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Court issues mandate, says same-sex marriage in Idaho begins immediately
BOISE, Idaho — A federal appeals court declared same-sex marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada on Tuesday and followed the ruling a few hours later with a mandate allowing the Idaho marriages to start immediately. The order, issued Tuesday evening, means that same-sex couples in Idaho won’t have to wait for the standard…
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ACLU: Montana’s same-sex marriage ban will be struck down
HELENA, Mont. — A state ACLU official says a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down Idaho’s ban on gay marriage likely means Montana’s voter-approved ban also will be declared unconstitutional. Montana ACLU Legal Director Jim Taylor says Montana’s ban is nearly identical to…
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Nevada state senator proposes after same-sex marriage ruling
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Democratic state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson says he proposed to his partner immediately after hearing that an appeals court had overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Atkinson said he called his partner, Sherwood Howard, on Tuesday afternoon to break the news about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling…
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Attorney says North Dakota will be one of the last states with a gay marriage ban
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Minneapolis attorney challenging North Dakota’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage says the state is on track to be one of the last states to allow such bans. Josh Newville is representing the seven same-sex couples that filed a lawsuit against North Dakota in June.
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Lambda Legal joins appeal of Louisiana marriage ruling to 5th Circuit
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Lambda Legal said Tuesday it is joining the legal team representing seven Louisiana same-sex couples and the Forum for Equality Louisiana, the state’s LGBT rights organization, in their appeal to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals of last month’s U.S. District Court ruling upholding Louisiana’s gay marriage ban.
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South Dakota AG says state’s defense of gay marriage ban unchanged
PIERRE, S.D. — The state attorney general says South Dakota will continue to defend its constitutional ban on same-sex marriage despite a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to not hear the issue. Marty Jackley says the state still believes marriage should be defined by South Dakota voters and not by the federal courts….
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Couples ask Arkansas Supreme Court court to strike down gay marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Attorneys for gay couples challenging Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban told the state’s highest court on Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court signaled it agrees with their argument that such prohibitions are unconstitutional by declining to take up similar cases.
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Brownback: Kansas should defend same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas should defend the state constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage in court because the people have spoken on the issue. A spokesman for Brownback’s Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, said Tuesday that Davis is focused on issues that unite Kansas residents…
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Ninth Circuit strikes down same-sex marriage bans in Idaho, Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada, saying bans on the practice in those states violate same-sex couples’ equal protection rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in its ruling that laws that treat people differently based on sexual orientation are unconstitutional …
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Federal judge wants briefs in South Carolina same-sex marriage challenge
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge is asking lawyers for a couple that want South Carolina to recognize their same-sex marriage and attorneys for the state to submit briefs next week after a federal appeals court ruling appeared to clear the way for gay marriage in the state.
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ACLU asks federal judge to allow same-sex couples to marry in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge is being asked to allow same sex couples to marry in Florida in the wake of a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a motion Tuesday with U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle. Hinkle previously ruled Florida’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, but stayed the ruling…
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Federal judge lifts hold on West Virginia same-sex marriage challenge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has lifted his hold on a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers on Tuesday ordered the state and two county clerks to respond to a motion by plaintiffs by Oct. 21.
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Virginia governor orders state agencies to comply with marriage ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s governor has signed an order directing state agencies to comply with the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state. That includes allowing gay and lesbian state employees to add spouses and dependents to their health insurance.
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Ted Cruz is furious, wants federal ban to undo all same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON – Lost in Monday’s dramatic progress for marriage equality was an equally dramatic rage spasm by Texas Senator and conservative heavy-hitter Ted Cruz, reports the Human Rights Campaign. After the Supreme Court announced Monday that it would not hear any of the pending marriage equality cases…
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Utah drops appeal in 2nd case ordering it to recognize married, same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — Matthew Barraza and Tony Milner will no longer have to worry about somebody questioning Milner’s relationship to their 5-year-old son during a visit to the doctor, while picking him up from a school event or in the case of an emergency. Milner can finally become Jesse’s legally recognized father now that gay marriage is legal in Utah.
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North Carolina AG tells counties: Get ready for same-sex marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s top lawyer has advised local officials to prepare for an influx of same-sex couples seeking marriage certificates following a federal judge’s ruling expected within days.
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Marriage equality now the law of the land throughout the state of Colorado
DENVER — Same-sex marriage officially became legal throughout Colorado on Tuesday but, with such unions now on firm legal ground, there was no rush of couples to tie the knot. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers ordered clerks in all of the state’s 64 counties to issue marriage licenses to gay couples after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders
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Gordon Klingenschmitt: Supreme Court is letting gays ‘recruit your kids’
Anti-LGBT activist and Colorado Republican state legislative candidate Gordon Klingenschmitt reacted today to the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear an appeal of lower court marriage equality rulings by asserting that “sodomy is still banned by God in all 50 states” and “God will have the last word.”
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Boulder, Denver counties resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
DENVER — Boulder and Denver counties are joining other Colorado counties in issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Clerks there announced Tuesday they are now issuing the licenses after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders against them.
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Peter LaBarbera vows ‘massive civil disobedience’ to block same-sex marriages
Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality is not exactly pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear appeals on several marriage equality cases, warning in a statement today that as a result of the court’s non-decision “we live not in freedom but under tyranny.”