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Ohio judge wants court to say if he can refuse gay weddings
The judge says he didn’t marry a gay couple earlier this week because of his personal and religious beliefs.
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14 North Carolina magistrates use recusal law to to avoid officiating same-sex marriages
A state court system spokeswoman said late Tuesday that it had received notices through Monday from 14 magistrates citing a “sincerely held religious objection.”
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Fox to develop film on Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling
A representative for Fox confirmed Tuesday the studio has acquired the life rights to Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that last month became a landmark in the gay rights movement.
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Kentucky governor: No special session for marriage licenses, issue already settled by Supreme Court
It would cost about $60,000 a day to call the legislature back in session, and Beshear said there was no need to do that for an issue the Supreme court has settled.
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Top Kentucky Democrat wants special legislative session to discuss marriage licenses
It’s unclear what House Speaker Greg Stumbo wants the legislature to do. Stumbo says he is drafting legislation to help address the issues some of the state’s county clerks are having, but did not say what those issues were.
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Biden to hail marriage equality ruling in New York City appearance
The pro-gay marriage group Freedom to Marry says Biden will speak at a celebration the group is holding on Thursday on Wall Street. The group says the event will “celebrate success in winning marriage nationwide and the triumph it represents for America.”
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Louisiana Supreme Court dismisses same-sex marriage appeal as moot
Tuesday’s state court ruling follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 ruling assuring the rights of gay couples to marry nationwide.
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Texas clerk issues ‘declaration’ to ‘protect natural marriage from lawless court opinions’
The objection this week by Irion County Clerk Molly Criner to last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide is detailed in a statement she crafted titled “Declaration of obedience to law and defense of natural marriage.”
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Missouri governor orders state agencies to implement same-sex marriage ruling
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday announced he has issued an executive order mandating all state government agencies comply with last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
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Kansas extends some benefits to married same-sex couples
Kansas is allowing married gay and lesbian residents to change their names on driver’s licenses and is having the health insurance plan for state workers offer coverage to their same-sex spouses, officials said Tuesday.