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Marriage News Watch: January 12, 2015
It’s been a huge week for marriage equality. Florida became the 36th state with the freedom to marry, judges in three southern states heard oral arguments, and the Supreme Court considered cases from five states.
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No action Friday by U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases on Friday as gay rights activists eagerly awaited news that it might consider a new round of cases challenging states’ ability to ban same-sex marriage.
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Federal appeals court weighs overturning marriage bans in three southern states
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas took their stands against same-sex marriage Friday before a federal appellate court with a powerful legacy of pushing Deep South conservatives out of their comfort zones on civil rights.
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N.C. GOP lawmakers want Supreme Court to reinstate same-sex marriage ban
Senate leader Phil Berger and likely House Speaker Tim Moore said Thursday the two Republicans will ask the nation’s highest court to hear the North Carolina case.
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Now legal in 36 states, Supreme Court to take another look at same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the chances the justices soon will settle the legal debate.
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Marriage News Watch: January 5, 2015
Marriage equality comes to Florida this week, so why are opponents saying it’s not? Matt Baume reports on what’s really going on, and how they’re still trying to stop the weddings.
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Marriage News Watch: Dec. 29, 2014
Something big’s going to happen in Florida next week, we just don’t know what yet, and the Supreme Court is going to examine multiple marriage cases in early January.
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U.S. Supreme Court schedules same-sex marriage cases for conference review
A number of same-sex marriage cases are on the Supreme Court’s agenda with enough time for the issue to be argued and decided by late June.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block same‑sex marriages in Florida
Marriage equality is coming to Florida… the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend a stay past Jan. 5 of a federal judge’s ruling striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Florida couples ask Supreme Court to reject extending stay of marriage ruling
The couples are asking the court to allow Florida same-sex couples to marry after the existing stay expires on January 5.