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Marriage News Watch: March 16, 2015
Texas is pushing a proposed law that would let the state overrule the Supreme Court. There’s just one problem: they can’t actually do that.
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Alabama judge grants divorce to gay couple amid halt to same-sex marriages
Madison County, Ala., Circuit Judge Karen Hall granted a divorce to a same-sex couple on Thursday, a year after denying the same request.
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Ala. House approves bill allowing judges, ministers to refuse to marry gay couples
The bill does not mention same-sex marriage, but says judges, ministers and others don’t have to conduct weddings contrary to their religious beliefs.
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Alabama probate judge faces conflicting orders on same-sex marriage
The Alabama Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday telling a Mobile County judge he could – and must – refuse a federal order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Alabama AG asks federal judge to delay future same-sex marriage rulings
Attorney General Luther Strange has asked U.S. District Judge Callie Granade to delay any more same-sex marriage decisions until the U.S. Supreme Court rules later this year.
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Marriage News Watch: March 9, 2015
The Alabama Supreme Court has gone rogue on marriage, and that has George Takei pretty annoyed.
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Obama invokes gay rights struggle in marking Selma civil rights milestone
“We’re the gay Americans whose blood ran in the streets of San Francisco and New York, just as blood ran down this bridge.”
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Civil rights groups seek class action status, demand for marriage equality in Alabama
The motion requests that the federal district court expand their lawsuit to cover all county probate judges in the state.
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Alabama lawmakers seek protection for judges who won’t marry same-sex couples
Alabama lawmakers want legal protections for judges, ministers and others who refuse to officiate at, or recognize, weddings that violate their religious beliefs.
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Alabama justices: Until U.S. Supreme Court rules, we’re in charge
The court set up a showdown with a Mobile, Ala., federal judge this week when it ordered officials in the state to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses.