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Florida asks judge to decide who can issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
… constitution and that Hinkle’s initial ruling took aim at other statewide officials under Gov. Rick Scott who are not connected to clerks.
Voters in 2008 approved Florida’s ban …
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Couple files lawsuit after Florida cancels driver's licenses over name change
… couple then filed suit on Tuesday against the motor vehicles department, its executive director, Gov. Rick Scott and a manager in the Brevard County’s tax collector’s office, where …
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Florida AG appeals same-sex marriage rulings in state, federal appeals courts
… to overturn a similar ruling by a federal judge.
Bondi, under the direction of Gov. Rick Scott, is contesting an Aug. 21 decision by U.S. District Judge Robert L …
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Florida AG Pam Bondi asks federal court to keep gay marriage ban in place
… cases that were pending with the Supreme Court.
Bondi is representing two agencies under Gov. Rick Scott and a county court clerk named in the lawsuit. She said in her …
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Florida AG now wants state Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage ban
… Supreme Court acted. Voters approved Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage in 2008. Gov. Rick Scott, whose agencies are being sued in one federal case, has defended Bondi’s …
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ACLU asks federal judge to allow same-sex couples to marry in Florida
… unions.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office said it will fight the request.
Gov. Rick Scott said in a statement that it was Bondi’s duty to defend the …
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Supreme Court action puts pressure on Fla. AG over gay marriage appeals
… S. judge in Tallahassee have already declared the state’s ban unconstitutional. Bondi and Gov. Rick Scott have appealed those rulings. The judges have agreed to stay their rulings pending …
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Democrats give Crist easy primary win in bid to once again be Fla. governor
… they were cast aside as he overwhelmingly earned the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in his effort to return to the governor’s mansion.
Crist easily defeated …
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Crist seeks nomination as Democrat after lifetime in GOP
… Tuesday to select former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a nationally watched race that’s part of an unlikely political comeback …
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Broward County judge delivers third win for marriage equality in Florida
… who approved it. Repealing the amendment would require at least 60 percent support.
Republican Gov. Rick Scott has said he supports the gay-marriage ban amendment but opposes discrimination. His …
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Same-sex marriage ban struck down for Miami area, ruling put on hold
… Court.”
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia allow gay people to marry.
Republican Gov. Rick Scott has said he supports the amendment but opposes discrimination. His top Democratic challenger …
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ACLU files brief opposing Florida's motion to dismiss marriage lawsuits
… equal protection under the law for the plaintiffs.
The defendants in the case include Governor Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi.
On Friday, Bondi said in court documents …
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Former Fla. governor Charlie Crist says he supports same-sex marriage
… S. Senate race.
He became a Democrat in December 2012 and there is widespread speculation he will challenge current Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Rick Perry's prayer rally a failed hot mess of hypocrisy
… attend his rally. The only one to show up was Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback. Gov. Rick Scott of Florida made a video that was played in the stadium. Only two …
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'Gee, thanks, but I have to wash my hair' -- Governors skip Perry prayer rally
… today, it looks like the only other governor who will put in face time is Rick Scott of Florida – and he’s sending a videotaped message. (A few other governors …
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Why are we still haunted by 'The Boys in the Band?'
… national disgrace.
Most recently, Sir Elton John joined the chorus of advocates demanding that Gov. Rick Scott of Florida do something to alleviate the waiting list (there are more than …
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The Christian Right's rhetoric is disingenuous at the very least
… in the lame duck session and vividly illustrated today by the incoming Governor of Florida, Rick Scott, who issued an executive order that limited the state’s non-discrimination law …
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The top 70 famous transgender people you should know
… the quarterfinals of Season 11 of America’s Got Talent. She began her career as Rick Scotti in 1980 and during that time appeared on Comedy Central. She was also …
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Trump has declared war on LGBTQ rights. Here's everything he's done so far.
… in history. Trump’s cabinet is a veritable who’s who of anti-LGBTQ politicians. Rick Perry, Scott Pruitt, Betsy DeVos, Ben Carson, Tom Price, Jeff Sessions – the list goes …
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The PR campaign to whitewash the right’s anti-gay Uganda history
… in the creation of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (originally called the “Kill the Gays Bill”).
Scott Lively
Rick Warren
Vast amounts of research have been produced on the involvement of …