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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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ACLU wants couple barred from Nebraska same-sex marriage lawsuit
The ACLU says Harold B. Wilson and his transgender fiancee Gracy Sedlak have not demonstrated that the seven Nebraska couples already in the suit do not adequately represent the couple’s interests.
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ACLU sues Indiana school that refuses to allow gay-straight alliance
The lawsuit contends the North Putnam Community School Corp. in Bainbridge, Ind., is violating the First Amendment rights of the Gay-Straight Alliance and the students who are now members.
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Mich. won’t appeal ruling that overturned ban on domestic partner benefits
The state of Michigan won’t appeal a decision that struck down a law barring local governments from offering benefits to same-sex domestic partners.
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Discrimination complaint filed against Va. school district over restroom policy
The complaint stems from a new policy that requires transgender students to use restrooms according to their “biological gender.”
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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 asks judge to order Kansas officials to allow same-sex marriages
The ACLU wants a judge to stop officials in Kansas from prohibiting same-sex weddings and denying benefits offered to opposite-sex married couples.
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Tenth Circuit denies Kansas’ request for full court hearing on marriage ruling
DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday denied a request by the state of Kansas for an en banc hearing on a challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban. An an en banc hearing is when a case is heard before all the judges of a court.
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ACLU asks judge to order Nebraska to recognize same-sex marriages
The ACLU is asking a judge to order Nebraska to recognize same-sex marriages while the group’s legal challenge to the state’s gay marriage ban is pending.