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Wisconsin’s battle to defend same-sex marriage ban will cost taxpayers $1 million
An agreement announced Friday calls for the state to pay the American Civil Liberties Union, which represented eight couples who sued to overturn Wisconsin’s 2006 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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ACLU dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit seeking recognition of same-sex marriages
The state said in October the marriages were valid after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a ruling declaring Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
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Lawyers who fought Wisconsin marriage ban seek $1.2 million in legal fees
Thirteen lawyers and a team of paralegals spent 2,393 hours on the case; they say the large costs are due to the state’s vigorous defense of the ban.
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ACLU files new lawsuit seeking recognition of Wis. same-sex marriages
MADISON, Wis. — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking recognition of Wisconsin gay couples who married in June after a judge temporarily blocked the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit in February challenging the ban. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb found the ban was unconstitutional in June …
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New campaign launched to build support for marriage equality in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Gay rights advocates have launched a new website to build support for same-sex marriage in Wisconsin. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Wisconsin chapter along with Fair Wisconsin, a gay rights organization, and Freedom to Marry, a national organization pushing for gay marriage…
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Plaintiffs in Wis. marriage appeal: ‘Ban serves no rational government purpose’
MADISON, Wis. — Plaintiffs for eight same-sex couples who challenged Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban are telling a federal appeals court that the ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and serves no rational government purpose. The American Civil Liberties Union made the arguments in a brief filed with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.
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ACLU objects to Wis. request for full court hearing on gay marriage ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Gay couples challenging Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriages are objecting to the state’s request that the full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals hear arguments in the case. American Civil Liberties Union attorneys representing eight same-sex couples challenging the ban filed an objection Monday to the state’s request that the entire appeals court …
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ACLU asks federal judge to lift stay in Wisconsin same-sex marriage ruling
MADISON, Wis. — The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to lift a stay on same-sex marriages in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb found the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional in an ACLU lawsuit June 6, sending same-sex couples rushing to courthouses to marry.
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More lawsuits expected in Wisconsin over recognition of same-sex marriages
MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin are looking at whether to file lawsuits on behalf of same-sex couples who got married after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on gay marriages.
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Federal appeals court wants briefs in Wis. same-sex marriage stay request
MADISON, Wis. — It looks like a federal appeals court won’t rule on whether to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin until at least Wednesday. Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay to halt same-sex marriages while he appeals.