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Ariz. same-sex couple wants marriage recognized due to terminal illness
PHOENIX — A same-sex couple from southern Arizona wants a federal judge to immediately order the state to recognize their marriage because one of the men is terminally ill. Lawyers for George Martinez and Fred McQuire of Green Valley say the order is needed so McQuire can be recognized as Martinez’s survivor when he dies.
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Attorneys ask judge to decide Ariz. same-sex marriage case without trial
PHOENIX — Attorneys for the state of Arizona and a group of gay and lesbian couples who sued over the state’s ban on same-sex marriage want a judge to decide the case without a trial. The attorneys told U.S. District Court Judge John W. Sedwick on Monday they think he can instead rule based on arguments each side will file in the coming months.
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Judge won’t merge suits challenging Ariz. same-sex marriage ban
PHOENIX — A federal judge is refusing to combine two separately filed lawsuits challenging Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal court asked to merge Ariz. same-sex marriage cases
PHOENIX — Lawyers for plaintiffs in one of two pending lawsuits challenging Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage are asking a federal court to combine the suits into one case.
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Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit challenging Arizona’s gay marriage ban
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Lambda Legal announced Thursday it has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Arizona on behalf of seven same-sex couples and the surviving spouses of two additional same-sex couples challenging the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.