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Almost 1,400 same-sex marriage licenses issued in Florida’s top 28 counties
Almost 1,400 gay and lesbian couples were issued marriage licenses in 28 of Florida’s most-populous counties in the two days since a ban on same-sex marriage was lifted.
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Florida same-sex couples prepare for marriage ban to fall at midnight
Florida’s ban on marriages between same-sex couples is headed for a midnight end, with wedding vows planned around the state.
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Meet the other couple at the center of Florida’s same-sex marriage challenge
Steve Schlariet and Ozzie Russ say they never sought the spotlight of social activism, the spotlight found them. In March, 2014, the couple joined a lawsuit seeking marriage equality in Florida.
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Meet the couple who forced Florida to recognize same-sex marriages
On Feb. 28, 2014, Jim Brenner and Chuck Jones did something that is about to make history: They filed the civil-rights lawsuit that on Tuesday will allow same-sex couples across Florida to get married.
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Florida clerks announce plans to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Court clerks across Florida will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples beginning January 6, but more than a dozen clerks will end all courthouse weddings to avoid officiating same-sex ceremonies.
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Federal judge: All Florida clerks have a duty to issue same-sex marriage licenses
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that all Florida court clerks are bound by the U.S. Constitution not to enforce Florida’s same-sex marriage ban and that any couple seeking a license on Tuesday should receive one.
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Florida asks judge to decide who can issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked a federal judge to clarify whether clerks in all counties can issue marriage licenses to gay couples starting next week.
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Florida county asks federal judge to clarify same-sex marriage ruling
The county at the center of Florida’s same-sex marriage debate is asking a federal judge to clarify his order and scope of ruling declaring the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block same‑sex marriages in Florida
Marriage equality is coming to Florida… the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend a stay past Jan. 5 of a federal judge’s ruling striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Florida plaintiffs’ oppositions to stay of federal marriage ruling
Secretary, Florida Department of Health v. Brenner/Grimsley (Florida Supreme Court application for stay); Plaintiffs’ file oppositions to ttay