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Married same-sex couples in Indiana could pay more for tax filings
INDIANAPOLIS — Conflicting state and federal policies will likely cost Indiana same-sex couples more when they file their tax returns this year, experts say.
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UPDATE: Appeals court delays arguments in challenge to Nev. gay marriage ban
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A federal appeals court has postponed oral arguments on the challenge to Nevada’s gay marriage ban just hours after it had set the hearing for April 9.
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Appeals court allows all Va. same-sex couples to join marriage challenge
RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday granted a motion filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Virginia to intervene in Bostic v. Rainey, the federal court challenge to Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Methodists drop case against retired minister who officiated gay son’s wedding
A retired United Methodist Church minister accused of breaking church law by officiating his son’s same-sex wedding had his case dropped by a New York bishop Monday, just a few months after another minister was defrocked for the same thing.
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Ben Carson: Gays ‘don’t get extra rights, they don’t get to redefine marriage’
Conservative columnist Ben Carson, who last year likened gays to pedophiles and compared homosexuality to bestiality, said Saturday “gay people should have the same rights as everyone else … but they don’t get extra rights, they don’t get to redefine marriage.”
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Minn. Republicans decline to endorse state rep who voted for gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican delegates in Eden Prairie have declined to endorse state Rep. Jenifer Loon, one of four House Republicans who voted in favor of same-sex marriage.
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GOP divide on marriage equality on display at Oregon conference
SEASIDE, Ore. — Young Republican activists implored their party to support same-sex marriage Saturday, saying the GOP is destined to continue losing elections in Oregon if it doesn’t get behind an issue that’s gaining traction around the country.
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Judge to rule within 2 weeks on Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage
DETROIT — A federal judge said he expects to make a decision within two weeks of Friday’s closing arguments in a challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Four couples file federal lawsuit challenging Indiana gay marriage ban
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Four couples from southern Indiana are asking a federal judge to force the state to recognize same-sex marriages from other states and issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
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Mich. gay marriage trial ends with state witness testifying gays are going to hell
DETROIT — Testimony concluded Thursday in a federal court challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage, with a witness for the state testifying that unrepentant homosexuals are going to hell.