulings declaring Florida’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional by declaring that the trial courts’ rulings “were wrong.”
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Same-sex marriage appeal won’t go directly to Florida Supreme Court
MIAMI — A Florida appeals court has refused to allow Attorney General Pam Bondi take the state’s same-sex marriage ban directly to the Florida Supreme Court. The 3rd District Court of Appeal on Friday indicated it will likely rule itself on previous decisions striking down the Miami-Dade and Monroe counties bans.
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Florida AG now wants state Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has repeatedly called it her duty to defend the state’s ban on gay marriage, now wants the state’s highest court to decide whether the constitutional amendment is legal. Bondi’s office filed a request late Monday with the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami that asks the court to…
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Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals
MIAMI — A Miami-based appeals court has rejected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s request that two same-sex marriage cases be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court decides the issue nationally. The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the cases from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties will move forward.
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Key West plaintiffs seek to appeal marriage ruling to Fla. Supreme Court
MIAMI — Attorneys for two Key West men challenging the state’s ban on same sex marriage want the Florida Supreme Court to take up the case. The lawyers representing the Monroe County couple filed a motion Monday asking that the …
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UPDATE: Fla. appeals court won’t lift stay in same-sex marriage case
MIAMI — A Florida appeals court will not overturn a judge’s order that is blocking a Florida Keys gay couple from getting married. The Miami-based 3rd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday refused to invalidate a Monroe County judge’s decision preventing a wedding for Aaron Huntsman and William Lee Jones and other gay couples…
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Judge won’t lift stay in Fla. Keys same-sex marriage ruling
MIAMI — A Florida Keys judge who last week ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional has denied a request to permit gay couples to marry in Monroe County over a pending state appeal.
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Judge asked to lift stay in Fla. Keys same-sex marriage ruling
MIAMI — A Florida Keys judge who last week ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional was asked Monday to permit gay couples to marry in Monroe County despite a pending state appeal. The motion was filed Monday morning with Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia by attorneys for Aaron Huntsman and William Lee Jones, a pair of Key West …