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Alaska AG says he plans to fight challenge to same-sex marriage ban
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty plans to fight a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The Department of Law, in a statement, says the attorney general’s office has a duty “to uphold and defend the Alaska Constitution, which it intends to do.”
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Only one Alaska gubernatorial candidate supports marriage equality
JUNEAU, Alaska — Only one of the main candidates for Alaska governor supports same-sex marriage. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott says he welcomes news of five gay couples suing to overturn Alaska’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Alaska Supreme Court considers case of same-sex survivor benefits
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court is considering whether the partner of a woman killed in 2011 is entitled to survivor benefits from the woman’s employer, given the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Five couples file lawsuit challenging Alaska’s same-sex marriage ban
JUNEAU, Alaska — Five gay couples are challenging Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. A lawsuit on behalf of the couples was expected to be filed in federal court Monday.
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Alaska Supreme Court: State tax law discriminates against same-sex couples
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex couples by denying them equal access to a property tax exemption for senior citizens and disabled veterans.
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State senator proposes striking same-sex marriage ban in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The minority leader of the Alaska Senate on Monday proposed to strike the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Alaska.
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Ten attorneys general file brief supporting Nev. same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and top law officers from nine other states are fighting a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban, arguing no fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists.
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Alaska personnel board includes same-sex partners as ‘immediate family’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska State Personnel Board has voted to include the same-sex partners of state employees in the definition of “immediate family” for purposes of leave.
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Alaska personnel board may recognize gay partners as ‘immediate family’
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska State Personnel Board is considering including same-sex partners of state employees in the definition of “immediate family” for purposes of leave.
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Pastor to gay Scouts: ‘No homosexual will enter the Kingdom of God’
Three more Boy Scout troops are looking for new meeting spaces after the Christian organizations that help support them have ended their relationships over the national organization’s decision to lift its long standing ban on openly gay youth.