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Czekala-Chatham v. Melancon

    • Divorce granted to Mississippi same-sex couple after 2 years
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      Divorce granted to Mississippi same-sex couple after 2 years

      Two years after their divorce filing got tangled up in Mississippi’s efforts to prevent same-sex marriage, a judge dissolved the legal union of Lauren Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon.

      Wednesday, December 2, 2015
    • ‘No constitutional basis’: Mississippi Supreme Court narrowly grants same-sex divorce
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      ‘No constitutional basis’: Mississippi Supreme Court narrowly grants same-sex divorce

      The Mississippi Supreme Court voted to allow a lesbian couple to seek a divorce — even as two justices claimed The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling has no constitutional basis.

      Friday, November 6, 2015
    • Mississippi justices say gay marriage ban should be declared unconstitutional
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      Mississippi justices say gay marriage ban should be declared unconstitutional

      Two Mississippi Supreme Court justices said Thursday that the court should find the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional and not wait for a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.

      Friday, February 27, 2015
    • Mississippi Supreme Court hears arguments over same-sex divorce
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      Mississippi Supreme Court hears arguments over same-sex divorce

      The Mississippi attorney general’s office told the court that the state can’t grant a divorce to same-sex couple because their marriage is void in Mississippi.

      Wednesday, January 21, 2015
    • Mississippi Supreme Court schedules arguments in same-sex divorce case
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      Mississippi Supreme Court schedules arguments in same-sex divorce case

      JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 21 from a woman who wants the state to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce.

      Saturday, November 22, 2014
    • Same-sex couple’s divorce case before Mississippi Supreme Court
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      Same-sex couple’s divorce case before Mississippi Supreme Court

      JACKSON, Miss. — The attorney for a woman who wants the state of Mississippi to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce says his client’s case is on a parallel track to the efforts in federal court to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage.

      Sunday, November 16, 2014
    • ACLU seeks to file brief in Mississippi same-sex couple’s divorce case
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      ACLU seeks to file brief in Mississippi same-sex couple’s divorce case

      JACKSON, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union wants to file a brief in support of a woman who wants the state of Mississippi to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce. The Mississippi Supreme Court has not ruled on the motion filed Thursday. It’s unclear if the court will hear oral arguments or when it might rule….

      Thursday, September 25, 2014
    • Miss. governor intervenes in same-sex couple’s divorce case
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      Miss. governor intervenes in same-sex couple’s divorce case

      JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Phil Bryant is intervening in a case involving a Mississippi woman who wants the state to recognize her same-sex marriage in order to grant a divorce. Bryant, represented by Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, is opposing the woman’s appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court.

      Wednesday, September 17, 2014
    • Judge refuses to grant gay couple’s divorce, says marriage isn’t recognized
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      Judge refuses to grant gay couple’s divorce, says marriage isn’t recognized

      JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn’t recognized under state law, according to the woman who filed and her lawyer.

      Monday, December 2, 2013
    • In some states, gay rights battle extends to the right to divorce
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      In some states, gay rights battle extends to the right to divorce

      HERNANDO, Miss. — Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham wants to force Mississippi, one of the America’s most conservative states, to recognize her same-sex marriage. She hopes to do so by getting a divorce.

      Sunday, December 1, 2013
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