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Same-sex couples wed on the steps of historic Wichita, Kansas courthouse
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gay and lesbian couples wed Monday evening on the steps of a historic courthouse in Wichita, even as officials elsewhere in Kansas refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex partners because the state Supreme Court has not yet signed off.
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Judge orders marriage licenses for same-sex couples in 3 Kansas counties
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The chief state district judge for three southeast Kansas counties has directed court clerks to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Chief Judge A.J. Wachter issued an order Monday covering the 11th Judicial District of Cherokee, Crawford and Labette counties.
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Kansas Supreme Court meets to discuss same-sex marriage case
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court is deliberating whether to allow same-sex marriage licenses even as the federal courts have ruled same-sex marriages are allowed in the state.
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Kansas Supreme Court to deliberate same-sex marriage case
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court has announced plans to begin deliberating a same-sex marriage case on the same day that a mass wedding was planned in Wichita. The hearing planned for Monday stems from a petition that Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed after a Johnson County judge directed that marriage licenses …
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At least four Kansas counties issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
TOPEKA, Kan. — Judges in at least four Kansas counties were issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples a day after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing them to wed. Clerks in other counties were giving applications to gay couples but requiring them to abide by the state’s three-day waiting period before they can get a license.
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Some Kansas clerks say they’ll hold off on issuing same-sex marriage licenses
TOPEKA, Kan. — As gay rights activists celebrate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriages in Kansas, the court clerk in the most populous county won’t grant licenses to gay couples until a separate legal case is resolved before the state’s highest court.
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Kansas governor says he’s not giving up on defending same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Sam Brownback isn’t giving up on defending the state’s gay-marriage ban despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for same-sex marriages in his state.
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U.S. Supreme Court says same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas. The court on Wednesday denied the state’s request to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying while Kansas fights the issue in court.
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Gay couples in Kansas await Supreme Court action on same-sex marriage
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gay marriage advocates in Kansas are waiting to see whether the U.S. Supreme Court allows same-sex couples to wed but aren’t sure a favorable decision will persuade all local officials to issue marriage licenses.
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ACLU tells Supreme Court gay Kansas couples harmed by marriage delay
TOPEKA, Kan. — Civil liberties attorneys told the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday that delaying gay marriages in Kansas will harm same-sex couples and their families, while the state would not be significantly affected if it can’t keep enforcing its ban.