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ACLU files suit to enforce legal rights of newly married Mich. same-sex couples
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s filing a lawsuit to enforce the legal rights of about 300 same-sex couples who were married during a one-day window between separate federal court decisions.
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Governor: Mich. won’t recognize 300+ same-sex marriages performed Saturday
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan won’t recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed last weekend before a court halted a decision that opened the door to gay nuptials, Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday.
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Snyder nears verdict on status of Mich. same-sex marriage licenses
DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he wants to quickly decide the legal status of hundreds of same-sex marriages conducted after a judge struck down Michigan’s gay marriage ban but before the ruling was halted.
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Michigan governor Rick Snyder stays cautious on same-sex marriage
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, who keeps mostly silent on social issues in favor of focusing on the economy, is stepping carefully on the issue of same-sex marriage after a judge’s declaration that the state’s ban is unconstitutional.
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Mich. governor to wait for appeals court before recognizing same-sex marriages
DETROIT — Michigan state agencies won’t immediately recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages that were performed in the hours before an appeals court put on hold a judge’s ruling that tossed out a state ban on gay marriage, the governor’s office said Sunday.
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Mich. governor asks judge to uphold ban on partner benefits for gay couples
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder wants a federal judge to continue Michigan’s ban on domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples who work for state and local governments.
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Mich. governor: Will discuss expanding gay rights, but won’t take the lead
LANSING, Mich. — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says he’s open to the idea of extending civil rights protections to gay people, as long as the GOP-led Michigan Legislature is ready to collaborate.
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Mich. governor condemns GOP leader’s remark that gays are dying of AIDS
LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan has condemned GOP National Committee member Dave Agema’s statement that gay people are seeking health insurance for same-sex partners because they are dying of AIDS and want free medical care.
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Florida’s Charlie Crist plots political comeback as Democrat
Nearly three years after losing a U.S. Senate campaign to Republican Marco Rubio and leaving the governor’s mansion, Charlie Crist is plotting a political comeback that seems fantastical even by Florida’s stranger-than-fiction standards.
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Mich. governor too focused on jobs to articulate an opinion on LGBT rights
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan governor Rick Snyder is so focused on jobs that he remains unable to articulate an opinion on whether he supports or opposes expanding civil rights protections based on sexual orientation.