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Democratic challenger urges Ohio AG to drop appeal of marriage ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Democrat challenging Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is calling attention to the Republican’s ongoing fight against a deceased gay man whose last wish was to be counted as married on his death certificate.
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Ohio ruling likely to spark litigation aimed at striking down gay marriage ban
CINCINNATI — A federal judge’s decision ordering Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates may be a narrow ruling, but observers – and even the judge himself – predict it will spark further litigation aimed at striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal judge hears arguments in Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal judge is considering whether to allow a funeral director to remain on a lawsuit that seeks to have gay marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide ban, saying after a lively court hearing in Cincinnati on Wednesday that he would act quickly in the matter.
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Ohio man who challenged state’s gay marriage ban dies
CINCINNATI — John Arthur, who with his longtime partner helped lead a legal challenge to Ohio’s ban on gay marriage, died early Tuesday, his attorney and a funeral home director said.
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Ohio lawmaker wants federal judge impeached for same-sex marriage rulings
An Ohio state lawmaker wants the U.S. Congress to impeach a federal judge who ordered state officials to recognize the same-sex marriages of a deceased man and another terminally ill man on their death certificates.
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Judge sides with Ohio couple; orders gay man listed as married on death certificate
A recently deceased gay Ohio man must be listed on his death certificate as married and his husband must be listed as his spouse despite Ohio’s gay marriage ban, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.
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Judge extends order that Ohio recognize dying man’s same-sex marriage
CINCINNATI — A federal judge on Tuesday extended a temporary restraining order preventing state authorities from enforcing their ban on gay marriage against two men who got married in another state as one of them nears death.
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Linda Harvey: Terminally ill gay Ohio man should have married a woman
Ohio-based Religious Right activist Linda Harvey on Tuesday expressed outrage that a district court judge ruled on behalf of a gay couple, who are both Ohio residents but were married in Maryland, against the state’s ban on same-sex unions.
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Ruling on terminally ill gay man’s death certificate may spawn new suits
CINCINNATI — A same-sex couple who successfully sued to get their out-of-state marriage recognized in Ohio despite a state ban are at the forefront of what supporters and experts believe will be a rush of similar lawsuits aiming to take advantage of an apparent legal loophole.
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UPDATED: Ohio AG says ‘no appeal planned’ in terminally ill gay man’s death certificate
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that state officials must recognize the marriage of a gay couple that was performed in Maryland on the death certificate of one of the men who is terminally ill.