News

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal court on Monday rejected a motion from the Staunton Circuit Court Clerk seeking to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage.

VERO BEACH, Fla. — A Florida teen convicted of having sex with her underage girlfriend has been released from jail after completing her sentence.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia — The last two imprisoned members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot walked free Monday, criticizing the amnesty measure that released them as a publicity stunt, with one calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics to protest Russia’s human rights record.

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge said Monday he will allow same-sex marriage in Utah to continue, denying a request from the state to halt weddings between gay couples until the appeals process plays out.

CINCINNATI — A federal judge has declared in a ruling that applies only to death certificates that Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s law banning same-sex marriage cannot be used to invalidate a marriage if one spouse later changes his or her gender identity, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.

TULSA, Okla. — Lawyers for two same-sex couples suing for the right to marry and to have a marriage from another jurisdiction recognized in Oklahoma have filed an additional brief following a federal ruling that found a same-sex marriage ban in Utah violated the U.S. Constitution.

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge on Monday is set to consider a request from the state of Utah to block same-sex marriages that have been taking place since Friday when the state’s gay marriage ban was overturned.

DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has rejected a request by Utah state officials for an “emergency” stay on Friday’s federal court ruling striking down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage.

SALT LAKE CITY — Opponents and supporters of a federal judge’s ruling overturning Utah’s same-sex marriage ban both have launched online petition drives seeking support for their positions.