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Likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush says marriage should be a state decision
As he considers running for president, former governor Jeb Bush is not offering supportive words about same-sex marriages coming to the state of Florida: “It ought be a local decision. I mean, a state decision.”
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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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Jacksonville law firm to host weddings after courthouse shuts couples out
The firm says it will open it offices to couples who need a place to wed after the Duval County courthouse announced it would close its doors to all weddings rather than allow same-sex ceremonies.
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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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Some Florida counties to end courthouse weddings to avoid same-sex ceremonies
The clerks of court in at least 12 Florida counties say they have decided to end all courthouse weddings to avoid performing ceremonies for same-sex couples, among other reasons.
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Florida judge says Orlando official can issue same-sex marriage licenses
Circuit Judge Timothy Shea says the Orange County Clerk of Courts won’t be breaking the law if she issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples when Florida’s ban on gay marriage is lifted next Tuesday.
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Florida-based supermarket chain to offer benefits to married, same-sex couples
Publix is expanding spouse coverage for its health, dental and vision benefit plans to associates who are married in any state where same-sex marriages are legal, regardless of the associates’ state of residence.
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Conservative group files lawsuits to stop same-sex marriages in Florida
Florida Family Action argues the lifting of the ban on same-sex marriage applies to only Washington County, where the legal challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban originated.