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Life
Freedom to Marry documentary shows just how love won
Eddie Rosenstein’s documentary follows some of the key players of the marriage equality movement.
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Couple at center of Michigan gay marriage case jointly adopt each other’s kids
Two Detroit-area nurses jointly adopted five children on Thursday, closing a case that started when they challenged Michigan’s restrictions on adoption and helped pave the way for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage.
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News (USA)
Couple that challenged gay marriage ban finally to wed
April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse — the two Michigan women who legally challenged the state’s ban on gay marriage — are expected to exchange vows during a ceremony in suburban Detroit.
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News (USA)
Gay marriage fight could cost taxpayers nearly $2 million
Under federal law, there seems to be no dispute that lawyers are entitled to payment from taxpayers.
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News (USA)
August wedding for Detroit-area couple in gay marriage case
Their lawsuit erased Michigan’s ban on gay marriage. Now, April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse will be getting married on August 22.
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Life
Michigan same-sex marriage challenge began as an adoption case
April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse initially went to court to jointly adopt each other’s children, not to confront Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban. Three years later, the Detroit-area nurses sometimes can’t buy groceries without supporters recognizing them and giving a hug.
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News (USA)
Detroit nurses challenging Michigan gay marriage ban adopt 4th child
HAZEL PARK, Mich. — Two Detroit-area nurses who are challenging Michigan’s ban on gay marriage are raising a fourth adopted child. The adoption of 2-year-old Rylee DeBoer-Rowse became final in Oakland County on Tuesday, a day when adoptions were publicly celebrated across Michigan.
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News (USA)
The wait continues: Mich. gay marriage ruling stuns couples across the state
DETROIT — Same-sex couples queued up all afternoon at county courthouses, some even carrying wedding flowers. Then a federal judge deciding whether to throw out Michigan’s gay marriage ban shocked everyone, saying simply: Wait ’til next year.
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News (USA)
Federal judge not ready to rule on Mich. gay marriage ban; sets February trial date
DETROIT — A federal judge stunned the courtroom Wednesday by saying he’ll hold a trial before deciding whether to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
Dozens rally in Detroit as federal judge hears arguments on gay marriage ban
DETROIT — Several dozen people rallied outside the federal courthouse in Detroit to show their support for overturning Michigan’s 2004 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
Michigan’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban faces court challenge Wednesday
DETROIT — Two Detroit-area nurses wanted to adopt each other’s children, not rewrite Michigan law on gay marriage. But their lawsuit could end up overturning a 2004 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that passed by a landslide.
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News (USA)
Judge: Trial possible on constitutionality of Mich. gay marriage ban
DETROIT — A judge signaled Monday that a trial is possible to determine whether Michigan’s ban on gay marriage is constitutional, nearly nine years after voters approved it by a wide margin.
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News (USA)
Michigan lesbian couple challenges state’s adoption, marriage laws
DETROIT — A lesbian couple in Michigan, currently battling the state’s ban on adoption by unmarried couples, is expanding their fight to include a challenge against the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.