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Oklahoma ruling shows U.S. shift toward same-sex marriage
TULSA, Oklahoma — For the second time in a month, a federal judge has set aside a deeply conservative U.S. state’s limits on same-sex marriage, this time in Oklahoma. Like the federal judge who reversed Utah’s gay marriage ban in December, U.S. District Judge Terence Kern on Tuesday determined that Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex […]
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules Okla. gay marriage ban unconstitutional
TULSA, Okla. — A federal judge has ruled that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Terrence Kern handed down the ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by two same-sex couples. Kern’s ruling was immediately stayed pending appeal, meaning gay marriages won’t immediately happen in Oklahoma.
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Okla. couple waiting 9 years in marriage lawsuit file new brief after Utah ruling
TULSA, Okla. — Lawyers for two same-sex couples suing for the right to marry and to have a marriage from another jurisdiction recognized in Oklahoma have filed an additional brief following a federal ruling that found a same-sex marriage ban in Utah violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Nine years after filing gay marriage lawsuit, couple still waits for day in court
TULSA, Okla. — A same-sex couple that sued for the right to marry knew they’d have an uphill battle in a conservative state like Oklahoma, but nothing like this: Nine years after filing their original lawsuit, they haven’t had their day in court.